Day:

103

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

The Roaring 20s

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic
instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

7.2: Innovations in communications and technology
contributed to the growth of mass culture, while significant changes occurred in internal and international migration patterns.

7.3: Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into a position of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 711-720

Essential Question(s):

WXT-3.0: Analyze how technological innovation has affected economic development and society.
MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States,
and explain how migration has affected American life.

WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America and overseas.

Material to Master:

7.1

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy
to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.
A) New technologies and manufacturing techniques
helped focus the U.S. economy on the production
of consumer goods, contributing to improved
standards of living, greater personal mobility, and better
communications systems.

7.2

I. Popular culture grew in influence in U.S. society, even as debates increased over the effects of culture on public values, morals, and American national
identity.

D) In the 1920s, cultural and political controversies
emerged as Americans debated gender roles,
modernism, science, religion, and issues related
to race and immigration

7.3

II. World War I and its aftermath intensified ongoing debates about the nation’s role in the world and how best to achieve national security and pursue American interests.

D) In the years following World War I, the United States
pursued a unilateral foreign policy that used international
investment, peace treaties, and select military intervention to promote a vision of international order, even while maintaining U.S. isolationism.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Review Test

Homework:

optional

&

Flashcards:

 (CAN USE TOMORROW'S CLASS NOTES TO COMPLETE )

-Mass Produced Entertainment (include radio & cinema)

-Harlem Renaissance

-Edward Hooper

-Jazz

-Louis Armstrong

-Langston Hughes

-Irving Berlin

-Tin Pan Alley

Turn in next class:

Day:

104

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Culture of the 20s

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic
instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

7.2: Innovations in communications and technology
contributed to the growth of mass culture, while significant changes occurred in internal and international migration patterns.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

WXT-3.0: Analyze how technological innovation has affected economic development and society.

MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States, and explain how migration has affected American life.

CUL-2.0: Explain how artistic, philosophical, and scientific ideas have developed and shaped society and institutions.
CUL-4.0: Explain how different group identities, including racial, ethnic, class, and regional identities, have emerged and
changed over time.

Material to Master:

7.1

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.
A) New technologies and manufacturing techniques
helped focus the U.S. economy on the production
of consumer goods, contributing to improved
standards of living, greater personal mobility, and better
communications systems.

B) By 1920, a majority of the U.S. population lived
in urban centers, which offered new economic
opportunities for women, international migrants,
and internal migrants.

7.2

I. Popular culture grew in influence in U.S. society, even as debates increased over the effects of culture on public values, morals, and American national identity.
A) New forms of mass media, such as radio and cinema,
contributed to the spread of national culture as well
as greater awareness of regional cultures.
B) Migration gave rise to new forms of art and
literature that expressed ethnic and regional
identities, such the Harlem Renaissance movement.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Slide Show -- Popular Culture and The Arts in the 1920sb

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

(Can be done in class)

-National Origins Act

-Mexican Immigration

-Prohibition

Turn in next class:

Day:

105

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Conservative backlash in the 1920s

7.2: Innovations in communications and technology
contributed to the growth of mass culture, while significant changes occurred in internal and international migration patterns.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

CUL-4.0: Explain how different group identities, including racial, ethnic, class, and regional identities, have emerged and
changed over time.

MIG-1.0: Explain the causes of migration to colonial North America and, later, the United States, and analyze immigration’s effects on U.S. society.
MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States,
and explain how migration has affected American life.

Material to Master:

7.2

I. Popular culture grew in influence in U.S. society, even as debates increased over the effects of culture on public values, morals, and American national identity.

D) In the 1920s, cultural and political controversies
emerged as Americans debated gender roles,
modernism, science, religion, and issues related
to race and immigration.

II. Economic pressures, global events, and political developments caused sharp variations in the numbers, sources, and experiences of both international and
internal migrants.

A) Immigration from Europe reached its peak in the
years before World War I.  During and after World War I,
nativist campaigns against some ethnic groups led to
the passage of quotas that restricted immigration,
particularly from southern and eastern Europe, and
increased barriers to Asian immigration.

D) Migration to the United States from Mexico and
elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere increased,
in spite of contradictory government policies toward
Mexican immigration.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Slide Show -- Popular Culture and The Arts in the 1920sb -- Culture of the 1920s

Homework:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

106

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

The 1920s

7.2: A revolution in communications and transportation technology helped to create a new mass culture and spread “modern” values and ideas, even as cultural conflicts between groups increased under the pressure of migration, world wars, and economic distress.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

WXT-3.0: Analyze how technological innovation has affected economic development and society.

MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States, and explain how migration has affected American life.

CUL-2.0: Explain how artistic, philosophical, and scientific ideas have developed and shaped society and institutions.
CUL-4.0: Explain how different group identities, including racial, ethnic, class, and regional identities, have emerged and
changed over time.

Material to Master:

7.2

I. Popular culture grew in influence in U.S. society, even as debates increased over the effects of culture on public values, morals, and American national identity.

