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FORREST GUMP (euro class project )

A- THE USA TODAY

I - THE USA: geographical landmarks

- THE USA: historical landmarks

  II- PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2008

 

B- THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE FORREST GUMP

WEBQUEST PART 1

 

1° the PILGRIM FATHERS

THANKSGIVING: who helped the first settlers?.....

the independance

Slavery + the Civil war

 

 WEBQUEST PART 2

Why is the Usa called "a melting-pot"?

When immigrants arrived in the USA, they went through Ellis island:

visit the website here  

Take a virtual tour of Ellis island

Maybe one of your ancestor went through Ellis island: have a look here

THE USA BETWEEN 1914 AND 1955: an overview

1) The USA in WWI

2) The great Depression 
from 1920 to 1933:The prohibition and Al Capone

3) The USA in WWII : THE USA AND EUROPE D DAY the GI's 

4) THE USA in WWII: THE USA AND JAPAN : PEARL HARBOUR 

WWI summary here

 

 

 

 

C - THE HISTORY OF THE USA THROUGHOUT THE FILM

 The Events These were the events covered in the movie:

  • Early Rock'n Roll - Elvis (from 1955 on) (Hound Dog - 1958)
  • Desegregation of the University of Alabama (Govn. George Wallace) (1963)
    assassination of J.F. Kennedy (1963)
  • Vietnam War - (use of Napalm) (1960-1973)
  • Anti-War movement (March on Washington) (1969)
  • Civil Rights Movement (Black Panthers, SDS) (1960s)
  • the moon landing (1969)
  • John Lennon ("Imagine") (1971)
  • The Watergate Scandal - Pres. Nixon's resignation (1972)
  • outbreak of AIDS (1970s) 

1° CLICK HERE TO FILL IN YOUR TIMELINE WITH THE PRESIDENTS' NAMES

2° THE FIFTIES: Why does Forrest wear braces on his legs at the beginning of the film?

3° another wave of immigration: the Puerto Ricans

 

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5° THE SIXTIES Black Americans, the Hippies, Landing on the Moon

 

 

4°THE  ICONS of MUSIC AND CINEMA

 Elvis in 1970           Frank Sinatra in 1960




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