End of the Year Powerpoint

So guys we didn't miss much luckily.

Here's a PDF of some of the things I didn't get to cover in class.

It will lead to a lot of modern issues for you guys like controversy over abortion and global warming as well as why the US was fighting in the Middle East and the recent history of US - Middle Eastern relations.  It also discusses the Rise of Conservatism and will show you part of the reason for why Democrats and Republicans have differing ideologies. 

End of the Year Stuff

Thank You 8th Grade!

Hey all,

I'm assuming a few of you will see this.  I will probably bring this to school tomorrow if I remember.

But your gift to me today was one of the coolest things I've ever received because it came from you all!

Love you guys!

Check it out...

DC Itinerary and Hotel Information

Itinerary

Students:  Please print on your own if you'd like a copy while we are in DC or you could take a screen shot.  I will not be providing copies. 

Please tell your parents that this is here too.  Tell them hotel information is on it.

Selma Film Permission Slip

I'm hoping we can still try and watch this before the end of the year is up especially because we missed it when it came out in theaters.

1st period - you're about 2 classes ahead of 3rd period so you should be able to watch it this upcoming week starting Wednesday.  3rd period, I'm hoping you will be able to see it before the end of the year is up.

Get the permission slips signed just in case.  1st period definitely give me the permission slips signed by Wednesday at the latest b/c that's when we would start watching it.

3rd period - Try to get them to me by Friday.

Selma Permission Slip

DC Packing list and Mr. Havner's Suggestions

Packing list

Packing list has many suggestions.  But bring majority of it.  Clean clothes, toothbrush/toiletries, $, etc. 

Dress code per school regulations.  Please don't tell make me tell you you're wearing something inappropriate.  Bring one outfit that is nicer for the Capitol.  It doesn't have to be super fancy.  Just no t-shirts and sporty shorts (like basketball shorts).  Bring a swimsuit.  Remember to bring your Class shirt.


I would bring two luggage type bags.  One big, for clothes (which will be in the storage area underneath the coach and non-accessible and then one smaller bag (backpack) that you can bring on the bus and will be with you in your seat.

$$$ - All main meals will be covered.  Everything else is on you.  We will be at places for souvenirs and other things as well.

Umbrella/Rain jacket - it rains in DC a lot. Hopefully not when we are there!  Everyone hope for NO RAIN! 

Charger for you electronics. 

Everyone know and memorize your home phone numbers or parents numbers.  We had an issue with a phone being lost last year and the student didn't know his house phone or parents cell phone numbers. 

Nonviolence Links

CORE Rules

How does this add to your understanding of nonviolence?

Workshops in Nonviolence

Read the document in the above link.  You only have to read the introduction and part 1 and 2 on the first page and that's it.  Don't read on as it will take more time.  You could check out one of the scenarios they present if you so desire.

Then answer these questions:

1. What is the purpose of this document?
2. Why did CORE believe it was important to train people in nonviolence?
3. What, if anything, surprises you about this document? Why?


Making a brief slideshow - no more than 8 slides.

What did those principles of nonviolence look like in practice?

With your partner, join another pair to form a group of four. With your group, choose one of the following events from the civil rights movement: Montgomery Bus Boycott; integration of
Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock; lunch-counter sit-ins; voter registration
drives (Freedom Summer!); Birmingham Children’s March; 1963 March on Washington; march from
Selma to Montgomery.

Research (as briefly as possible) your chosen event. After you have read about the event, copy the “Six Principles of Nonviolence” into a slideshow.  With the members of your group,
see how—or if—each principle was part of the action you have read about.  Present to class in 2-3 minutes.

Then...

Think about how nonviolence might be a way to approach injustice today. The problems might be in
your own community—for example, maybe there are homeless people living on the
street—or they might be larger-scale—for example, racial profiling by police or workplace
discrimination faced by Muslim Americans. With your group recall the different nonviolent strategies that were used during the civil rights movement. Which, if any, of these strategies might be useful for addressing the problem you’re looking at? Why do you think they would be useful? Which, if any, might not be so useful for addressing the problem? Why do you think they would not be useful?

