Topic: Civil Rights Movement Days: 8 Key Learning: During the 1950s-60s a dramatic change happened with regards to the rights of African Americans. Unit Essential Question(s): How did African Americans gain more rights and equality during the 1950s-60s? State of Civil Rights Changes Made Divisions among Civil Rights 5.1.12.L, 8.3.12.A 5.1.12.L, 8.3.12.A leaders 8.3.12.A What was life like for African Americans in the How did African Americans begin to force the How did Martin Luther King, Jr impact the south before the Civil Rights Movement? (A) issue of Civil Rights? (ET) Civil Rights Movement? (A) What was the impact of Supreme Court cases on the rights of African Americans? (A) What results did the Civil Rights Movement attain? (A) How did Malcolm X and other leaders/groups impact the Civil Rights Movement? (A) What were key events in the Civil Rights Movement? (ET) Segregation, Plessy v. Freguson, Jim Crow Laws Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Little Rock 9, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Birmingham Children's March Nation of Islam, Black Panthers, Black Nationalism, Non-violent vs Violent Protest Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: Civil Rights Movement Days: 8 Concept: State of Civil Rights Segregation - Plessy v. Freguson - Jim Crow Laws - Concept: Changes Made Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Little Rock 9 - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas - Montgomery Bus Boycott - Birmingham Children's March - Concept: Divisions among Civil Rights leaders Nation of Islam - Black Panthers - Black Nationalism - Non-violent vs Violent Protest -
Topic: 1920s and Great Depression Days: 8 Key Learning: The speculation of the 1920s eventually led to the worst financial crisis in United States History. Unit Essential Question(s): How did the United States find itself in a Great Depression, and how did it end? The Roaring Twenties Causes of the Depression The New Deal 8.1.12.C, 6.5.12.F, 6.5.12.E 5.3.12.E 8.3.12.C What were some cultural changes that took What were causes of the Great Depression? How did the US government try to solve the place in the 1920s? (ET) (ET) Depression under President Hoover? (A) What was life like in the 1920s? (ET) What were the results of the stock market crash? (A) How did the election of 1932 and FDR begin to alter our approach to the Depression? (A) How does the stock market work? (ET) What were some of the key components to the New Deal? (A) Flappers, Prohibition, Bootlegging, Speculation, Buying on the Margin, Black New Deal, Trickle Down, Percolator, FDIC, Racketeering Tuesday, Overproduction,, Stock Social Security, Welfare, Public Works Programs Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: 1920s and Great Depression Days: 8 Concept: The Roaring Twenties Flappers - Prohibition - Bootlegging - Racketeering - Concept: Causes of the Depression Speculation - Buying on the Margin - Black Tuesday - Overproduction - - Stock - Concept: The New Deal New Deal - Trickle Down - Percolator - FDIC - Social Security - Welfare - Public Works Programs -
Topic: Modern America Days: 10 Key Learning: As America entered the 21st Century, it maintained it's leadership role in the world despite new problems. Unit Essential Question(s): How did the Cold War finally come to a close, and what problems did America then face? Reagan and the end of the Cold War Foreign Policy in the Middle East Current Events 5.3.12.G, 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.D, 5.3.12.G How did Ronald Reagan impact life in How did our interactions with the Middle East What are current issues and events facing our America? (A) lead to incidents and conflicts? (ET) nation? (ET) What caused the collapse of the Soviet Union? (ET) How has life in America been altered due to our relations with nations in the Middle East? (A) How did the Cold War begin to impact the Middle East? (A) Glasnost, Star Wars, Iran Contra Affair, Persian Gulf War, War on Terror, Al-Qaeda Recession, Nuclear Proliferation Reaganomics Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: Modern America Days: 10 Concept: Reagan and the end of the Cold War Glasnost - Star Wars - Iran Contra Affair - Reaganomics - Concept: Foreign Policy in the Middle East Persian Gulf War - War on Terror - Al-Qaeda - Concept: Current Events Recession - Nuclear Proliferation -
