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Table of Contents TOPIC: HISTORICAL THINKING AND SKILLS... 4 TOPIC: HISTORIC DOCUMENTS... 8 TOPIC: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND PROGRESSIVISM (1877-1920)... 9 TOPIC: FOREIGN AFFAIRS FROM IMPERIALISM TO POST-WORLD WAR I (1898-1930)... 12 TOPIC: PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL (1919-1941)... 14 TOPIC: FROM ISOLATION TO WORLD WAR (1930-1945)... 17 TOPIC: THE COLD WAR (1945-1991)... 19 TOPIC: SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES (1945-1994)... 22 TOPIC: UNITED STATES AND THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD (1991 TO PRESENT) 25 3
Theme: This course examines the history of the United States of America from 1877 to the present. The federal republic has withstood challenges to its national security and expanded the rights and roles of its citizens. The episodes of its past have shaped the nature of the country today and prepared it to attend to the challenges of tomorrow. Understanding how these events came to pass and their meaning for today s citizens is the purpose of this course. The concepts of historical thinking introduced in earlier grades continue to build with students locating and analyzing primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives to draw conclusions. TOPIC: HISTORICAL THINKING AND SKILLS Students apply skills by utilizing a variety of resources to construct theses and support or refute contentions made by others. Alternative explanations of historical events are analyzed and questions of historical inevitability are explored 1. Historical events provide opportunities to examine alternative courses of action. SE: Pearson Realize digital format invites students to explore the enduring issues that continue to shape our nation s history. Students have opportunities to examine historical sources and in student centered activities. Through discussion and writing activities students can examine alternative courses of action. Topic 1: Civic Discussion: Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Topic 4: Document-Based Questions: Historians' Viewpoints on the Spanish- American War: Documents A F Topic 5: Civic Discussion: The League of Nations Topic 8: Document-Based Questions: McCarthyism in the 1950s: Sources A E Topic 10: Document-Based Questions: Reasons Behind the Antiwar Movement: Documents A F 21 st Century Skill Tutorials: Compare and Contrast; Analyze Media Content; Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources; Compare Viewpoints; Ask Questions; Interpret Sources; Evaluate Existing Arguments; Consider and Counter Opposing Arguments; Participate in a Discussion or Debate 4
2. The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source SE: Pearson Realize digital format incorporates historical sources in each lesson. The topics include document based lessons and primary source material, as well as material embedded in the text. Interactive Primary Sources (Examples): "I Will Fight No More Forever," Chief Joseph; Atlanta Exposition Address, Booker T. Washington; The Jungle, Upton Sinclair; The Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson; Two Poems, Langston Hughes; Four Freedoms, Franklin D. Roosevelt; Charter of the United Nations; Inaugural Address, John F. Kennedy; Silent Spring, Rachel Carson; "I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King, Jr.; "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King, Jr.; "Tear Down This Wall," Ronald Reagan Topic 1: Civic Discussion: Andrew Johnson's Impeachment: Sources A F; Topic 5: Civic Discussion: The League of Nations: Sources A F Document-Based Questions: Topic 4: DBQ: Historians' Viewpoints on the Spanish- American War Sources A F; Topic 6: DBQ: Opposition to the New Deal: All Sources; Topic 8: DBQ: McCarthyism in the 1950s, Sources A E; Topic 10: DBQ: Reasons Behind the Antiwar Movement: Sources A E 21 st Century Skill Tutorials: Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources; Compare Viewpoints; Identify Bias; Evaluate Web Sites; Identify Evidence; Interpret Sources; Evaluate Existing Arguments; Consider and Counter Opposing Arguments History Core Concepts: Historical Sources 5
3. Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions SE: Students communicate information in Step 4: Demonstrate located in the Document-Based Questions and Project- Based Learning activities: Topic 1: Civic Discussion: Andrew Johnson's Impeachment: Sources A F Document-Based Questions: Topic 4: DBQ: Historians' Viewpoints on the Spanish- American War Sources A F; Topic 6: DBQ: Opposition to the New Deal: All Sources; Topic 8: DBQ: McCarthyism in the 1950s, Sources A E; Topic 10: DBQ: Reasons Behind the Antiwar Movement: Sources A E Topic 12: Civic Discussion: Laissez Faire?, Sources A D Topic 13: Project Based Learning: Create a U.S. Citizenship Course 21 st Century Skill Tutorials: Develop a Clear Thesis; Identify Evidence; Organize Your Ideas; Support Ideas with Evidence; Ask Questions; Create a Research Hypothesis; Write an Essay 6
4. Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations. SE: Topic 4: Lesson 6: The Spanish- American War: Flipped Video: The United States Becomes a World Power; Text 1: Causes of the Spanish-American War, pages 1 6 Topic 5: Lesson 1: America Enters World War I: Flipped Video: Causes of World War I; I Text 1: The Causes of World War I, pages 1 7 Topic 6: Lesson 1: Causes of the Depression: Flipped Video: What Caused the Great Depression?; Text 1: Hidden Economic Problems in the Roaring Twenties, pages 1 11; Interactive Chart: Evaluate the U.S. Economy in the 1920s; Text 2: The Stock Market Hits Bottom, pages 1 3; Text 3: The Great Depression Begins, pages 1 5; Text 4: The Causes of the Great Depression, pages 1 3; Interactive Chart: Causes of the Great Depression Topic 8: Lesson 2: The Korean War: Flipped Video: Causes and Outcomes of Korean War Topic 8: Lesson 5: Postwar Prosperity: Text 1: Causes and Effects of Prosperity in the 1950s, pages 1 8 Topic 10: Lesson 1: The Cold War and Vietnam: Text 3: The Causes and Outcomes of the Berlin Crisis, pages 1 3 Topic 9: PBL: Create an Interactive Time Line on Civil Rights 21 st Century Skills Tutorials: Analyze Cause and Effect; Sequence 7
TOPIC: HISTORIC DOCUMENTS Some documents in American history have considerable importance for the development of the nation. Students use historical thinking to examine key documents which form the basis for the United States of America. 5. The Declaration of Independence reflects an application of Enlightenment ideas to the grievances of British subjects in the American colonies. SE: Review Topic: Lesson 1: Colonies and Revolution: Text 4: The American Revolution, pages 1 4 Student Resource Center: Biographies: Thomas Jefferson Interactive Primary Sources: Declaration of Independence 6. The Northwest Ordinance addressed a need for government in the Northwest Territory and established precedents for the future governing of the United States. 7. Problems facing the national government under the Articles of Confederation led to the drafting of the Constitution of the United States. The framers of the Constitution applied ideas of Enlightenment in conceiving the new government. SE: Review Topic: Lesson 2: Founding a New Nation: Text 1: A Confederation of States, pages 4 6 Interactive Primary Sources: Northwest Ordinance SE: Review Topic: Lesson 2: Founding a New Nation: Text 1: A Confederation of States, pages 1 6; Text 2: The Constitutional Convention, pages 1 5; Interactive Gallery: Delegates of the Constitutional Convention Student Resource Center: Biographies: James Madison; John Jay Social Studies Reference Center: United States Constitution 8. The Federalist Papers and the Anti- Federalist Papers structured the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. 9. The Bill of Rights is derived from English law, ideas of the Enlightenment, the experiences of the American colonists, early experiences of self-government and the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. SE: Review Topic: Lesson 2: Founding a New Nation: Text 3: The Struggle Over Ratification, pages 1-2 SE: Review Topic: Lesson 2: Founding a New Nation: Flipped Video: The bill of Rights; Text 3: The Struggle Over Ratification, pages 2 4 8
TOPIC: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND PROGRESSIVISM (1877-1920) Ignited by post- Civil War demand and fueled by technological advancements, large-scale industrialization began in the United States during the late 1800s. Growing industries enticed foreign immigration, fostered urbanization, gave rise to the American labor movement and developed the infrastructure that facilitated the settling of the West. A period of progressive reform emerged in response to political corruption and practices of big business 10. The rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society. SE: Topic 2: Introduction: Essential Question: How do science and technology affect society? Topic 2: Lesson 1: Innovation Boosts Growth: Flipped Video: Technology Changes the Standard of Living; Text 1: American Industry Grows, pages 1 9; Interactive Map: Railroads Spur Economic Development