READ CAREFULLY Current Event Reflection Directions

Current Event Final Reflection

In preparation for this assignment, look through the current events you've completed to remind yourself of the news from this school year and possibly last year.  

What perception (opinion) of the world/U.S.A. have you gained from current events in light of ONE of the following bulleted topics?

• cultural issues – religion, family life, gender roles, education, the arts, etc.
• democracy – struggles for, against, maintenance of, who participates
• power – who has it, wants it, loses it, its corrupting force
• poverty – its causes, effects, solutions, who suffers most from it
• technology – its use, its dangers, its advantages, its availability in the world
• individual liberties – citizens’ rights to life, liberty, property, free speech

Write a reflection (you may use first person) where you share your opinion on ONE of the topics above in terms of how that topic relates to news events in the world/U.S.A. Choose a topic that allows you to discuss specifically at least three different news articles that come ONLY from your current events you've done this year that support your ideas about this topic (no online searching for stuff now; if you didn’t write about it originally in your current events, you may not discuss that news event). Include the article’s date and title as you discuss specifics. If I want to see the current event that you refer to I should be able to see it whether you have a paper copy or it's on Google Docs.

Better reflections will offer some interpretations – whether you feel worried or hopeful about this topic from what you saw in the news this year, what you think needs to happen now in terms of this topic, and what connections to other things we’ve studied can you make. I am not asking you to summarize here.

This writing should be multiple paragraphs and be a minimum of 2.5 pages typed, and double-spaced.  
 

You will turn this by May 22, 2015. No current event passes accepted for this. No late assignments at all. No exceptions.  Normal MLA format.  

The Cold War

Why it Matters?

After WW2, an intense rivalry developed between the USA and the Soviet Union - 2 superpowers with very different political & economic systems.  This rivalry, known as the Cold War, led to a massive buildup of military weapons on both sides.  The determination of American leaders to contain communism also led to the Korean War, in which over 36,500 Americans died.

Part 1 - Origins of the Cold War

Key terms: Cold War, Potsdam, satellite nation, iron curtain

1.  Define Cold War.  What are the dates for the duration of the Cold War?  Did you find any contradictions?  Why does the Cold War end in the year(s) that you found?

2. What were the Soviets 2 main goals at the close of World War 2?

3. What were America's goals?

Link  Slide 6 and 8

4 & 5. As you research the origins of the Cold War, complete a graphic organizer similar to the one below (yours will be bigger).

Conferences	Outcomes
Yalta
Potsdam

4. a) Where is Yalta?  b) What was the primary purpose of the conference (in a nutshell) that did not deal with World War II?  c) What was decided about Poland? d) What is the Declaration of Liberated Europe? e) How was Germany to be divided? Why? f) What were the 5 d's?

Link
Link2
5 D's  (third paragraph)

5. a) Where is Potsdam?   b) Who were the big 3?  (Not Lebron, Bosh, and Wade)! c) What did the Soviets want from Germany?  d) How did the U.S. respond?  e) What was decided?  f) What is another thing that Truman inserted into the conversation that may have hurt relations? g)  Considering the Yalta and Potsdam Conference generate alternative hypotheses for what Soviet-US relations could've been. 

Potsdam link  (first 3 paragraphs and very last paragraph)

6) Based on the 19th paragraph in Churchill's speech (in the link provided) define "The Iron Curtain". 

Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech

7.  Do you think Roosevelt and then Truman could have prevented the Cold War? Why or why not
(alternatives)?  (Should be a well thought out paragraph or more - minimum 6 sentences).


Part 2 - The Early Cold War Years

Main idea - as the Cold War began, the USA struggled to oppose Communist aggression in Europe and Asia through political, economic, and military measures.

