LAPC Civil Rights Activists Essay

Answer 2 of the following 4 questions with an essay response average of 15-20 sentences for each individual answer. Your answers need to include information ONLY FROM discussed in class lectures and films/videos with Specific Examples provided from lectures.

Can’t have any mistakes, must have good vocabulary, diverse sentence structures, transitions, CORRECT information from given lectures and videos! MLA format

Questions to choose from: Pick any two

1. According to our World War II lecture, explain when the Holocaust actually began and who implemented it? What tactics were used and how were they implemented (list and explain some of the laws and events)? What was the main purpose of the Holocaust? Who was targeted, and what was the final result?
2. According to Robert McNamara in the film The Fog of War, what were lessons 4 and 5? How did these lessons relate to how the United States was fighting against the Japanese during World War II? What were the United States’ objectives in the Pacific? How does McNamara infer ideas of ethics or morality in the tactics used by the United States?
3. According to the film Selma: Bridge to Freedom, what were civil rights activists trying to achieve in Selma, Alabama in 1965? How were they treated by local law enforcement and courthouse officials? What was the purpose of the Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama? What obstacles did the demonstrators face? What finally resulted in Alabama and the nation in March of 1965?
4. According to our lecture on the 1960s, who was Ho Chi Minh and what was he trying to do for Vietnam? Why did Minh write eight letters to President Truman the winter of 1945-46? How did Truman respond to Minh and the situation in Vietnam? According to Robert McNamara in the film The Fog of War, why was the United States unable to “empathize” with the North Vietnamese and how did this lead to a war the U.S. could not win?
5. According to our lecture on Nixon, what does the term “Watergate” refer to historically? How was President Nixon and his White House staff involved (list and explain specific examples from our lecture outline)? What evidence revealed Nixon’s involvement in the scandals? What finally happened to Nixon and his administration?