Topic: World War II Days: 10 Key Learning: World War II dramatically altered the global landscape and put America into a leadership role in world affairs. Unit Essential Question(s): How did World War II impact global affairs? Causes of WWII The Conflict Results of the War 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.A How did dictators come to power in nations What was the United States' reaction to World How did World War II end? (A) before World War II? (A) War II? (A) What were the goals of the dictators in Europe and Asia? (A) Why is Pearl Harbor such a significant event in world history? (ET) What were the results of the war politically and geographically? (A) How did Hitler begin the conquest of Europe? (ET) How was the war in Europe fought? (ET) How was the war in the Pacific fought? (ET) What are reasons for and against using the atomic bomb on Japan? (ET) What was the Holocaust? (ET) Dictator, Appeasement, Munich Pact, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Europe First, Kamikaze, United Nations, Blitzkrieg, Lebensraum, Anschluss, Luftwaffe, Manhattan Project, Yalta Conference, Potsdam Panzer, Nazi Declaration, Final Solution, Island Hopping Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: World War II Days: 10 Concept: Causes of WWII Dictator - Appeasement - Munich Pact - Blitzkrieg - Lebensraum - Anschluss - Luftwaffe - Panzer - Nazi - Concept: The Conflict Pearl Harbor - D-Day - Europe First - Kamikaze - Manhattan Project - Yalta Conference - Potsdam Declaration - Final Solution - Island Hopping - Concept: Results of the War United Nations - -
Topic: The 1970s Days: 10 Key Learning: The 1970s was a time period where government scandal and economic problems impacted American life. Unit Essential Question(s): How did Watergate impact the American view of the President, and how did we as a nation attempt to rebound from the economic issues of the decade? Watergate Foreign Relations Life in America 8.3.12.D, 8.3.12.A 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.A, 5.3.12.B, 5.3.12.E, 5.3.12.G What was Watergate? (ET) How Nixon impact our foreign policy during his term as president? (A) How did the opening of relations with China impact America today? (A) How did our relations with the Middle East impact our economy? (A) How did life in America change with the government scandals and economic problems of the 1970s? (ET) Plumbers, Executive Priviledge, Watergate, Detente, Ping Pong Diplomacy, Iran Hostage Inflation, Stagflation Impeachment, Dirty Tricks, Pardon Crisis, Rapprochement, Arab Oil Embargo, OPEC Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: The 1970s Days: 10 Concept: Watergate Plumbers - Executive Priviledge - Watergate - Impeachment - Dirty Tricks - Pardon - Concept: Foreign Relations Detente - Ping Pong Diplomacy - Iran Hostage Crisis - Rapprochement - Arab Oil Embargo - OPEC - Concept: Life in America Inflation - Stagflation -
Topic: The Vietnam War Days: 10 Key Learning: The policy of containment as it played out in Vietnam dramatically altered the mental state of the United States. Unit Essential Question(s): How did the Vietnam War impact American life, foreign policy, and international relations? Containment in Asia Gulf of Tonkin Resolution The Conflict 5.3.12.B 8.3.12.A, 8.3.12.C 8.3.12.C How did World War II impact Vietnam? (A) What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin? (A) What was the fighting like in Vietnam? (ET) What were the causes of the Civil War in Vietnam? (A) How did LBJ use the Gulf of Tonkin incident? (A) What were the key events of 1968? (A) How did the public impact our involvement in Vietnam? (ET) Containment, Domino Theory, Geneva Accord, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Search and Destroy, Kent State, Silent Majority, Viet Cong Tet Offensive, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Results of the Vietnam War 8.3.12.A What were the results of the Vietnam War? (ET) How did the Vietnam War impact American foreign policy from that point forward? (ET) Paris Peace Accords, Vietnam Syndrome, Khymer Rouge Page 1 of 2
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Vocab Report for Topic: The Vietnam War Days: 10 Concept: Containment in Asia Containment - Domino Theory - Geneva Accord - Viet Cong - Concept: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - Concept: The Conflict Search and Destroy - Kent State - Silent Majority - Tet Offensive - Ho Chi Minh Trail - - Concept: Results of the Vietnam War Paris Peace Accords - Vietnam Syndrome - Khymer Rouge -
Topic: The Cold War Days: 12 Key Learning: The conflict between socialism and capitalism led to a period of intense disagreement between the Soviet Union and the United States. Unit Essential Question(s): What were the reasons for the disagreement between the Soviet Union and the United States, and how did they alter American life? Communism Containment Life in America 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.D, 6.2.12.H What is communism? (ET) What is containment? (A) What was life like in the 1950s? (ET) What were the post-wwii goals of the Soviet Union and the United States? (A) What were the phases of containment practiced during this time period? (A) How did our containment policy play out in Asia during the early stages of the Cold War? (A) What was McCarthyism, and how did it impact American life? (ET) Communism, Satellite State, Self-Determination Containment, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, McCarthyism, HUAC, Espionage, Beatnik NATO, Sputnik, Massive Retaliation, Mutually Assured Destruction Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: The Cold War Days: 12 Concept: Communism Communism - Satellite State - Self-Determination - Concept: Containment Containment - Marshall Plan - Truman Doctrine - NATO - Sputnik - Massive Retaliation - Mutually Assured Destruction - Concept: Life in America McCarthyism - HUAC - Espionage - Beatnik -