D) In the 1920s, cultural and political controversies
emerged as Americans debated gender roles,
modernism, science, religion, and issues related
to race and immigration.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Slide Show -- Popular Culture and The Arts in the 1920sb

Summarize with examples of  

tradition versus innovation, urban versus rural, fundamentalist Christianity versus scientific
modernism, management versus labor, native-born versus new immigrants, white versus black, and idealism versus disillusionment.

Finish yesterday's lecture by listening to the MP3 file while looking at this pdf file

Homework:

&:

&

Flashcards:

-Causes of the Great Depression

Turn in next class:

Day:

107

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Causes of the Great Depression

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 743-749 & Crash Course

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

Material to Master:

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.

C) Episodes of credit and market instability in the early
20th century, in particular the Great Depression,
led to calls for a stronger financial regulatory system.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Cartoon

You must draw pictures, it should look like a Garfield like cartoon when you are done.  Be sure to read the book and watch the crash course video before stating. 

Assign Family History Project

Homework:

&:

&

Flashcards:

-The New Deal

-National Recovery Administration

-Tennessee Valley Authority

-Federal Writers Project

-Eleanor Roosevelt

-Dust Bowl

-Huey Long

-Hoovervilles

Turn in next class:

Day:

108

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

The New Deal, phase 1

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 749-756

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.
POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.
WXT-1.0: Explain how different labor systems developed in North America and the United States, and explain their effects
on workers’ lives and U.S. society.

Material to Master:

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.

C) Episodes of credit and market instability in the early
20th century, in particular the Great Depression,
led to calls for a stronger financial regulatory system.

III. During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American
liberalism.
A) Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to end the Great Depression by using government power to provide relief to the poor, stimulate recovery, and reform the
American economy.
B) Radical, union, and populist movements pushed
Roosevelt toward more extensive efforts to change
the American economic system, while conservatives
in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal’s scope.
C) Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it
left a legacy of reforms and regulatory agencies and
fostered a long-term political realignment in which many
ethnic groups, African Americans, and working class
communities identified with the Democratic Party.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

New Deal Poster Project

Get started on this, you will have two more days in class to work on it.

Homework:

Boyer: 756-762

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Wagner Act

-Social Security Act

-FDIC

-New Democratic Coalition

Turn in next class:

Day:

109

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

New Deal Phase Two

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 756-762

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.
POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.
WXT-1.0: Explain how different labor systems developed in North America and the United States, and explain their effects
on workers’ lives and U.S. society.

Material to Master:

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.

C) Episodes of credit and market instability in the early
20th century, in particular the Great Depression,
led to calls for a stronger financial regulatory system.

III. During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American
liberalism.
A) Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to end the Great Depression by using government power to provide relief to the poor, stimulate recovery, and reform the
American economy.
B) Radical, union, and populist movements pushed
Roosevelt toward more extensive efforts to change
the American economic system, while conservatives
in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal’s scope.
C) Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it
left a legacy of reforms and regulatory agencies and
fostered a long-term political realignment in which many
ethnic groups, African Americans, and working class
communities identified with the Democratic Party.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

New Deal Poster Project

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Roosevelt's court reform bill

-Roosevelt Recession

Turn in next class:

Day:

110

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

New Deal's end

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 762-764

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.
POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.
WXT-1.0: Explain how different labor systems developed in North America and the United States, and explain their effects
on workers’ lives and U.S. society.

Material to Master:

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.

C) Episodes of credit and market instability in the early
20th century, in particular the Great Depression,
led to calls for a stronger financial regulatory system.

III. During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American
liberalism.
A) Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to end the Great Depression by using government power to provide relief to the poor, stimulate recovery, and reform the
American economy.
B) Radical, union, and populist movements pushed
Roosevelt toward more extensive efforts to change
the American economic system, while conservatives
in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal’s scope.
C) Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it
left a legacy of reforms and regulatory agencies and
fostered a long-term political realignment in which many
ethnic groups, African Americans, and working class
communities identified with the Democratic Party.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

New Deal Poster Project

Homework:

&:

&

Flashcards:

-Good Neighbor Policy

Turn in next class:

Day:

111

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

FDR's Foreign Policy

7.3: Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into a position of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 781-783

Essential Question(s):

WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North
America and overseas.

Material to Master:

II. World War I and its aftermath intensified ongoing debates about the nation’s role inthe world and how best to achieve national security and pursue American interests.

D) In the years following World War I, the United States pursued a unilateral foreign policy that used international investment, peace treaties,
and select military intervention to promote a vision of international order, even while
maintaining U.S. isolationism.