Key Terms - George Kennan, containment, Marshall Plan, NATO, limited war

1. a) Who was George Kennan?  b) Why did he write the Long Telegram?  c) How long was it?  d) What were the 5 things that the US State Department wanted?  e) What does Kennan say the USSR is afraid of?  f) What does Kennan propose that the U.S.A do?  (make sure Containment is in your answer) 

Wikipedia
Best Link

2. During WW2 the Soviets had occupied Northern Iran to secure a supply line from the Persian Gulf.  After the war, instead of withdrawing as promised, the Soviet troops remained.  Stalin then wanted access to Iran's oil supplies.  Soviet troops also helped local Communists in Northern Iran establish a separate government.  To Americans this signified the Iron Curtain spreading to the Middle East.  QUESTION - How was the crisis averted?   America often says this is the first victory in the Cold War, do you agree or disagree?  

Iran Crisis

3. a) What was the Turkish Straits crisis? b) Summarize what Dean Acheson said in your own words. c) What organization did Turkey join?

Also around the time the U.S. was supporting Turkey the British were supporting Greece.  Greek communists launched a guerrilla war against the Greek government.  The British were strained (having not fully recovered from WW2). 

Wikipedia - just look at the first bit of info before their table of contents as well as American Stance

4. Open the link below and read and answer questions ... a) What 2 countries does the Truman Doctrine immediately address? b) Why is Greece in need of financial assistance (use words from the speech)  c) the terrorist activities are led by who (1 word)?  d) Is there any other country that can help support Greece?  e) the future of Turkey is important to what type of people (use Truman's exact words)?  f) What does Truman say about the primary objective of US Foreign Policy and how does it connect to the UN?  Paraphrase what he says - He begins with, "One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions".  g) What does Truman request from Congress?  h) What does Truman say could happen if the U.S. doesn't do what he says?

The Truman Doctrine

5. a) What was the Marshall Plan as well as it's other name and who was it named after?  (How much money?) b) What was the Soviet Union's response to the Marshall Plan?  c) What have revisionist historians asserted about the plan?  d) How would you assess the Marshall Plan in terms of its success as well as what Revisionist Historians have said about it? How does this compare to US relations with Hawaii and Philippines in terms of Imperialism?

Marshall Plan Link
Marshall Plan Link 2

West Germany

6. a) What does West Germany consist of and what was it known as other than West Germany?  b) What were the Soviets no longer able to receive?

Berline Airlift

7. Summarize the Berlin Airlift

NATO

8. a) What was NATO?  What did it stand for? How many countries joined and who were they? b) What was the Soviet response?

The Cold War would spread to East Asia.  In China Mao Zedong led Communist forces against Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek.  During WW2 the two sides stopped their feud in order to resist Japanese occupation but after the war the civil war broke out again.  To prevent Communist revolution in Asia the US sent the Nationalist government $2 billion but the Communists would capture Beijing and in 1949 the US stopped aid to the Chinese nationalists.  China fell to Communism.  Then the Soviet Union also successfully tested it's first Atom Bomb.

Korean War - scroll down to the section that says "Two Koreas"

9. a) which country had controlled Korea prior to WW2?  b) Which two countries took over and how was it divided and where?  c) Which US General was in charge and what happened to him on April 11th?  d) explain the stalemate  e) compare the casualty rate to WW2 and Vietnam

Prior to the Cold War the US had preferred political and economic pressures for Containment.  After the Korean War the US became more militant in its involvement in Asia.  Defense agreements were signed with Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, and Australia.  American aid also began to flow to the French forces in fighting Communist guerrillas in Vietnam.


10.  Find a correlation between a Current Event and the Cold War and explain the connection.  Do this like you would a current event for the most part except your focus is drawing connections to the Cold War.  Should be same format, heading, etc.  Cite the article that you use.  Use specific evidence from your research to tie the current event to the Cold War.  SPECIFIC SPECIFIC SPECIFIC.