in Cities; Text 2: Innovation Drives Economic Development, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: Major Inventions of the 1800s; Text 3: Industrialization and the New South, pages 1 7; Text 4: The Effects of Industrialization, pages 1 4; Synthesize: the Impact of Railroads Topic 2: Lesson 2: Big Business Rises: Flipped Video: Big Business Text 1: Corporations Find New Ways of Doing Business, pages 1 8; Text 2: The Pros and Cons of Big Business, pages 1 5; Interactive Gallery: Captains of Industry; Text 3: The Changing Relationship Between Government and Business, pages 1 5; Interactive Chart: The Courts, Business, and Labor Regulation 11. The rise of industrialization led to a rapidly expanding workforce. Labor organizations grew amidst unregulated working conditions, laissez-faire policies toward big business, and violence toward supporters of organized labor SE: Topic 2: Lesson 3: The Organized Labor Movement: Flipped Video: Working Conditions in the Late 1800s; Movement, Text 1: Workers Endure Difficulties, pages 1 6; Text 2: The Growth of Labor Unions, pages 1 8; Interactive Cartoon: A Different Kind of Knight; Text 3: Labor Unions Lead Protests, pages 1 7; Interactive Chart: Major Strikes of the Late 1800s; Synthesize: Labor Unions 9
12. Immigration, internal migration and urbanization transformed American life. SE: Topic 2: Lesson 4: The New Immigrants; Flipped Video: Opportunities and Challenges; Text 1: New Immigrants Seek Better Lives, pages 1 5; Text 2: Optimism and The Immigrant Experience, pages 1 7; Interactive Chart: Immigration, 1870-1910; Text 3: Social Issues Affecting Immigrants, pages 1 8; Text 4: Immigrants Affect American Society, pages 1 4; Interactive Gallery: Contributions of Immigrants to American Culture; Synthesize: Wave of Immigration Topic 2: Lesson 5: A Nation of Cities; Flipped Video: Life in Cities; Text 1: Americans Migrate to Cities, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: Growth of Cities, 1870-1900; Text 2: Technology Improves City Life, pages 1 7; Interactive Illustration: The Flatiron Building; Text 3: Urban Living Creates Social Issues, pages 1 7; 3-D Model: Living in a Tenement Social Studies Core Concepts: Geography: Urbanization 13. Following Reconstruction, old political and social structures reemerged and racial discrimination was institutionalized. SE: Topic 1: Lesson 2: Reconstruction Changes the South: Text 4: Changes in the South Spark Violence, pages 1 5 Topic 1: Lesson 3: Reconstruction's Impact: Text 3: The South Restricts African American Rights, pages 1 6; Text 4: African American Leaders Seek Reform, pages 1 5 Social Studies Reference Center: Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Plessy v. Ferguson 10
14. The Progressive era was an effort to address the ills of American society stemming from industrial capitalism, urbanization and political corruption. SE: Topic 4: Lesson 1: Progressives Drive Reform: Flipped Video: Creating Responsive Government; Text 1: The Progressive Era Begins, pages 1 6; Text 2: The Impact of Muckrakers, pages 1 7; Text 3: Reformers Impact Society, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire; Text 4: Progressive Reforms Impact Government, pages 1 6; Interactive Illustration: Goals of Social Progressivism Topic 4: Lesson 3: Striving for Equality: Flipped Video: The NAACP; Text 1: Minorities Face Challenges in the Progressive Era, pages 1 4; Text 2: African Americans Promote Civil Rights, pages 1 6; Interactive Timeline: African American Reform Movement, 1895 1915; Text 3: Protecting Rights for Ethnic and Religious Minorities, pages 1 6 Topic 4: Lesson 4: Reformers in the White House: Flipped Video: Wilson's Economic Reforms; Text 1: Roosevelt Changes the Relationship Between Government and Business, pages 1 10; Text 2: Managing the Environment, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: U.S. Public and Private Land Conservation; Text 3: A New Direction in Presidential Politics, pages 1 6; Text 4: Wilson Endorses Further Regulation, pages 1 9;Interactive Chart: Roosevelt and Wilson Interactive Primary Source: How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis; Atlanta Exposition Address; The Jungle, Upton Sinclair Social Studies Reference Center: Landmark Supreme Court Case: Plessy v. Ferguson 11
