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Established Goals: NJCCCS 6.4 (12) J.5 World War II (1929-1945) Compare and contrast key events and people involved with the causes, course, and consequences of World War II. Understandings: Students will understand that… Essential Questions: The war created a number of opportunities and hardships for Americans at home and abroad. The military and political strategies that the United States, and her Allies, employed to defeat the Axis Powers. Students will know… Key terms, people, and events. For example: Axis Powers Allied Forces Pearl Harbor Yalta Conference Could World War II have been prevented? Did the United States learn from past mistakes at the end of World War II? What were the causes of World War II? Students will be able to… Cite examples of aggression and appeasement and compare them with important events leading up to World War II. Analyze key content to understand the effect of World War II on Americans. Learn and use key content terms. Established Goals: NJCCCS 6.4 (12) J.6 Describe the political background leading to American involvement in World War II, the course of the war in Europe and Asia, the mobilization of women and African Americans into the military and related industries, the segregated military, the use of the Atom Bomb, and the founding of the United Nations. Understandings: Students will understand that… The military established auxiliary branches for women. Women worked many jobs typically held by men. The army air corps established its first black combat unit, the Tuskegee Airmen. Students will know… Essential Questions: Key terms, people, and events associated with the content. Racism was still a powerful force in American society. Women often faced hostility on the job. Labor unions did not support women workers. What kinds of opportunities and hardships did the war create for Americans? Would allowing women into fighting units, or desegregating the military have altered the outcome of the war? How? Students will be able to… Analyze key content to understand the effect of World War II on Americans. Learn and use key content terms. Established Goals: NJCCCS 6.4 (12) K.4 Analyze United States foreign policy during the Cold War period (Harry Truman to Richard Nixon), including US/USSR relations, United States reaction to the Soviet subjugation of Eastern Europe, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Korean and Vietnam Was, and relations with China. Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that… The United States waged the Cold War in different areas of the world. The United States used varying methods to fight communism around the world. The United States and Soviet Union had ideological differences Students will know… About some of the dangers in the clandestine operations of the United State’s CIA during the Cold War. Key terms, people, and events associated with the content. The ideological and historical origins of the Cold War Were the methods used by the United States to contain communism justified? Did the United States compromise the civil liberties of the people involved in during the Cold War? How did the United States and Soviet Union become enemies? Students will be able to… Annotate maps with locations and events around the world where the Cold War was fought. Learn and use key content terms. Established Goals: NJCCCS 6.4 (12) K.5 Analyze domestic policies in post war America, including major United States Supreme Court decisions and the administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that… The House Un-American Activities Committee, McCarthyism, and the Federal Civil Defense Administration affected Americans lives. There were certain effects associated with living during the atomic age. Students will know… How people viewed the anticommunist hysteria and fear of nuclear destruction. Key terms, people, and events associated with the content. How did the anxieties raised by the Cold War affect life in the United States? How did some Americans rebel against conformity in the 1950s? Were Civil Liberties compromised? Students will be able to… Learn how political accusations created suspicion and fear during the Cold War era. Learn and use key content terms. Established Goals: NJCCCS 6.4 (12) K.6 Analyze the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Civil Rights Act (1957 and 1964), the Little Rock Schools Crisis, the Voting Rights Act, Brown v. Board of Education, the formation of the National Organization for Women (NOW), and the passing of Title IX. Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that… Drastic legal changes occurred such as the executive order to Desegregation of the Armed Forces in 1948 and the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954. Key figures in history such as Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Thurgood Marshall contributed to the fight for civil rights. Students will know… Important events of the civil rights movement and the methods of civil rights activists such as nonviolence. Key terms, people, and events associated with the content. How did segregation affect American life in the postwar period? How did civil rights activists advance the ideals of liberty, equality, and opportunity for African Americans? Students will be able to… Sequence important events of the civil rights movement on a timeline. Learn and use key content terms. Established Goals: NJCCCS 6.4 (12) L.1,4 Contemporary America (1968-present) Examine the domestic policies of American presidents, beginning with President Richard M. Nixon and continuing to George W. Bush, as a means to analyze political and economic issues in contemporary America, including domestic policy, NAFTA, affirmative action, labor and women’s movements, conservatism v. liberalism, and the post-industrial economy. Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that… Analyzing a chronology of Richard Nixon’s early political career forecast how his past successes and failures affected his presidency. The important accomplishments and controversies of the Nixon administration. The Regan Revolution is a debate as to whether or not its domestic policies were good for the country Students will know… How to analyze the content from the chapter to sequence important events of the Nixon administration. How to interpret a graph of Nixon’s presidential approval ratings to make conclusions about the causes of his successes and failures Identifying liberal and conservative viewpoints on domestic policies of the Regan administration Key domestic policies of Bush, Clinton, and Bush What events influenced Richard Nixon’s rise to and fall from power? How should historians characterize the 1970s? Students will be able to… Analyze written information, political cartoons, and graphs for specifics to draw informed conclusions. Learn to use key concept terms. Established Goals: NJCCCS 6.4 (12) L.5 Compare and contrast key events and people associated with foreign policy (President Carter to George W. Bush), including the fall of communism and the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, United States involvement in Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Kosovo, the Iran Hostage Crisis, and the war on terrorism. Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that… President Regan’s foreign policy actions included efforts to contain communism and end the Cold War. American foreign policy dealt with issues of ethnic conflict, humanitarianism, terrorism, and globalization in the post-Cold War era. Students will know… The lengths the U.S. government went to prevent other nations from spreading undemocratic political and economic systems around the world. About foreign relations and the issues facing the world’s nations in the post-Cold War era. Key foreign policies of Carter, Regan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush Were the effects of President Regan’s foreign policy actions mostly positive or mostly negative? How well did U.S. foreign policy decisions meet the challenges of the post-Cold War era? Students will be able to… Examine the acts of presidential administrations to prevent the spread of communism. Debate foreign policy decisions made during the post-Cold War era. Learn and use key content terms. United States History 2 Perth Amboy Accelerated High School Adapted by: Mr. Michael Somers