Subject: US Studies II (Sophomores) Grade Level: 10th Time Frame: Semester Long (Both Semesters Presented) Marietta City Schools Pacing Guide Month / Week CCS Benchmarks Skills/Activities Resources Assessment August/September 21. During the 1930s, 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. Chapter 24-World War Looms 1. Understanding conditions in Europe that led to the rise of dictators-treaty of Versailles. 2. Identifying reason for American isolationism 3. Class Discussions and Video Assignments Web Videos-Holocaust/Day of Infamy Ch. 24 Test September 22. The United States mobilization of its economic and military resources during World War II brought significant changes to American society. Chapter 25-The US in World War II 1. Understanding the challenges faced by the US in regards to mobilization for WWII 2. Identifying the social changes for women and minorities in regards to WW II.-Migration of Americans. 3. Class Discussion and Video Assignments. Web Videos-Atomic Weapons Ch. 25 Test October 23. Use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the Chapter 26-Cold War Conflicts 1. Describe the conditions that allowed for the Red Web Videos- The Korean War Ch. 26 Test
balance of power and began the nuclear age. 24. The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism. 25. The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism reflected Cold War fears in American society. 26. The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics. Scare in Post WWII America. 2. Identify reasons why the US pursued a policy of containment. 3. Explain what factors led to America s involvement in Korea-related to containment. 4. Class discussion about role of nuclear weapons in Japan, as well as in the modern world. November 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. Chapter 27-The Postwar Boom 1. Identify the scientific advancements in post-war America that led to greater efficiency in electronics and appliances. 2. Explain why these scientific advancements led to greater prosperity. 3. Class discussion about the changing nature of where Americans live, in relationship to the changing economic environment in the United States. 4. Explain the impact of the 1965 Immigration Act. Web Videos-Advertising, Life in the 1950s. Ch. 27 Test
December Chapter 28-The New Frontier & The Great Society 1. Explain the actions taken by John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson to increase the role and the size of the federal government. the Cuban Missile crisis and its role in continuing the Cold War. Web Videos-JFK Inauguration Ch. 28 Test January 25. Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights. Chapter 29- Civil Rights 1. Explain the burdens and legal racism that was evident in the South (Jim Crow) the methods used by the Civil Rights movement to achieve their goals. 3. Compare and Contrast the differing opinions in regards to Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Web Videos-MLK, I Have a Dream Ch. 29 Test February 26. The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics. Chapter 30-The Vietnam War Years 1. Identify the factors that led to American involvement in the Vietnam conflict (Containment) American struggles in Vietnam 3. Importance of Media and Broadcasting in forming American public opinion. Web Videos-Vietnam News Reporting Ch. 30 Test
March 25. Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights. Chapter 31-An Era of Social Change 1. Identify the grievances of disenfranchised minority groups in American history (Women, African-Americans, Latino-Americans, and Native Americans) 2. Class Discussion and Video Assignments 3. Explain actions by the government meant to extend rights to those minority groups. Web Videos-Counterculture/Woodstock Ch. 31 Test April Chapter 32- An Age of Limits 1. Identify and Explain how the presidencies of Nixon, Ford, and Carter changed the role of the government in regards to social welfare and environmental protection. 2. Class discussion on the merits of Ford s pardon of Nixon. Web Videos-Nixon & Carter Speeches Ch. 32 Test AIR Test Prep 1. American Document Review Periods-Forming a document based on notes and research. May 32. Improved global communications, international trade, transnational business organizations, overseas Chapter 33-The Conservative Tide 1. Explain the factors that led to the Conservative movement of the 1980s. Web Videos-9/11-Culture in the 1980s, 1990s Ch. 33 Test
competition and the shift from manufacturing to service industries have impacted the American economy 27. The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R. brought an end to the Cold War. 33.The United States faced new political, national and economic challenges in the post-cold War world and following the attacks on Sept. 11th, 2001 2. Identify and Describe the steps taken by Ronald Reagan that brought about the collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe, as well as the USSR. 3. Class Discussion and Notes. Chapter 34-The US in Today s World 1. Identify major challenges that the United States faces today. 2. Explain reasons for changes in national -related to 9/11 3. Class discussion about their personal ideas about government and America s place in the world.