Review of 7.3, I, A,B,C

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

DBQ Scoring

Contextualization

Connect to Broader events or processes in introduction

POV Help:

H: Historical Context

I: Intended Audience

P: Purpose

Synthesis

Appropriately connects the topic of the question to other historical periods, geographical areas, contexts, or circumstances

OR

(World and European History) Draws on appropriate ideas and methods from different fields of inquiry or disciplines in support of the argument

Homework:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Prepare for Socratic Seminar, please consider Boyer as you answer.  As always, please annotate

Guiding Questions

1. How would you characterize Schweikart's opinion of president Hoover's response to the Depression?

2. Schweikart argues that FDR's New Deal was designed to "get business" and maintain Democratic control over the longterm.  How well does he support this claim?

3. Is Schweikart calling FDR a socialist, Keynesian, or schizophrenic?

4. Schweikart states that moving the United States off the gold standard was the "single positive action" of the New Deal and implies that nothing built by the WPA and PWA were valuable.  How well does he support these arguments?

5. Schweikart compares Roosevelt to "Boss" Tweed.  Is this a fair comparison?

Day:

112

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Impact of the Great Depression & the New Deal

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Schweikart: 553-575

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.
POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.
WXT-1.0: Explain how different labor systems developed in North America and the United States, and explain their effects
on workers’ lives and U.S. society.

Material to Master:

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.

C) Episodes of credit and market instability in the early
20th century, in particular the Great Depression,
led to calls for a stronger financial regulatory system.

III. During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American
liberalism.
A) Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to end the Great Depression by using government power to provide relief to the poor, stimulate recovery, and reform the
American economy.
B) Radical, union, and populist movements pushed
Roosevelt toward more extensive efforts to change
the American economic system, while conservatives
in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal’s scope.
C) Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it
left a legacy of reforms and regulatory agencies and
fostered a long-term political realignment in which many
ethnic groups, African Americans, and working class
communities identified with the Democratic Party.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Socratic Seminar

Prepare for Socratic Seminar:

Guiding Questions

1. How would you characterize Schweikart's opinion of president Hoover's response to the Depression?

2. Schweikart argues that FDR's New Deal was designed to "get business" and maintain Democratic control over the longterm.  How well does he support this claim?

3. Is Schweikart calling FDR a socialist, Keynesian, or schizophrenic?

4. Schweikart states that moving the United States off the gold standard was the "single positive action" of the New Deal and implies that nothing built by the WPA and PWA were valuable.  How well does he support these arguments?

5. Schweikart compares Roosevelt to "Boss" Tweed.  Is this a fair comparison?

Homework:

&/or:

-CIO

-Scottsboro Boys

-Confederation of Unions of Mexican Workers and Farm Laborers

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

113

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Impact of the Great Depression & the New Deal

7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 766-770, 775-777;

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.
POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.

Material to Master:

I. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.

C) Episodes of credit and market instability in the early
20th century, in particular the Great Depression,
led to calls for a stronger financial regulatory system.

III. During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American
liberalism.
A) Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to end the Great Depression by using government power to provide relief to the poor, stimulate recovery, and reform the
American economy.
B) Radical, union, and populist movements pushed
Roosevelt toward more extensive efforts to change
the American economic system, while conservatives
in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal’s scope.
C) Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it
left a legacy of reforms and regulatory agencies and
fostered a long-term political realignment in which many
ethnic groups, African Americans, and working class
communities identified with the Democratic Party.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

DBQ

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Neutrality Acts

Turn in next class:

Day:

114

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Causes of World War II

7.3: Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into a position of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 783-786

Essential Question(s):

WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North
America and overseas.

Material to Master:

II. World War I and its aftermath intensified ongoing debates about the nation’s role in the world and how best to achieve national security and pursue American interests.

E) In the 1930s, while many Americans were concerned
about the rise of fascism and totalitarianism, most
opposed taking military action against the aggression of
Nazi Germany and Japan until the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor drew the United States into World War II.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Map of Appeasement

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-lend-lease

-The Atlantic Charter

-Convoy System

-Pearl Harbor

Turn in next class:

Day:

115

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

US entry into World War II

7.3: Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into a position of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 786-789

Essential Question(s):

WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North
America and overseas.

Material to Master:

II. World War I and its aftermath intensified ongoing debates about the nation’s role in the world and how best to achieve national security and pursue American interests.

E) In the 1930s, while many Americans were concerned
about the rise of fascism and totalitarianism, most
opposed taking military action against the aggression of
Nazi Germany and Japan until the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor drew the United States into World War II.

III. U.S. participation in World War II transformed American society, while the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis powers vaulted the U.S. into a position of global, political, and military leadership.
A) Americans viewed the war as a fight for the survival of freedom and democracy against fascist and militarist ideologies. This perspective was later reinforced by
revelations about Japanese wartime atrocities, Nazi concentration camps, and the Holocaust.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Intro to the Long Essay

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

These can be done during class lecture tomorrow

-War Production Board

-Scientific Advances of WW II

-The Manhattan Project

-Operation Overlord / D-Day

-Battle of Midway

-Battle of Berlin

-European Theater vs. Pacific Theater

Turn in next class:

Day:

116

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Fighting World War II

7.3: Global conflicts over resources, territories, and ideologies renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world, while simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international military, political, cultural, and economic position.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

How did America contribute to an Allied victory in World War II?