TOPIC: FOREIGN AFFAIRS FROM IMPERIALISM TO POST-WORLD WAR I (1898-1930) The industrial and territorial growth of the United States fostered expansion overseas. Greater involvement in the world set the stage for American participation in World War I and attempts to preserve post-war peace. 15. As a result of overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War and World War I, the United States emerged as a world power. SE: Topic 4: Lesson 5: American Influence Grows: Flipped Video: Ideas Behind Imperialism; Text 1: America on the World Stage, pages 1 8; Text 2: America Begins to Expand, pages 1 4; Interactive Chart: Reasons for American Expansionism; Text 3: The Acquisition of Hawaii, pages 1 4; Interactive Gallery: U.S. Economic Expansionism in Hawaii Topic 4: Lesson 6: The Spanish-American War: Flipped Video: Text 1: Causes of the Spanish-American War, pages 1 6; Interactive Gallery: Media and the Spanish- American War; Text 2: American Forces Defeat the Spanish, pages 1 5; Text 3: The War as a Turning Point, pages 1 5; Interactive Chart: Points of View on American Expansionism; Text 4: Effects of U.S. Expansionism in the Philippines, pages 1 7 Topic 4: Lesson 7: The United States Emerges as a World Power: Flipped Video: America in the Americas; Text 1: U.S. Trade and Intervention in China, pages 1 5; Text 2: Roosevelt Works With Japan, pages 1 4; Text 3: American Foreign Policy in Latin America, pages 1 5; Text 4: "Big Stick" Diplomacy, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: The Panama Canal; Text 5: Wilson's "Moral Diplomacy", pages 1 6; Interactive Map: U.S. Interventions in Latin America 12
(Continued) 15. As a result of overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War and World War I, the United States emerged as a world power. (Continued) Topic 5: Lesson 1: America Enters World War I: Flipped Video: Causes of World War I; I Text 1: The Causes of World War I, pages 1 7; Text 2: The Great War Begins, pages 1 7; Text 3: The United States Remains Neutral, pages 1 4; Interactive Chart: American Attitudes Toward Involvement in World War I; Text 4: Reasons for America's Entry into the War, pages 1 7; Interactive Timeline: Buildup to War Topic 5: Lesson 3: The End of World War I: Flipped Video: Americans in the War; Text 1: America Joins the Fighting, pages 1 9 16. After WWI, the United States pursued efforts to maintain peace in the world. However, as a result of the national debate over the Versailles Treaty ratification and the League of Nations, the United States moved away from the role of world peacekeeper and limited its involvement in international affairs. SE: Topic 5: Lesson 3: The End of World War I, Text 2: Wilson Wants "Peace Without Victory", pages 1 6; Text 3: The Paris Peace Conference, pages 1 5; Text 4: America Rejects the Treaty of Versailles, pages 1 7; Interactive Chart: Should the U.S. Join the League of Nations? Topic 5: Lesson 5: Government in the 1920s: Text 3: America's Place in a Changed World, pages 1 6 Interactive Primary Source: The Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson 13
TOPIC: PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL (1919-1941) The post- World War I period was characterized by economic, social and political turmoil. Post- war prosperity brought about changes to American popular culture. However, economic disruptions growing out the war years led to worldwide depression. The United States attempted to deal with the Great Depression through economic programs created by the federal government. 17. Racial intolerance, anti-immigrant attitudes and the Red Scare contributed to social unrest after World War I. SE: Topic 5: Lesson 6: An Unsettled Society: Text 2: The Red Scare, pages 1 6; Text 3: Immigration in the 1920s, pages 1 6; Interactive Timeline: Anti-Immigration Sentiment in the 1920s; Text 4: The Ku Klux Klan in the Early 1900s, pages 1 5; Synthesize: Immigration Policy Then and Now 18. An improved standard of living for many, combined with technological innovations in communication, transportation and industry, resulted in social and cultural changes and tensions in social and cultural changes and tensions. SE: Topic 5: Lesson 4: The Postwar Economy Booms: Flipped Video: Prosperity for Everyone? Text 1: Postwar Issues, pages 1 7; Text 2: The Impact of Henry Ford and the Automobile, pages 1 8; Interactive Illustration: Ford's Innovation - The Assembly Line; Text 3: Economic Growth in the 1920s, pages 1 5; Text 4: Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas, pages 1 5; Interactive Gallery: Standard of Living in the 1920s Topic 5: Lesson 5: Government in the 1920s: Text 2: Economic Prosperity Under Coolidge, pages 1 5 Topic 5: Lesson 6: An Unsettled Society: Text 1: Americans Debate New Ideas and Values, pages 1 7 Topic 5: Lesson 7: The Roaring Twenties: Flipped Video: The Lost Generation; Text 1: Popular U.S. Culture in the 1920s, pages 1 8; Before and After: Technology Changes Home Life; Text 2: American Role Models, pages 1 5; Text 3: The Role of Women Changes, pages 1 6; Interactive Chart: Rural and Urban Life; Text 4: Social Issues Are Reflected in Art and Literature, pages 1 8 14
