Social Studies Toolbox

https://storycorps.org/ animation/1st-squad-3rd- platoon/ 1. What is the title of this episode of Story Corps? 2.  Who is the story-teller? 3. What is the topic of this episode? 4. In 2-3 sentences, summarize this man's story? 5. He says that "blowing his head off" would have been the easy way out. Instead, he feels it is more important to pay tribute by doing what? 6. Share this story with one person. Who do you think would most appreciate listening to this story?

http://www.history.com/inside-wwii-interactive How many American service men lost their lives at Pearl Harbor? What was the Manhattan Project? Why did American women enter the workforce in unprecedented numbers during World War II? True or False? An estimated 350,000 women served in the military at home and abroad. True or False? The G.I. Bill of Rights provided returning vets with financial assistance for education and low interest loans. True or False? From gasoline to sugar, rationing eventually effected virtually every aspect of American life. True or False? The United States used propaganda in film, advertisements, and other forms of media to promote its cause and attack the enemy. Much of the propaganda utilized stereotypical and racist imagery of the "enemy." What happened at the Battle of Britain? Who was the British Prime Minister? How many Jewish children were evacuated to Britain between 1939-1940? How long was the Leningrad Siege? How many people died?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcnkgDHU9I8 Campaign Finance Reform – Exit Ticket     Name: What is "quid pro quo"? What is FECA? What is a 527? What is the Tillman Act? What is "hard money"? What is Citizens United? What is the Taft-Hartley Act? What is "soft money"? What is a Super Pac? What is a PAC? What is McCain-Feingold? Why does campaign finance reform matter? Class Discussion: What tend to be the issues "low-dollar" contributers are interested in? Why are "high-dollar" contributers less interested in issues like student loan debt and credit card debt? http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/follow-the-money-understanding-super-pac-spending/?_r=0

Cognitive Symptoms- feelings of suffocation, drowning, numb to the world, guilt, worthlessness, forgetfulness, indecisiveness, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, suicidal thoughts Behavioral Symptoms- sleeping changes, changes in appetite, slowed movement, persistent boredom, low energy, lack of motivation Physical Symptoms- headaches, muscle aches and pains Depressive Triad- tend to focus on most negative features of themselves, their environment, and their future prevalence- 2-3% men, 5-9% women Sometimes called "the common cold" of mental disorders Discuss gender differences Symptoms for men: alcohol/substance abuse, escapist behavior, inappropriate anger, violent/abusive, risky/reckless behavior Relationship to suicide- 80% give warning signs Suicide often does not occur when the person is in the depths of depression when energy and initiative is lacking. It often occurs with the person begins to rebound. Causes- Biological? ...

Tulsa Riot When? May 31 and June 1, 1921 What happened? Background -Oklahoma settled mostly by Southerners -Early 20th century lynchings were common -Jim Crow laws were in effect in Oklahoma, restrictions on voting rights written into their state Constitution which lasted until 1965 -Residential segregation was mandatory  -Racial tension as WW I soldiers returned from war looking for work -Returning black soldiers returned from war expecting full civil rights after serving -Red Summer- race riots throughout the US- 1919 -KKK steadily growing, Oklahoma had a large number of members Greenwood was a prosperous section of Tulsa where blacks resided- known as Black Wall Street Few facts known other than there was an encounter on an elevator between 19 year old shoe shiner and 17 year old elevator operator. What transpired next is not known. Perhaps the two individuals knew each other.  Bystanders heard a shriek and presumed the girl had been ...