Material to Master:

III. The involvement of the United States in World War II, while opposed by most Americans prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, vaulted the United States into global
political and military prominence, and transformed both American society and the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world. (WOR-4) (WOR-7)
(ID-3) (ID-6) (POL-5)

C. The United States and its allies achieved victory over the Axis powers through a combination of factors, including allied political and military cooperation, industrial production, technological and scientific advances,
and popular commitment to advancing democratic ideals.
• Atlantic Charter, development of sonar, Manhattan Project

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Lecture -- Fighting the war

Homework:

**2017 SKIP TO HOMEWORK FOR 117**

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Optional outside of class enrichment

Preparation for

Day:

121

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

The Roaring 20's and World War II

Date:

Time:

Location:

Duration:

TBA

4-6pm

Learning Commons

2 hours

Activity:

Day:

117

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

Material to Master:

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Junior Advisement

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Prepare for Socratic Seminar

1. Was it possible for Germany and Japan to win World War II with the US involved?

2. Could Roosevelt have avoided war?  Or should he have entered earlier?

3. Schweikart argues that America's corporate leadership & capitalism where the keys to US victory.  How well does he support this claim?

4. How does Schweikart characterize American public opinion concerning the war?

5. Does Schweikart contradict himself in his assessments of the Government's response to the Great Depression and World War II?

Day:

118

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

World War II

7.3: Global conflicts over resources, territories, and ideologies renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world, while simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international military, political, cultural, and economic position.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Schweikart: 589-605

Essential Question(s):

How did America win World War II?

Material to Master:

III. The involvement of the United States in World War II, while opposed by most Americans prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, vaulted the United States into global
political and military prominence, and transformed both American society and the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world. (WOR-4) (WOR-7)
(ID-3) (ID-6) (POL-5)

A. The mass mobilization of American society to supply troops for the war effort and a workforce on the home front ended the Great Depression and provided opportunities for women and minorities to improve their
socioeconomic positions.

C. The United States and its allies achieved victory over the Axis powers through a combination of factors, including allied political and military cooperation, industrial production, technological and scientific advances,
and popular commitment to advancing democratic ideals.
• Atlantic Charter, development of sonar, Manhattan Project

Documents to be utilized:

A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror  by Larry Schweikart  & Michael Allen

In Class:

Socratic Seminar on Schweikart

Prepare for Socratic Seminar

1. Was it possible for Germany and Japan to win World War II with the US involved?

2. Could Roosevelt have avoided war?  Or should he have entered earlier?

3. Schweikart argues that America's corporate leadership & capitalism where the keys to US victory.  How well does he support this claim?

4. How does Schweikart characterize American public opinion concerning the war?

5. Does Schweikart contradict himself in his assessments of the Government's response to the Great Depression and World War II?

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Women during WW II

-African Americans during WW II

-Veteran's Benevolent Association

-Japanese Internment

-Zoot Suit Riots

-Bracero Program

-A. Philip Randolph

Turn in next class:

Day:

119

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

World War II and American Culture

7.2: A revolution in communications and transportation technology helped to create a new mass culture and spread “modern” values and ideas, even as cultural conflicts between groups increased under the pressure of migration, world wars, and economic distress.

7.3: Global conflicts over resources, territories, and ideologies renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world, while simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international military, political, cultural, and economic position.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 798-806

Essential Question(s):

How did World War II touch the lives of America's diverse population?

Material to Master:

7.2

III. Economic dislocations, social pressures, and the economic growth spurred by World Wars I and II led to a greater degree of migration within the United States, as well as migration to the United States from elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere. (ID-6) (ID-8) (PEO-3) (WOR-4)

C. Many Mexicans, drawn to the U.S. by economic opportunities, faced ambivalent government policies in the 1930s and 1940s.
• Zoot Suit Riots, Bracero program

7.3

III. The involvement of the United States in World War II, while opposed by most Americans prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, vaulted the United States into global
political and military prominence, and transformed both American society and the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world. (WOR-4) (WOR-7)
(ID-3) (ID-6) (POL-5)

A. The mass mobilization of American society to supply troops for the war effort and a workforce on the home front ended the Great Depression and provided opportunities for women and minorities to improve their
socioeconomic positions.

B. Wartime experiences, such as the internment of Japanese Americans, challenges to civil liberties, debates over race and segregation, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb raised questions about American values.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Jigsaw: Impact of the war on African Americans, Indians, Latinos, Homosexuals, Women, Jews, and Asian Americans

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Yalta Conference

-Potsdam Conference

Turn in next class:

Day:

120

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Winning World War II

7.3: Global conflicts over resources, territories, and ideologies renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world, while simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international military, political, cultural, and economic position.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 806-807, 810-812

Essential Question(s):

Why did America's economy boom after the war?