19. Movements such as the Harlem Renaissance, African-American migration, women s suffrage and Prohibition all contributed to social change. SE: Topic 4: Lesson 2: Women Gain Rights: Flipped Video: Women Campaign for the Vote; Text 1: Expanding Opportunities for Women, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: Key Figures in the Women's Rights Movement, 1848-1920; Text 2: Women Seek Equal Political Rights, pages 1 10; Interactive Timeline: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848 to Today Topic 5: Lesson 8: The Harlem Renaissance: Flipped Video: The Harlem Renaissance; Text 1: Support for Black Nationalism in Urban Areas, pages 1 5; Interactive Timeline: African American Achievers of the 1920s; Text 2: The Jazz Age, pages 1 5; Text 3: The Harlem Renaissance, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: Key Figures of the Harlem Renaissance; Synthesize: The Great Migration Topic 5: Lesson 6: An Unsettled Society: Flipped Video: Prohibition Text 1: Americans Debate New Ideas and Values, pages 1 7; Text 5: Prohibition Divides Americans, pages 1 6; Interactive Gallery: The Prohibition Era Interactive: Primary Source: Two Poems, Langston Hughes 15
20. The Great Depression was caused, in part, by the federal government s monetary policies, stock market speculation, and increasing consumer debt. The role of the federal government expanded as a result of the Great Depression. SE: Topic 6: Lesson 1: Causes of the Depression: Flipped Video: What Caused the Great Depression?; Text 1: Hidden Economic Problems in the Roaring Twenties, pages 1 11; Interactive Chart: Evaluate the U.S. Economy in the 1920s; Text 2: The Stock Market Hits Bottom, pages 1 3; Text 3: The Great Depression Begins, pages 1 5; Text 4: The Causes of the Great Depression, pages 1 3; Interactive Chart: Causes of the Great Depression Topic 13: Lesson 3: Two Presidents Respond: Flipped Video: FDR's New Deal Text 1: Hoover's Response Fails, pages 1 7; Text 2: Challenging Economic Times Lead to Protest, pages 1 6; Text 3: Americans Turn to Roosevelt, pages 1 7; Interactive Timeline: FDR's First One Hundred Days; Text 4: The New Deal Begins, pages 1 10; Text 5: Critics of the New Deal, pages 1 ; Interactive Gallery: Enduring New Deal Programs Topic 6: Lesson 4: The New Deal Expands: Flipped Video: Challenging the New Deal Text 1: Expanding New Deal Programs, pages 1 8; Interactive Timeline: Milestones in Social Security; Text 2: Labor Unions Thrive, pages 1 6; Text 3: Opposition to the New Deal, pages 1 6; Interactive Chart: Left and Right Opposition to the New Deal; Synthesize: Effects of the New Deal Today Topic 6: Lesson 5: Effects of the New Deal: Flipped Video: New Deal Connections; Text 1: Women Play Increasingly Significant Political Roles, pages 1 4; Text 2: A Stronger Political Voice for African Americans, pages 1 4; Text 3: New Deal Legislation for Native Americans, pages 1 4; Text 4: A New Political Coalition Emerges, pages 1 4; Interactive Chart: Roosevelt's Leadership; Text 5: New Deal Legislation Expands the Historical Role of Government, pages 1 10; Synthesize: Did Federal Programs Meet Their Goals? 16
(Continued) 20. The Great Depression was caused, in part, by the federal government s monetary policies, stock market speculation, and increasing consumer debt. The role of the federal government expanded as a result of the Great Depression. (Continued) Student Resource Center: Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt TOPIC: FROM ISOLATION TO WORLD WAR (1930-1945) The isolationist approach to foreign policy meant U.S. leadership in world affairs diminished after World War I. Overseas, certain nations saw the growth of tyrannical governments which reasserted their power through aggression and created conditions leading to the Second World War. After Pearl Harbor, the United States entered World War II, which changed the country s focus from isolationism to international involvement. 21. During the 1930 s, the U.S. government attempted to distance the country from earlier interventionist policies in the Western Hemisphere as well as retain an isolationist approach to events in Europe and Asia until the beginning of WWII. SE: Topic 5: Lesson 5: Government in the 1920s: Text 3: America's Place in a Changed World, pages 1 6 Topic 7: Lesson 1: Rise of Aggressive Dictators: Flipped Video: The Great Depression in Other Countries; Text 1: Peace Dissolves, pages 1 4; Text 2: Strict Regimes in the Soviet Union and Italy, pages 1 5; Text 3: Germany and Japan Change Leadership, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: Life Under Nazi Rule; Text 4: Dictators Move to Gain Territory, pages 1 5 Topic 7: Lesson 3: America Enters World War II: Flipped Video; Interactive Map: Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor; Text 1: Japan Attacks the United States, pages 1 9; Interactive Map: Japanese Aggression, December 1941-June 1942 Social Studies Reference Center: Biographies: Adolph Hitler; Benito Mussolini 17