CNN WORLD
BBC WORLD
aljazeera

Part 3 The Cold War & American Society

1. Igor Gouzenko and the Red Scare, what do they have to do with each other?

Source - Look at 1st Paragraph and Last 2 on this site

2. Describe the steps that Truman and the government took to to fight the Red Scare. (Loyalty Order or Loyalty Review Program, the HUAC). (Search on google yourself)

3. Generate hypotheses of what the Red Scare could do to America, to the American people, and/or to the government?  What could be the potential effects?  Positive and Negative.

4. Who were the Rosenbergs?  Why did they become national news and a sensation?  Do you agree or disagree with the decision made against them?  Why or why not?

Rosenbergs
Bio

5. Go to the link provided.  a) What was the Venona Project.

Then click on the September 21, 1944 cable and you can read the background info it brings up but mostly scroll down to the actual de-classified document and read it.  The second page has a key for the code names.

b) Has your answer to question 4 above changed?  Why or why not? Provide evidence to support your answer.

Venona

6.  Go to link provided  a) What do you see? What did you first notice? b)What symbols are used in the cartoon?  c) What issue do you think this political cartoon addressing? What evidence makes you think this? d) What message is the cartoonist trying to convey?  e) When do you think this cartoon was drawn and why?  f) Does the message still apply today?  Provide at least 2 examples.

"Fire" - Herb Block

7. a) Who was Joseph R. McCarthy b) How did he come onto the national scene?  c) Who were some of the big names he accused?  d) What was the McCarran Internal Security Act?  e) what does blacklisted mean?  f) What led to McCarthy's downfall?

McCarthyism
McCarran Security


8.  Go to link and click on preview the book.  Go to the foreword by Newt Gingrich and read it (2.5 pages) One Second After - EMP comes to Life

Then you will get in groups of 2-3 total people and...

Research disaster plans using the links provided to come up with a Family disaster plan in cases of nuclear attack.  Explain each step.  Then research EMPs using the links provided and tweak your nuclear plan to fit an EMP and explain why you changed it and what you added or took out.

You also must assume that you have a family of 4.  You, a spouse, a boy, and a girl. None of these people are to be sacrificed.

Final product should be on a poster or powerpoint.  This project is supposed to be fun as you prepare for the "apocalypse" however it should be realistic and informational.

Things you should address
1. Personal safety
2. Climate survival
3. Family survival
4. Medication/Health
5. Emergency Supply kit (what would be in it - why)
6. Food
7. Communications
8. Shelter

Nuclear Blast.gov
Nuclear Attack
Nuclear Disaster Preparedness
EMP

Holocaust Essay Prompts

—1. After reading & discussing the Survivor testimonies, use specific evidence/examples to express your feelings about their experiences. 

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—2. Many survivors of the Holocaust have written their memoirs.  Why is it important for Survivors to document their experiences?  Use details & examples from the testimonies to support.

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—3. There are many examples throughout history where a group of people were persecuted based on prejudice.  Relate the Holocaust to another example of inhumanity.  How are they similar?  What is unique about the Holocaust?  Use details to support.

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—4. Could a “Hitler” rise to Power in the USA today? Why or why not?  What is difference or similar about our society to that of German society in the 30s and 40s? What risk factors & biases are present in our society? What positive changes have occurred in our society to prevent this from happening again?  Use details to support.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Palm Beach Schools

To be Neutral or Not to be?

Charles Lindbergh Neutrality

FDR's address to Congress on Neutrality

Rise of Dictators

Franco – Rise to Power - something about a civil war – what side was Spain on during WWII?

Mussolini – nickname? what does he promise to revive? Who does he invade? Why?

Hitler – blames a fire on?  Uses Jews as? What was his book (and the English translation of the title)?  Takes what 3 land areas before WW2? 3 interesting facts about Hitler

Stalin – What does he do to competition after Lenin’s death? (sparknotes Struggle for Power).
Something about a 5 year plan.  Signs non aggression pact with? 3 interesting facts about him.

Tojo – What position does he take over in order to control the military?  Invades where and for what reason?