Material to Master:

III. The involvement of the United States in World War II, while opposed by most Americans prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, vaulted the United States into global
political and military prominence, and transformed both American society and the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world. (WOR-4) (WOR-7)
(ID-3) (ID-6) (POL-5)

D. The dominant American role in the Allied victory and postwar peace settlements, combined with the war-ravaged condition of Asia and Europe, allowed the United States to emerge from the war as the most powerful
nation on earth.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Post War Boom reading and summarization

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-The G.I. Bill

-Post World War II Economy

Turn in next class:

Day:

121

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

Material to Master:

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Test

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

(Can be done in class)

-Truman Doctrine

-Atomic Energy Commission

-Marshall Plan

-NATO

-H-Bomb

-The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act

Turn in next class:

Day:

122

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Truman's First Term

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

Who the hell is Harry Truman?

Material to Master:

8.1

I. After World War II, the United States sought to stem the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a stable global economy, and build
an international security system. (WOR-4) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)
A. The United States developed a foreign policy based on collective security and a multilateral economic framework that bolstered non-Communist nations.
B. The United States sought to “contain” Soviet-dominated communism through a variety of measures, including military engagements in Korea and Vietnam.
• development of hydrogen bomb
C. The Cold War fluctuated between periods of direct and indirect military confrontation and periods of mutual coexistence (or détente).
II. As the United States focused on containing communism, it faced increasingly complex foreign policy issues, including decolonization, shifting international
alignments and regional conflicts, and global economic and environmental changes. (ENV-5) (WOR-3) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)
A. Postwar decolonization and the emergence of powerful nationalist movements in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East led both sides in the Cold War to seek allies among new nations, many of which remained nonaligned.
B. Cold War competition extended to Latin America, where the U.S. supported non-Communist regimes with varying levels of commitment to democracy.

III. Cold War policies led to continued public debates over the power of the federal government, acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals, and
the proper balance between liberty and order. (ID-3) (POL-7) (WOR-4) (CUL-5)
A. Americans debated policies and methods designed to root out Communists within the United States even as both parties tended to support the broader
Cold War strategy of containing communism.
B. Although the Korean conflict produced some minor domestic opposition, the Vietnam War saw the rise of sizable, passionate, and sometimes violent
antiwar protests that became more numerous as the war escalated.
C. Americans debated the merits of a large nuclear arsenal, the “military industrial complex,” and the appropriate power of the executive branch in
conducting foreign and military policy.

8.2

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although
progress toward equality was slow and halting. (ID-8) (POL-3) (POL-4) (POL-7)

B. Decision-makers in each of the three branches of the federal government used measures including desegregation of the armed services, Brown v. Board
of Education, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to promote greater racial justice.
C. Continuing white resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking a series of social and political crises across the nation, while tensions among civil
rights activists over tactical and philosophical issues increased after 1965.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Overview of the Truman's first term.

Discussion Outline

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Dixiecrats

-Executive order 9981

-Red Scares

-Joseph McCarthy

Turn in next class:

Day:

123

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Truman's Second Term

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

What was so cold about the Cold War?

Material to Master:

8.1

III. Cold War policies led to continued public debates over the power of the federal government, acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals, and
the proper balance between liberty and order. (ID-3) (POL-7) (WOR-4) (CUL-5)
A. Americans debated policies and methods designed to root out Communists within the United States even as both parties tended to support the broader
Cold War strategy of containing communism.
B. Although the Korean conflict produced some minor domestic opposition, the Vietnam War saw the rise of sizable, passionate, and sometimes violent
antiwar protests that became more numerous as the war escalated.
C. Americans debated the merits of a large nuclear arsenal, the “military industrial complex,” and the appropriate power of the executive branch in
conducting foreign and military policy.

8.2

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although
progress toward equality was slow and halting. (ID-8) (POL-3) (POL-4) (POL-7)

B. Decision-makers in each of the three branches of the federal government used measures including desegregation of the armed services, Brown v. Board
of Education, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to promote greater racial justice.
C. Continuing white resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking a series of social and political crises across the nation, while tensions among civil
rights activists over tactical and philosophical issues increased after 1965.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Overview of Truman's Second Term

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

124

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Korean Conflict

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America
and overseas.

Material to Master:

I. United States policymakers engaged in a Cold War with the authoritarian Soviet Union, seeking to limit the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a free-market global economy, and build an
international security system.
B) Concerned by expansionist Communist ideology and
Soviet repression, the United States sought to contain
communism through a variety of measures, including
major military engagements in Korea and Vietnam.

Documents to be utilized:

-Statement by President Harry S. Truman, dated June 27, 1950,

-Memorandum from George Kennan  to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, August 23, 1950

-Excerpts from CIA Report on the Likelihood of Soviet or Chinese intervention in the event of an invasion of North Korea, September 27, 1950

-Excerpt from Broadcast on Radio Peking [the official radio station of the People’s Republic of China], October 10, 1950

-Harry S. Truman, Speech Explaining the Firing of MacArthur, April 13, 1951

-General Douglas MacArthur Defends His Conduct in the War in Korea, April 19, 1951

In Class:

Korean War In Documents

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

125

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Red Scares

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

NAT-3.0: Analyze how ideas about national identity changed in response to U.S. involvement in international conflicts
and the growth of the United States.