22. The United States mobilization of its economic and military resources during World War II brought significant changes to American society. SE: Topic 7: Lesson 3: America Enters World War II: Text 2: Patriotism Inspires Rapid Mobilization, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: Americans Mobilize for War Topic 7: Lesson 5: The Home Front: Flipped Video: Opportunities and Obstacles for Women During World War II; Text 1: Patriotism on the Home Front, pages 1 7; Video: World War II Newsreels; Text 2: Japanese Internment During World War II, pages 1 6; Interactive Gallery: The Experience of Japanese Internment; Text 3: Increased Opportunities in Employment, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: African Americans and World War II Text 4: Migration During World War II, pages 1 5 Topic 7: Lesson 8: Impact of World War II: Text 4: The Domestic Impact of the War, pages 1 5; Interactive Gallery: World War II and the U.S. Economy Social Studies Reference Center: Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Korematsu v. United States 18
TOPIC: THE COLD WAR (1945-1991) The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) emerged as the two strongest powers in international affairs. Ideologically opposed, they challenged one another in a series of confrontations known as the Cold War. The costs of this prolonged contest weakened the U.S.S.R. so that it collapsed due to internal upheavals as well as American pressure. The Cold War had social and political implications in the United States. 23. Use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and began the nuclear age. SE: Topic 7: Lesson 6: The Allies Win World War II: Flipped Video: Harry Truman's Decision; Text 5: The War Comes to an End, pages 2 7; Before and After: Hiroshima Social Studies Reference Center: Biographies: Harry Truman 24. The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism. SE: Topic 8: Lesson 1: The Beginning of the Cold War: Flipped Video: The Iron Curtain; Text 1: Background of the Cold War, pages 1 4; Text 2: Responding to the Soviet Challenge, pages 1 5; Interactive Timeline: U.S. Response to Soviet Aggression; Text 3: The United States Contains Soviet Expansion, pages 1 4; Text 4: Soviet Aggression Drives Cold War, pages 1 6 Social Studies Reference Center: Biographies: Harry Truman 25. The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism reflected Cold War fears in American society. SE: Topic 8: DBQ: McCarthyism in the 1950s: Student Instructions; Investigate; Documents A D Topic 8: Lesson 4: Cold War Fears at Home: Flipped Video: Red Scare of 1950s; Text 1: Cold War Tensions Rise at Home, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: Red Scare Culture; Text 2: Domestic Spy Cases Increase Fears, pages 1 5; Text 3: McCarthyism, pages 1 6; Interactive Timeline: Red Scare and the Government Social Studies Reference Center: Biographies: Joseph McCarthy 19
26. The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics. SE: Topic 8: Lesson 2: The Korean War: Flipped Video: Causes and Outcomes of Korean War; Text 1: China Turns Communist, pages 1 4; Text 2: U.S. Involvement in Korea, pages 1 6; Interactive Map: Phases of the Korean War; Text 3: Outcomes of the Korean War, pages 1 4 Topic 10: Introduction: The Vietnam Era; DBQ: Reasons Behind the Antiwar Movement Topic 10: Lesson 1: The Cold War and Vietnam: Flipped Video: Kennedy's Foreign Policy; Text 1: Kennedy Strives to Win the Cold War, pages 1 6; Text 2: Kennedy Responds to Communism in Cuba, pages 1 5; Interactive Timeline: Confronting Cuba; Text 3: The Causes and Outcomes of the Berlin Crisis, pages 1 3; Text 4: Reasons for U.S. Involvement in Indochina, pages 1 7; Text 5: The United States Responds to Communism in Vietnam, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: America Enters Vietnam Topic 10: Lesson 2: America's Role Escalates; Flipped Video: The Beginning of the Vietnam War; Text 1: Escalation of Forces in Vietnam, pages 1 7; Text 2: Patriotism, Heroism, and Sinking Morale, pages 1 6; Interactive Chart: Challenges of Escalation; Text 3: Doubt Grows on the Home Front, pages 1 5 Topic 10: Lesson 3: The Antiwar Movement; Flipped Video: Antiwar Protests in America; Text 1: Antiwar Sentiment Grows, pages 1 12; Interactive Chart: Doves and Hawks Text 2: The Tet Offensive, pages 1 6; Interactive Gallery: The Living Room War; Text 3: The 1968 Presidential Race, pages 1 6 20