Topic: The 1960s Days: 15 Key Learning: The decade of the 1960s was a period of massive turmoil and change. Unit Essential Question(s): How did events of the 1960s impact life in America? The Election of 1960 The New Frontier/JFK Foreign Policy of the 1960s 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.D 5.3.12.F, 8.3.12.D What were causes of the results of the election What iniatives did JFK push during his of 1960? (A) presidency? (A) Was John F. Kennedy a successful president? (ET) What happened on November 22, 1963? (ET) How did LBJ continue or change the policies of the New Frontier? (A) How did the Supreme Court impact change during the 1960s? (A) What happened at the Bay of Pigs? (ET) How did we avoid catastrophe during the Cuban Missile Crisis? (ET) How did JFK deal with foreign policy issues? (A) Electoral College New Frontier, Great Society, Warren Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Quarantine, Commission, Counterculture, Flexible Response Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: The 1960s Days: 15 Concept: The Election of 1960 Electoral College - Concept: The New Frontier/JFK New Frontier - Great Society - Warren Commission - Counterculture - - Concept: Foreign Policy of the 1960s Bay of Pigs - Cuban Missile Crisis - Quarantine - Flexible Response -
Topic: Imperialism and World War I Days: 15 Key Learning: The attempt by nations to expand eventually led to a global conflict known as World War I. Unit Essential Question(s): How did the imperialism of nations impact global affairs? Imperialism American Expansion World War I 8.3.12.D 8.3.12.B, 8.1.12.D 8.3.12.D What are the goals of Imperialism? (A) How did America imperialize? (ET) What were the causes of World War I? (A) What is Imperialism? (ET) What were the results of the Spanish American War and the Philippine American War? (A) What was the United States reaction to the war? (ET) How did American Foreign Policy change in the early 1900s? (ET) How did Yellow Journalism impact our decision making? (ET) How was the war faught? (ET) How did the Treaty of Versailles impact Europe and eventually the world? (ET) Imperialism, Annex, Manifest Destiny Yellow Journalism, Atrocities, Open Door Alliances, Arms Race, Treaty of Versailles, Policy, Arbitration, Gunboat Diplomacy Trench Warfare, U-boat, Selective Service, League of Nations Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: Imperialism and World War I Days: 15 Concept: Imperialism Imperialism - Annex - Manifest Destiny - Concept: American Expansion Yellow Journalism - Atrocities - Open Door Policy - Arbitration - Gunboat Diplomacy - Concept: World War I Alliances - Arms Race - Treaty of Versailles - Trench Warfare - U-boat - Selective Service - League of Nations -
Topic: Industrial Revolution and the Progressive Era Days: 12 Key Learning: American businesses and workers from 1880-1920 helped create the labor environment that we have today. Unit Essential Question(s): How did American industry impact American life and changes in society during 1880-1920? Industrialization Business/Worker Relations Progressives 5.3.12.B, 6.5.12.A, 6.5.12.F 8.3.12.A, 5.3.12.G 8.3.12.A, 6.5.12.A What is Laissez-Faire? (A) What techniques were employed in factories What areas of American life were in need of during this time period? (A) reform? (A) What is a monopoly? (ET) What techniques did the Captains of Industry use to be successful? (ET) What were working conditions of the Industrial Revolution? (ET) How did workers and unions impact the working environment? (ET) How did muckrakers impact social change? (ET) What were the results of the Progressive Era? (A) How did Theodore Roosevelt impact the Progressive movement? (ET) Laissez-Faire, Monopoly, Trust, Vertical Collective Bargaining Agreement, Labor Reform, Muckraker, Temperance, Progressive, Integration, Horizontal Integration, Unions, Strike, Scab, Blacklist, Immigrant Pure Food and Drug Act, The Jungle, The Consolidation Square Deal Additional Information: Attached Document(s):
Vocab Report for Topic: Industrial Revolution and the Progressive Era Days: 12 Concept: Industrialization Laissez-Faire - Monopoly - Trust - Vertical Integration - Horizontal Integration - Consolidation - Concept: Business/Worker Relations Collective Bargaining Agreement - Labor Unions - Strike - Scab - Blacklist - Immigrant - Concept: Progressives Reform - Muckraker - Temperance - Progressive - Pure Food and Drug Act - The Jungle - The Square Deal -