Understanding Communism

In order to better understand the differences between capitalism and communism (as part of our study of the Cold War), students participated in a classroom simulation in which each of them was assigned a role of either a peasant, skilled laborer, or wealthy individual in early 20th century Russia. They were required to budget how they would feed their family based on their income in a capitalist system, and then in a communist one. Afterwards, we discussed the pros and cons of each situation.



Histeria explains Communism:

Josef Stalin

Stalin speech - November 7, 1941[English subtitles]:



A little fun with Stalin (who was actually not much fun):

Cold War Tag

Gandhi

We just finished watching the film Gandhi, in order to understand how he inspired and influenced the American Civil Rights Movement. I have posted some videos that give us a little more insight into this great figure.

"One World" speech:


Rare film of Gandhi:

Civil Rights Protest March

MLK Jr. Assassination

Dr. King's last speech in Memphis, TN:


A short documentary about the assassination:


Robert Kennedy responds to Dr. King's Assassination:

March on Washington Act-it-Out

Kennedy and Johnson on Civil Rights

President John F. Kennedy's address on Civil Rights, June 11, 1963:



President Lyndon Johnson's remarks on signing the Civil Rights Act, July 2, 1964:

March on Washington

Filling the Jails in Birmingham

Here are some videos that relate to our reading of Section 31.6:


Martin Luther King Jr. comes to Birmingham:


MLK Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail:


Bull Connor:


Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing:

Act-It-Out: Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In

The Little Rock Nine

Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In

In class today we discussed the lunch counter sit-in protests of the Civil Rights Movement. Here is a great video about these events from the American Museum of History: