Cold War Events Oct. US.65 Examine the impact of World War II on economic and social Rise of the Middle Class 31st conditions for African Americans. US.69 Write an opinion piece evaluating the *MAKE SURE TO GET A STUDY GUIDE!* Manhattan Project, including the rationale for using the atomic bomb to end the war.US.74 Explain examples of containment policies, including the Nov. The Butter Battle Book Active Reading Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, and the Truman Doctrine. US.75 Draw evidence 5th Due in Dropbox from informational text to analyze the progression of American foreign policy from containment to retaliation and brinkmanship to the domino theory to flexible response. US.76 Analyze the Nov. causes and effects of the Red Scare Posttest—Unit 3 (in class) (ACT is on 4/20) that followed World War II, including 2nd the rise of Americans’ attitude toward communism in China, McCarthyism, blacklisting, Alger Hiss, J. Edgar Hoover, Estes Kefauver, and the Rosenbergs. US.77 Describe the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War. US.78 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats of the fears of Americans about nuclear holocaust and debates over the stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons, including atomic testing, civil defense, bomb shelters, mutually assured destruction, impact of Sputnik. US.79 Describe the relationship between Cuba and the United States, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. US.82 Analyze the impact of prosperity and consumerism in the 1950s. US.84 Describe the effects of technological developments, including advances in medicine, improvements in agricultural technology such as pesticides and fertilizers, the environmental impact of these advances, and the development of the interstate highway system. US.85 Analyze the increasing impact of television and mass media on the American home, American politics, and the American economy. US.86 Describe the emergence of a youth culture. US.73 Describe the competition between the of the two “superpowers” Hiroshima and Nagasaki DBQ Due in Nov. United States and the Soviet Union in Dropbox the areas of arms development. 12th
Oct. 31st Nov. 5th Nov. 2nd Cold War Events Rise of the Middle Class *MAKE SURE TO GET A STUDY GUIDE!* The Butter Battle Book Active Reading Due in Dropbox Posttest—Unit 3 (in class) (ACT is on 4/20) US.65 Examine the impact of World War II on economic and social conditions for African Americans. US.69 Write an opinion piece evaluating the Manhattan Project, including the rationale for using the atomic bomb to end the war.US.74 Explain examples of containment policies, including the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, and the Truman Doctrine. US.75 Draw evidence from informational text to analyze the progression of American foreign policy from containment to retaliation and brinkmanship to the domino theory to flexible response. US.76 Analyze the causes and effects of the Red Scare that followed World War II, including Americans’ attitude toward the rise of communism in China, McCarthyism, blacklisting, Alger Hiss, J. Edgar Hoover, Estes Kefauver, and the Rosenbergs. US.77 Describe the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War. US.78 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats of the fears of Americans about nuclear holocaust and debates over the stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons, including atomic testing, civil defense, bomb shelters, mutually assured destruction, impact of Sputnik. US.79 Describe the relationship between Cuba and the United States, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. US.82 Analyze the impact of prosperity and consumerism in the 1950s. US.84 Describe the effects of technological developments, including advances in medicine, improvements in agricultural technology such as pesticides and fertilizers, the environmental impact of these advances, and the development of the interstate highway system. US.85 Analyze the increasing impact of television and mass media on the American home, American politics, and the American economy. US.86 Describe the emergence of a youth culture. Nov. 12th Hiroshima and Nagasaki DBQ Due in Dropbox US.73 Describe the competition between the two “superpowers” of the United States and the Soviet Union in the areas of arms development.
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