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20 th & 21 st Century

20 th & 21 st Century. 20 th Century People Notes. Fill in each bubble with name and information of the person. Inside bubble draw quick picture to illustrate what they are known for doing.

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20 th & 21 st Century

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  1. 20th & 21st Century

  2. 20th Century People Notes • Fill in each bubble with name and information of the person. • Inside bubble draw quick picture to illustrate what they are known for doing. • Use 4 colors to show the category they belong to: Science (yellow), Culture (orange), Academics (green), Economics (purple). • This will serve as your notes.

  3. Influential Americans Science • Charles Drew: Medicine (preserving & distributing blood plasma) • J. Robert Oppenheimer: Physics (Manhattan Project team – WWII atomic bomb)

  4. Influential Americans Culture • Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture (design buildings & their interiors) • Martha Graham: Dance

  5. Influential Americans Academics • Henry Louis Gates: History (African American historian & scholar) • Maya Angelou: Literature (poet & autobiographer)

  6. Influential Americans Economics • Bill Gates: Computer technology (Microsoft) • Ray Kroc: Franchising (McDonalds)

  7. Industries Benefiting from New Technologies • Airline industry (jet engine) Automobile industry and interstate highway system

  8. Industries Benefiting from New Technologies 3. Entertainment and news media industries 4. Exploration of space

  9. Industries Benefiting from New Technologies 5. Computer Industry 6. Satellite systems, telecommunications (pagers, cell phones, television

  10. Industries Benefiting from New Technologies 7. Internet

  11. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure. • Greater access to news and other information.

  12. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Cheaper and more convenient means of communication. 4. Greater access to heating and air conditioning • Better quality of life and population growth in certain areas of the country.

  13. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Decreased regional variation (fewer differences) due to access to same entertainment and information. • National television and radio, internet, computer games

  14. Technology Foldable • Shutter style foldable. Cut one side 4 flaps & other 3 flaps. • Label flaps with the industries that benefited from technology. • Inside identify what impact on American life each industry has. Can be more than one for each industry. • Inside each flap draw illustration of industry. • Use color and be neat. • Due at end of class!

  15. Key Domestic and International Issues in the 21st Century

  16. Foreign Policy • Increase in terrorist activities • Conflicts in the Middle East (Iraq, Syria) • Changing relationships with nations

  17. Immigration • Changing immigration patterns (ex. Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans) • More people want to immigrate to the US than are allowed by law (illegal immigration).

  18. Global Environment • Policies to protect the environment • Global climate change • Conservation of water and other natural resources

  19. Other Issues • Energy issues (dependence on foreign oil) • World health issues (global pandemics)

  20. Globalization • Between end of WWII and today world experienced increase globalization and interdependence. • Globalization: linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication. • Involves increased integration of different societies.

  21. Impact of Globalization on American Life • Improvement in communications • ex. Travel, telecommunications, internet

  22. Impact of Globalization on American Life 2. Availability of a wide variety of foreign-made goods and services.

  23. Impact of Globalization on American Life 3. Outsourcing of jobs

  24. Issues Foldable • Title: 21st Century Domestic & International Issues • Label flaps: Foreign Policy, Immigration, Global Environment, Other Issues, Globalization • Inside write what the specific issues are for each topic and draw picture. • For Globalization write definition and the impact on American life. Draw picture. • Use your notes and different colors

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