(Continued) 26. The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics. 27. The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R. brought an end to the Cold War. (Continued) Topic 10: Lesson 4: The War's End and Effects; Flipped Video: The End of the Vietnam War; Text 1: Attempts to Withdraw from Vietnam, pages 1 4; Text 2: Events Intensify the Antiwar Movement, pages 1 7; Text 3: The Vietnam War Ends, pages 1 4; Interactive Timeline: Final Years of the Vietnam War; Text 4: Effects of the Vietnam War, pages 1 10; Interactive Gallery: Remembering Vietnam Veterans SE: Topic 12: Lesson 3: The Cold War Ends: Flipped Video: The End of the Cold War; Text 1: Reagan Leads with "Peace Through Strength", pages 1 7; Interactive Chart: Reagan's Leadership; Text 2: Impact of the End of the Cold War, pages 1 4; Interactive Gallery: The Fall of Communism in Europe; Text 3: U.S. Involvement in the Middle East and the Iran-Contra Affair, pages 1 5; Synthesize: A Moral Conflict Interactive Primary Source: "Tear Down This Wall," Ronald Reagan Social Studies Reference Center: Biographies: Mikhail Gorbachev; Ronald Reagan 21
TOPIC: SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES (1945-1994) A period of post-war prosperity allowed the United States to undergo fundamental social change. Adding to this change was an emphasis on scientific inquiry, the shift from an industrial to a technological/service economy, the impact of mass media, the phenomenon of suburban and Sun Belt migrations, the increase in immigration and the expansion of civil rights. 28. Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights SE: Topic 8: Lesson 7: Social Issues of the 1950s: Struggles of Minorities, pages 1 4; Interactive Map: Demographic Trends of the 1950s Topic 9: Lesson 1: The Civil Rights Movement Strengthens: Flipped Video: The Civil Rights Movement Awakens; Text 1: Segregation Limits Equality, pages 1 6; Interactive Gallery: Separate but Equal? Text 2: A Landmark Supreme Court Decision, pages 1 6; Text 3: Conflict Between Federal and State Power, pages 1 6; Text 4: The Montgomery Bus Boycott, pages 1 5 Topic 9: Lesson 2: The Movement Surges Forward; Flipped Video: Nonviolence and the Civil Rights Movement; Text 1: Student Activists Promote Civil Rights, pages 1 5; Interactive Gallery: Nonviolent Strategies in the Civil Rights Movement; Text 2: Freedom Rides Begin Throughout the South, pages 1 4; Interactive Timeline: Riding for Freedom; Text 3: Public Institutions Open Doors to Minorities, pages 1 8; Text 4: Thousands Gather in the Nation's Capital, pages 1 5; Text 5: A Significant Congressional Vote Addresses Minority Rights, pages 1 4 Topic 9: Lesson 3: Successes and Setbacks; Flipped Video: The Civil Rights Movement; Text 1: Increasing Participation in the Political Process, pages 1 8; Text 2: Violence Troubles Civil Rights Efforts, pages 1 4; Interactive Map: Violent Conflicts During the Civil Rights Era; Text 3: New Civil Rights Groups, pages 1 6; Text 4: King Expands His Dream, pages 1 4; Text 5: Results of the Civil Rights Movement, pages 1 5 22
(Continued) 28. Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights (Continued) Topic 11: Lesson 2: The Women's Rights Movement: Flipped Video: Women's Rights in the 1960 s; Text 1: A New Feminist Movement Pushes for Equality, pages 1 6; Text 2: The Role of Women's Civil Rights Organizations, pages 1 5; Interactive Timeline: The Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment; Text 3: The Impact of the Women's Movement, pages 1 6; Interactive Graph: Women in the Workforce Topic 11: Lesson 3: Expanding the Push for Equality: Flipped Video: Expansion of Political Rights for Ethnic Minorities; Text 1: Latino Immigration Surges, pages 1 4; Text 2: Latino Organizations Fight for Rights, pages 1 5; Text 3: Native Americans and Asian Americans Battle Discrimination, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: The Fight for American Indian Rights; Text 4: Activists Win Rights for Consumers and the Disabled, pages 1 4 Social Studies Reference Center: Biographies: Martin Luther King, Jr. Interactive Primary Sources: "Letter from Birmingham Jail,"; "I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King, Jr. Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Sweatt v. Painter; Brown v. Board of Education; Hernandez v. Texas; Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D; Mendez v. Westminster 23