Material to Master:

II. Cold War policies led to public debates over the power of the federal
government and acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals while protecting civil liberties.
A) Americans debated policies and methods designed to expose suspected communists within the
United States even as both parties supported the broader strategy of
containing communism.

Documents to be utilized:

- Testimony before the 1947 HUAC investigation of the motion picture industry

In Class:

Red Scares and Hollywood

Homework:

Zinn: 428-442, annotate for seminar tomorrow?

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Joseph McCarthy

-Military Industrial Complex

Turn in next class:

Prepare for seminar

1. Where the Red Scares & and anti-communist actions of the 1940's and 1950's justified?

2. Who was responsible for fueling the fear and persecution of communists?

3. Did American foreign policy radicalize the Cuban revolution and drive Castro to the Soviets?

4. Did the military industrial complex fuel the red scare or did the red scare fuel the military industrial complex?

5. Should this period in American history be viewed with admiration or shame?

Other data to consider as you form your opinion for question 5:

Day:

126

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Red Scares

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Zinn: 428-442

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.
WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America
and overseas.

NAT-3.0: Analyze how ideas about national identity changed in response to U.S. involvement in international conflicts
and the growth of the United States.

Material to Master:

I. United States policymakers engaged in a Cold War with the authoritarian Soviet Union, seeking to limit the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a free-market global economy, and build an
international security system.

E) Cold War competition extended to Latin America, where the U.S. supported non-Communist regimes that had varying levels of commitment to democracy.

II. Cold War policies led to public debates over the power of the federal government and acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals while protecting civil liberties.
A) Americans debated policies and methods designed to expose suspected communists within the United States even as both parties supported the broader strategy of
containing communism.

C) Americans debated the merits of a large nuclear
arsenal, the military industrial complex, and the appropriate power of the executive branch in conducting foreign and military policy.

Documents to be utilized:

-Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States

In Class:

Seminar Questions

1. Where the Red Scares & and anti-communist actions of the 1940's and 1950's justified?

2. Who was responsible for fueling the fear and persecution of communists?

3. Did American foreign policy radicalize the Cuban revolution and drive Castro to the Soviets?

4. Did the military industrial complex fuel the red scare or did the red scare fuel the military industrial complex?

5. Should this period in American history be viewed with admiration or shame?

Homework:

&/or:

or

Flashcards:

(Can be done with class notes)

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

-Federal Aid Highway Act, 1956

-Warren Court

-Brown v. Board of Education, 1954

-Proxy Wars

-Sputnik I

Turn in next class:

Day:

127

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Eisenhower Years

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

NAT-2.0: Explain how interpretations of the Constitution and debates over rights, liberties, and definitions of citizenship have affected American values, politics, and society.

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.
WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America
and overseas.

Material to Master:

I. United States policymakers engaged in a Cold War with the authoritarian Soviet Union, seeking to limit the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a free-market global economy, and build an
international security system.
A) As postwar tensions dissolved the wartime alliance between Western democracies and the Soviet Union, the United States developed a foreign policy based on collective security, international aid, and economic
institutions that bolstered non-Communist nations.

C) The Cold War fluctuated between periods of direct and
indirect military confrontation and periods of mutual
coexistence (or détente).
D) Postwar decolonization and the emergence of powerful
nationalist movements in Asia, Africa, and the Middle
East led both sides in the Cold War to seek allies among
new nations, many of which remained nonaligned.
E) Cold War competition extended to Latin America, where the U.S. supported non-Communist regimes that had varying levels of commitment to democracy.

8.2

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although progress toward racial equality was slow.

B) The three branches of the federal government
used measures including desegregation of the
armed services, Brown v. Board of Education,
and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to promote
greater racial equality.

Documents to be utilized:

-Censure of Joseph McCarthy

In Class:

Overview and discussion

Notes template

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

128

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Eisenhower Years

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.
WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America
and overseas.

NAT-3.0: Analyze how ideas about national identity changed in response to U.S. involvement in international conflicts
and the growth of the United States.

Material to Master:

I. United States policymakers engaged in a Cold War with the authoritarian Soviet Union, seeking to limit the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a free-market global economy, and build an
international security system.

E) Cold War competition extended to Latin America, where the U.S. supported non-Communist regimes that had varying levels of commitment to democracy.

II. Cold War policies led to public debates over the power of the federal government and acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals while protecting civil liberties.
A) Americans debated policies and methods designed to expose suspected communists within the United States even as both parties supported the broader strategy of
containing communism.