Class Shirt Size Needed

What's your T-shirt size?

Email Mr. Havner asap so we can get you the shirts sooner rather than later.

Thanks!

GREAT DEPRESSION - NEW DEAL QUESTIONS

Create a short powerpoint addressing each.

 

1. Who was the program intended to help?

2. What was this program intended to do?

3. Does this program fall under the relief, recovery, or reform program of Roosevelt's New Deal?

4. How successful do you think it was at relieving the economic crisis?

5. How does this program add to your understanding of the Great Depression? (Think about the causes).

6. Does the program exist today?  Why or why not?  Should it exist?

DC Forms - Due Tomorrow

Behavior Contract
Medical

World War 1 Causes

Your task: Review the links to determine the primary causes of WWI, the nations involved and/or affected by the identified situation, and its result (other than the War itself).   I would set up a chart, but you can do what you'd like for whatever helps you. 

After you look at each link and get the idea see if you can summarize the causes in one world - for example - below - I would say Alliances. 

My chart would have three headings - Cause, country involved, and result.

Pay close attention to alliances

1879 - The Dual Alliance - what countries?
1881 - Austro-Serbian Alliance
1882 - The Triple Alliance - what countries?
1894 - Franco-Russian Alliance
1904 - Entente Cordiale - what countries?
1907 - Anglo-Russian Entente
1907 - Triple Entente - what countries?

What did these alliances mean for the world?

The Great War: Explosion

Europe in 1914

1900: A Transforming World

The War as a Detective Story

Germany at the Turn of the Century

Everyone's a Target

BBC Origins of WWI

FirstWorldwar

1 3x5 note card - can write front and back.

US Imperialism Jeopardy

Jeopardy

Imperialism Test

Hey 8th Graders,

What I would suggest you doing for this test is studying the pros and cons, the main ideas and effects of Imperialism.

The notes that you should be looking at deal with:

-Imperialism (weak vs. strong nations),
-What allowed America to become Imperialistic? (Industrialization) - yes that means prior material.
-White Man's burden and the ideas of Social Darwinism
-Hawaii annexation,
-Cuba,
-Spanish-American War,
-Philippine-American War,
-Open Door policy with China,
-Teddy Roosevelt
-Panama Canal


You will get one question.

For example:  I could ask something like - Evaluate the positives and negatives of American imperialism.

Then you will have to provide an answer.

Your answer to the question will be graded on the following attached rubric - read it if you'd like to know exactly how you should study.  Generally when a student reads the rubric they get a much better grade.

You MAY bring a standard 3x5 index card with terms and/or names written on it.  That's it.  No ideas, no definitions, or elaborations, etc...  Simply names/terms.  This is so you can be reminded of terms instead of having to remember them all but you must make the connections yourself and explain in detail using many terms.  Get a 3x5 card from me if you want to.  Don't bring any other size or you will have to recycle it.

Example of terms to put on the card plus a lot more. 

Spanish American War
Emilio Aguinaldo
Open Door Policy
China
Russo-Japanese War
White Man's Burden.

Example of what not to put on the card

Emilio Aguinaldo - Philippine rebel who wanted Philippine independence and fought the Spanish and the Americans to get it, etc...

Rubric

Don't forget to Signup for Science Night - first come first serve

Duke Energy Science Night Signup

Booker T & W.E.B DuBois

Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington Industrial Education is the Solution

• According to paragraphs 1 and 2, how has Tuskegee Institute transformed life for black people in and around the Institute?
• What examples does Washington give in paragraphs 3 through 5 of "learning by doing"? What skills have people learned?
• In paragraph 6, what does Washington have to say about the value of manual labor? How is Tuskegee training people to participate in Southern society? 

