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KA #5 and #6:

The World Wars + The Cold War

Submission Information:

Due Date: Monday, March 30th, 2026 at 11:59pm EST

Submission Guidelines:

Point Values: ❑ KA #5 = 90 Points

- Organization, spelling, and complete sentences will be factored into your grade.

❑ KA #6 = 90 Points - Organization, spelling, and complete

sentences will be factored into your grade.

❑ Each KA will be submitted into KA 5 & KA

6 portals but will be graded separately.

Readings (Find them in the module): KA #5

1.) The First World War (50 mins) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3

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2.) How WWI Caused WWII (50 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqY4QXwZ3 9s 3.) “Nazi town, USA” (53 mins) https://youtu.be/g9HmV_-EE8g?si=De- YGt4z9u1fVzGW 3.) Denied, Disrespected, Forgotten: The Shocking Truth About the GI Bill & Black Veterans (10 mins) https://youtu.be/kmZl7ha0I8w?si=vOA1xLE_8ms y55zt

• Read: Born of Controversy: The GI Bill of Rights: https://www.nber.org/system/files/wor king_papers/w9044/w9044.pdf

KA #6: The Cold War & Civil Rights Film Reviews 4.) “How the Cold War Superpowers militarized the Science Industries.” [50+mins] https://youtu.be/UaDfTHfkPYo?si=23D_0FZH 1D3abPLj

5.) “Housing Segregation & Redlining in America.” [7mins]

https://youtu.be/O5FBJyqfoLM?si=K12Xd7UK JDyu2jP5

6.) “Landmark Civil Rights and Supreme Court Cases.” [20 mins] https://youtu.be/aulXvWq3jwM?si=k48fN9Sa MY4zDlgf

• Read: MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail: https://archives.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdf/M LK_Letter.pdf

• Read: Report on Residential Segregation and Housing Discrimination in the US. https://www.prrac.org/pdf/FinalCERDHo usingDiscriminationReport.pdf

• Read: The Long Civil Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past: https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ ows/seminars/tcentury/movinglr/lon gcivilrights.pdf

KA # 5: A Film Review of the World Wars

Directions:

See the box above for the videos and video links. Two paragraphs [minimum] per film. See

extra requirements for the GI Bill review. For each video in this section, examine:

→ For Each Video Listed:

o Who; What; When; Where; Why; How; Cause; Effects

o 1 critique of the information shown in the video [analyze the cinematography of the

film, alongside the sources used to tell the story.]

→ GI Bill Rights Readings:

o As you write your piece on the video. Include at least 3 data points and examples from

this study.

o Answer the following questions:

▪ What was the GI Bill created to provide for Veterans?

▪ How did the Morrill Act and the GI Bill impact education for Black Americans?

▪ Examine and list 4 interesting data points you found.

▪ How was the educational attainment provided by the GI Bill impacted by

discrimination and Jim Crow?

KA #6: The Cold War and Civil Rights: Film Reviews

Directions:

See the box above for the videos and video links. For each video in this section, examine:

→ For each video listed:

o Who; What; When; Where; Why; How; Cause; Effects

o 1 critique of the information shown in the video [analyze the cinematography of the

film, alongside the sources used to tell the story.]

→ When you Watch: “Landmark Civil Rights and Supreme Court Cases:

o Choose three cases/laws and complete the 5 w’s, the cause and effect for each of the

three.

→ Read : MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail:

o Select 4 data points that showcase either MLK’s discussion of problems, goals,

and/or strategies:

▪ Analyze each of their meanings within the overall context of the Civil

Rights Movement.

→ Read : Report on Residential Segregation and Housing Discrimination in the US

o Select 3 data points that showcase the way housing in the US was sanctioned

and encouraged by laws and/or practices.

▪ Analyze each of their meanings within the overall context of the Civil

Rights Movement.

→ Read: “The Long Civil Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past” by

Historian Jacqueline Dowd Hall, PhD. See each section I have listed and answer the

following:

o [p.1235] The Political Uses of Racial Narratives:

▪ Capture her overall argument.

• Include specifically in your answer: How did Mass Media in the

US and across the world cover the Civil Rights Movement?

Positives? Negatives?

o [p.1239] The Long Backlash: Highlight the following

▪ Capture her overall argument.

• Include specifically in your answer above:

o Rural vs Urban Problems and strategies

o GI Bill

o New Deal and Racial Barriers

o See the Southern Strategies section.

o [p.1245] The Long Civil Rights Movement

▪ Capture her overall argument.

• Include specifically in your answer above:

o How does Dowd Hall reshape the timeline of the

movement?

o Coalitions that built and sustained the movement.

o Congress & Political acts and court cases she discusses.

o Communism/Black Communism and the effects of the

Cold War on the Civil Rights Movement [See also the next

section on the Chill of the Cold War to help you answer.]

o [p.1251] The Classical Phase of the Movement

▪ Capture her overall argument.

• Include specifically in your answer above:

▪ Examine Hall’s overall analysis of Civil Rights strategies.

▪ Decline of the movement. [See also the last section on Beyond

Declension]