C) Americans debated the merits of a large nuclear
arsenal, the military industrial complex, and the appropriate power of the executive branch in conducting foreign and military policy.

Documents to be utilized:

- Select Speeches by Eisenhower, Dulles, and Kennedy

- Census Data from 1950's

-Washington Post Cartoon c. 1950

In Class:

DBQ

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Silent Spring

-Levittown

-Baby boomers

-Television

-sunbelt migration

Turn in next class:

Day:

129

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Eisenhower Years -- Mainstream America

8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic and demographic changes
had far-reaching consequences for American society, politics, and culture.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 854-865

Essential Question(s):

POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society
and institutions.

GEO-1.0: Explain how geographic and environmental factors shaped the development of various communities, and analyze how competition for and debates over natural resources have affected both interactions among different groups and the development of government policies.

WXT-3.0: Analyze how technological innovation has affected economic development and society.

MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States, and explain how migration has affected American life.

CUL-3.0: Explain how ideas about women’s rights and gender roles have affected society and politics.

CUL-1.0: Explain how religious groups and ideas have affected American society and political life.
CUL-2.0: Explain how artistic, philosophical, and scientific ideas have developed and shaped society and institutions.

Material to Master:

II. Responding to social conditions and the African American civil rights movement, a variety of movements emerged that focused on issues of identity, social justice, and the environment.

C) Despite an overall affluence in postwar America,
advocates raised concerns about the prevalence and
persistence of poverty as a national problem.

D) Environmental problems and accidents led to a growing environmental movement that aimed to use legislative and public efforts to combat pollution and protect natural
resources. The federal government established new environmental programs and regulations.

I. Rapid economic and social changes in American society fostered a sense of optimism in the postwar years.
A) A burgeoning private sector, federal spending, the baby
boom, and technological developments helped
spur economic growth.
B) As higher education opportunities and new
technologies rapidly expanded, increasing social
mobility encouraged the migration of the middle class
to the suburbs and of many Americans to the South and
West. The Sun Belt region emerged as a significant
political and economic force.

II. New demographic and social developments, along with anxieties over the Cold War, changed U.S. culture and led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation.
A) Mass culture became increasingly homogeneous
in the postwar years, inspiring challenges to conformity by artists, intellectuals, and rebellious youth.

C) The rapid and substantial growth of evangelical
Christian churches and organizations was accompanied by greater political and social activism on the part of religious conservatives.

Documents to be utilized:

- Silent Spring, Rachel Carson

-Leave it to Beaver

-The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

-Fluffo Commercial c. 1950

-Dinah Shore introduces the new Chevrolet for 1953

-Trailer for The Man Who Knew Too Much

-Crisis in Levittown, 1957

-Merv Griffin Interview with Dr. Spock

-Mickey Mouse Club

In Class:

Lesson 1: Read passage from Silent Spring and consider change and continuity in the popular understanding of human's relationship with the environment

Lesson 2: Students watch a variety of media from the 1950s and determine if the patterns identified in their textbook are evident in the media

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-White Flight

-Montgomery bus boycott

-Hispanic Americans in 1950s America

-Impact of Sputnik on America

-Rock-n-Roll

-The Blackboard Jungle

-The Beats

Turn in next class:

Day:

130

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Eisenhower Presidency -- other America

8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic and demographic changes
had far-reaching consequences for American society, politics, and culture.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 865-872

Essential Question(s):

POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society
and institutions.

GEO-1.0: Explain how geographic and environmental factors shaped the development of various communities, and analyze how competition for and debates over natural resources have affected both interactions among different groups and the development of government policies.

WXT-3.0: Analyze how technological innovation has affected economic development and society.

MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States, and explain how migration has affected American life.

CUL-3.0: Explain how ideas about women’s rights and gender roles have affected society and politics.

CUL-1.0: Explain how religious groups and ideas have affected American society and political life.
CUL-2.0: Explain how artistic, philosophical, and scientific ideas have developed and shaped society and institutions.

Material to Master:

II. Responding to social conditions and the African American civil rights movement, a variety of movements emerged that focused on issues of identity, social justice, and the environment.

C) Despite an overall affluence in postwar America,
advocates raised concerns about the prevalence and
persistence of poverty as a national problem.

D) Environmental problems and accidents led to a growing environmental movement that aimed to use legislative and public efforts to combat pollution and protect natural
resources. The federal government established new environmental programs and regulations.

I. Rapid economic and social changes in American society fostered a sense of optimism in the postwar years.
A) A burgeoning private sector, federal spending, the baby
boom, and technological developments helped
spur economic growth.
B) As higher education opportunities and new
technologies rapidly expanded, increasing social
mobility encouraged the migration of the middle class
to the suburbs and of many Americans to the South and
West. The Sun Belt region emerged as a significant
political and economic force.

II. New demographic and social developments, along with anxieties over the Cold War, changed U.S. culture and led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation.
A) Mass culture became increasingly homogeneous
in the postwar years, inspiring challenges to conformity by artists, intellectuals, and rebellious youth.