W.E.B. DuBois

W.E.B. DuBois The Talented Tenth

• According to Du Bois, what is the larger purpose of education? (See especially paragraphs 1 through 3 and paragraph 9.)
• Is Du Bois’ "Talented Tenth" an elitist idea? How are the other nine-tenths of the population to benefit from this? (See paragraphs 5 through 7.)
• What criticism of vocational education does Du Bois offer? (See paragraphs 12 through 15.)
• How will whites as well as blacks benefit from the educational system Du Bois recommends?

Industrialization Test

3rd Period - Your Multiple Choice test scores are now on Engrade and the short answer will be soon.

You can email me if you have any questions or simply wait until Monday. 

Here's a Calvin & Hobbes comments compliments of Bill Watterson.  Calvin's answer is totally 4 material!

History Bee

Hey all,

The history prelim bee will be Monday January 26th and the winner will take the qualifying test Tuesday 27th before noon.

The Industrialization Test will more than likely be moved to Tuesday depending on how quickly the History bee goes.

Industrialization Test - Monday January 26th.

This will help you with your test.  Please make sure you know that Mexicans are not a group that would have immigrated to the US at this time.

Test will be MC, T or F, matching, and 1 written response for you to choose

First some "random" trivia that may help you, wink wink.

1) Textile mills were a driving force for immigrants coming to Charlotte during this time.
2) During this time period we talked about child labor started around the ages of 10-15 but children could begin work as early as age five.
3) Frances Perkins was responsible for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union
4) Thomas Edison created the lightbulb, kind of.  He had one of the first four power plants in the world and in 1892 formed what would become General Electric (GE).
5) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in NEW YORK had a fire which brought safety codes to the attention of the public.  In occurred March 25, 1911 and 146 people died as a result of the employers chaining the exits (they did this to prevent people from taking unauthorized breaks).  Think about all the EXIT signs in our school.  People died to get those put there.
6) There are 4 major time zones in the continental United States.

What should I focus on?

Captains of Industry/Robber Barons
1) Who were they?
2) What did they control?  What main industries (steel, oil, railroads)
3) How did they make their money?
4) Vertical vs. Horizontal integration
5) Increased efficiency - Taylorism and the Assembly Line (and it's effect on Ford's production, wink wink).

Trusts vs. Monopolies

The Need for Labor Unions
1) Names of the main unions
2) Strikes, Lockouts, and Scabs Oh My
3) Karl Marx influence

Labor union leaders - 

-who was the leader of what Union
-how did the leaders of these unions differ from each other (Debs and Gompers for example)

List all 5 reasons the US industrialized.

1) Better Transportation–Railroad

2) New Inventions

3) Access to Raw Materials

4) More labor–immigrants

5) Mass production

Industrial Revolution (IR) and its effects

1) What is the Industrial Revolution in a quick sentence?  Meaning what did it do for mankind?  

2) How did the IR change life in America?

Immigration

1) Who immigrated?  (Hint! not the Mayans)

2) Where did they go?

3) What struggles did they have and why?

4) What did people here blame on them?

5) What did people here do to try and help immigrants?

6) Push/Pull Factors

 Social Darwinism and the Response to it.

Why People Choose to Unionize and the Federal Poverty Level

Go to AFL-CIO

Then follow directions and write your answers on a piece of notebook paper with your name and date at the top.  Remember it's 2015.

Note: All CEO hourly pay is based on a full year (52 week) 40 hours a week workweek.  So that's working everyday except weekends for 8 hours a day.

1.
a.  What does the AFL-CIO stand for and what is it's purpose?
b.  The average worker makes how much per hour?

2. Click on one of the CEO's and write their name, their total salary and the name and amounts of each of their compensation.

For Example.  R.W. Tillerson (Exxon Mobile) has a salary of $2,717,000.  He gets a bonus worth $3,670,000, stock awards of $21,254,625 and other compensation at $496,704.

3. After doing number 2 scroll down one page and 2013 CEO To Worker Pay will come up.  What is it?  What is CEO: Minimum Wage Worker ratio?

4.  What is the average salary of production and nonsupervisory workers?

5.  What is the average salary for a full time worker on minimum wage?

6. One argument against raising wages is that the companies can’t afford it.  What does the AFL-CIO say happened over 5 years?