29. The postwar economic boom, greatly affected by advances in science, produced epic changes in American life 30. The continuing population flow from cities to suburbs, the internal migrations from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt, and the increase in immigration resulting from passage of the 1965 Immigration Act have had social and political effects 31. Political debates focused on the extent of the role of government in the economy, environmental protection, social welfare and national security. SE: Topic 8: Lesson 5: Postwar Prosperity: Flipped Video: Postwar America; Text 1: Causes and Effects of Prosperity in the 1950s, pages 1 8; Text 3: Innovations and Economic Development, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: Postwar Entrepreneurs; Interactive Graph: 1950s Prosperity Sparks Growth SE: Topic 8: Lesson 5: Postwar Prosperity: Flipped Video: Postwar America; Text 2: Americans Migrate to the Sunbelt, pages 1 4 Topic 9: Lesson 5: Reform Under Johnson: Text 2: Creating the Great Society (Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965), pages 5 6 SE: Topic 8: Lesson 7: Social Issues of the 1950s, Flipped Video: Urban and Rural Poverty; Text 1: Critics and Rebels Emerge, pages 1 7; Text 2: Poverty in the Cities and Rural Areas, pages 1 7 Topic 9: Lesson 4: Kennedy's Reforms: Text 3: Domestic Priorities, pages 1 7 Topic 9: Lesson 5: Reform Under Johnson: Flipped Video: The Great Society; Text 2: Creating the Great Society, pages 1 9; Before and After: Johnson's Great Society; Text 3: The Impact of the Warren Court, pages 1 6 Topic 11: Lesson 4: The Environmental Movement: Flipped Video: Environmental Tensions Text 1: Environmental Activists Sound the Alarm, pages 1 6; Interactive Chart: Environmental Protection Versus Economic Development; Text 2: Impact of Environmental Regulations, pages 1 5; Interactive Map: Superfund Sites Interactive Primary Sources: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring 24
TOPIC: UNITED STATES AND THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD (1991 TO PRESENT) The United States emerged from the Cold War as a dominant leader in world affairs amidst a globalized economy, political terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. 32. Improved global communications, international trade, transnational business organizations, overseas competition and the shift from manufacturing to service industries have impacted the American economy. SE: Topic 12: Lesson 2: The Reagan Era: Text 3: Culture, Challenge, and Change, pages 3, 6 7; 3-D Model: Space Shuttle Science Topic 12: Lesson 5: Clinton and the 1990s: Flipped Video: The Technology Revolution; Text 2: Republicans Lead a Conservative Resurgence, pages 4 5; Interactive Illustration: Free Enterprise Spreads Technological Innovation Topic 13: Lesson 1: America and the World Economy: Flipped Video: Globalization; Text 1: Free Trade and Treaties, pages 1 7; Interactive Gallery: Evaluate the U.S. Role in the World Bank; Text 2: Technological and Management Innovations in the American Economy, pages 1 7; Text 3: The Role of the United States in the Future Economy, pages 1 4; Before and After: The U.S. Role in the Global Economy; Synthesize: Evaluating Globalization Topic 13: Lesson 2: The George W. Bush Presidency: Text 5: The Financial Crisis of 2008, pages 1 3 Topic 13: Lesson 3: The Barack Obama Presidency: Text 2: President Obama Takes Action, pages 1, 6 Topic 13: Lesson 4: Americans Look to the Future: Text 3: Energy and the Environment, pages 1 8; Interactive Gallery: Efforts to Manage the Environment; Text 4: Technology Transforms Life, pages 1 9 Social Studies Core Concepts: Economics: Trade 25
33. The United States faced new political, national security and economic challenges in the post- Cold War world and following the attacks on September 11, 2001 SE: Topic 13: Lesson 2: The George W. Bush Presidency: Flipped Video: 9/11; Text 3: The September 11, 2001 Attacks and the War on Terror, pages 1 11; Interactive Map: United States and the Middle East, 2001 2010; Text 4: Bush's Second Term, pages 1 2 Topic 13: Lesson 3: The Barack Obama Presidency: Text 2: President Obama Takes Action, pages 4 5; Interactive Gallery: Fighting al Qaeda Worldwide; Text 3: Obama s Second Term, pages 5 7 26