7. Scroll again.  How many hours would it take for a full-time min wage employee have to work to make what Michael Duke of Walmart makes in 1 hour?

8. What percentage of workers are working at min wage are 25 or older?

9. These questions are regarding Tiffany who works at Wal-Mart
a. How long has she been working as a customer service manager?
b. How many children does she have?  Is she married?
c. How much did she earn last year as a full-time employee?
d. Because of this amount what does Tiffany say she receives? 
e. What does she say about Wal-Mart?
f. Why Was Colby Harris fired?

Demographics of Minimum Wage Workers

10. Looking at the graph - which 2 groups are represented the most?
11. Do you think education has an effect on how much people make? Yes or no?
12. Now click on the education tab - are any of these surprising to you? Why? or Why Not?
13. Now click on region - which region is the most represented?
14. Now look to the right - Are CEO’s mostly men or women?
15. What is the racial breakdown of CEOs?
16. Do you believe that Asians, Blacks, and Latinos are less capable at running a company?
17. Why do you think that whites far outnumber other races at the top of companies?

18. Now scroll twice - to the Darden Worker: Sissy

a. How old is the restaurant worker?  
b. Darden restaurants own what restaurants?
c. When did Darden worker start in the restaurant world?
d. How much did they earn and was it enough to live on?
e. So what did Darden worker do about it?
f. What was the problem?
g. How many years after 1975 did he land the “best job in the industry” and what was it?
h. What did the job promise?
i. What was his wage?
j. Did he have money for profit sharing or retirement?
k. What does he find ironic? 

Now scroll to the real value of minimum wage chart and scroll over the chart to see how min wage did against inflation over the years.

19. In 1970 - what would Minimum wage be if it kept pace with the 1%? 
20. In 1970 - what would minimum wage be if it kept pace with average wages?
21. In 1970 - what is the actual value of minimum wage?





Do the same thing that you did in 19-21 for the years 1986, 2001, and 2013.

22.  What are some issues with raising the minimum wage that you can think of?  What would happen if it was raised to $10.10 like this site suggests?

23.  These questions relate to Tobacco Worker Fernando.

a. When did he come to the US? 
b. Is Fernando a citizen? 
c. Why did he come to the U.S.?
d. How many children does he have?
e. What does he do?  Dangers? -
f. How much does he make?
g. What is Green Tobacco Sickness? 
h. If he doesn’t go to work does he still get paid?
i. What happened to his arm and hand and how many days off did he get?

Scroll to next and click on View all Ceo by state then click S&P 500 - Then click on North Carolina.

24.What’s the average worker pay in NC? 
25. What’s the average CEO Pay?

Then click on view the state’s CEO Pay in the NC tab.

26. Find the CEO Of Bank of America located in CHarlotte.  What is his name?  How much does he make?

Then Scroll to T-Mobile worker - Ellen

27.  These questions relate to Ellen the T-Mobile Worker

a. What does she do for T-Mobile?
b. How long has she worked for them and how much does she make? 
c. Does she have children?  is she married?
d. Does she get government assistance?  what is it?
e. How many seconds does she have to solve a problem?  If she doesn’t what happens?
f. What does she say about what can happen to pregnant women at work?
g. Is there a Union for T-Mobile Workers?

28. These questions refer to Kevin the Kellogg's Worker

a. How long has he worked for Kellogg Co.?
b. How much and what cereal/s does he help produce a year?
c. What did Kelloggs do 6 months ago that affected Kevin? 
d. What is a “28-and-two schedule”?
e. It costs Kelloggs 37 cents to do what?
f. On average how much do they sell a box of cereal for?
g. How much of a raise did the CEO of Kelloggs make?


29. According to this website things don't appear equal.  Do you think this is a clear picture of the situation?  What information do you think is missing?  What can be done to make the playing field more equal?  Is it reasonable to assume that we can work toward better financial equality?