C) The rapid and substantial growth of evangelical
Christian churches and organizations was accompanied by greater political and social activism on the part of religious conservatives.

Documents to be utilized:

-Trailer for Blackboard Jungle, 1955

-Trailer for Rebel Without a Cause, 1955

-Elvis Presley, Hound Dog performance on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1956

-On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 1957

In Class:

The Other America -- video clips

Students watch a variety of media from the 1950s and determine if the patterns identified in their textbook are evident in the media

Homework:

Mini Model UN -- Suez Crisis Background Guide bring to class

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

131

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Eisenhower & the Cold War

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Mini Model UN -- Suez Crisis Background Guide

Essential Question(s):

WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America
and overseas.

Material to Master:

I. United States policymakers engaged in a Cold War with the authoritarian Soviet Union, seeking to limit the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a free-market global economy, and build an
international security system.

D) Postwar decolonization and the emergence of powerful
nationalist movements in Asia, Africa, and the Middle
East led both sides in the Cold War to seek allies among
new nations, many of which remained nonaligned.

II. Cold War policies led to public debates over the power of the federal government and acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals while protecting civil liberties.

D) Ideological, military, and economic concerns shaped U.S. involvement in the Middle East, with several oil crises in the region eventually sparking attempts at creating a
national energy policy.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Mini Model UN -- Suez Crisis

Position Papers

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Can be done in class

-Clean Air Act

-Cuban Missile Crisis

-Detente

-The Great Society

-Medicaid and Medicare

-Miranda v. Arizona

-1968

-Vietnam War

-1965 Immigration laws

Turn in next class:

Day:

132

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Kennedy/Johnson Overview

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.
WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for, and results of, U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America
and overseas.

NAT-3.0: Analyze how ideas about national identity changed in response to U.S. involvement in international conflicts and the growth of the United States.

NAT-1.0: Explain how ideas about democracy, freedom, and individualism found expression in the development of cultural values, political institutions, and American identity.
NAT-2.0: Explain how interpretations of the Constitution and debates over rights, liberties, and definitions of citizenship have affected American values, politics, and society.
NAT-4.0: Analyze relationships among different regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and explain how these
groups’ experiences have related to U.S. national identity.
POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.

POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society
and institutions.

POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.

Material to Master:

8.1

I. United States policymakers engaged in a Cold War with the authoritarian Soviet Union, seeking to limit the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a free-market global economy, and build an international security system.
A) As postwar tensions dissolved the wartime alliance between
Western democracies and the Soviet Union, the United States
developed a foreign policy based on collective security,
international aid, and economic institutions that bolstered
non-Communist nations.
B) Concerned by expansionist Communist ideology and
Soviet repression, the United States sought to contain
communism through a variety of measures, including
major military engagements in Korea and Vietnam.
C) The Cold War fluctuated between periods of direct and
indirect military confrontation and periods of mutual
coexistence (or détente).

II. Cold War policies led to public debates over the power of the federal government and acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals while protecting civil liberties.

B) Although anticommunist foreign policy faced little
domestic opposition in previous years, the Vietnam
War inspired sizable and passionate antiwar protests
that became more numerous as the war escalated, and
sometimes led to violence.
C) Americans debated the merits of a large nuclear
arsenal, the military industrial complex, and the appropriate power of the executive branch in conducting foreign and military policy.

8.2

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although progress toward racial equality was slow.
A) During and after World War II, civil rights activists and
leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combated racial
discrimination utilizing a variety of strategies, including legal challenges, direct action, and nonviolent protest tactics.
B) The three branches of the federal government
used measures including desegregation of the armed services, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to promote greater racial equality.
C) Continuing resistance slowed efforts at desegregation,
sparking social and political unrest across the nation.
Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of nonviolence increased after 1965.

III. Liberalism influenced postwar politics and court decisions, but it came under increasing attack from the left as well as from a resurgent conservative movement.
A) Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of government power to achieve
social goals at home, reached a high point of political
influence by the mid-1960s.
B) Liberal ideas found expression in Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, which attempted to use federal legislation and programs to end racial discrimination, eliminate poverty, and address other social issues. A series of Supreme Court decisions expanded civil rights and individual liberties.
C) In the 1960s, conservatives challenged liberal laws and court
decisions and perceived moral and cultural decline, seeking
to limit the role of the federal government and enact more
assertive foreign policies.
D) Some groups on the left also rejected liberal policies, arguing
that political leaders did too little to transform the racial and
economic status quo at home and pursued immoral policies abroad.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Overview and discussion

Notes template

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

133

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Kennedy/Johnson Overview

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

see day 132

Material to Master:

see day 132

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Overview and discussion

Notes template

Homework:

&

&

Flashcards:

-SNCC

-Birmingham Campaign, 1963

-Letter from a Birmingham Jail

-March on Washington

-Civil Rights Act of 1964

-Democratic National Convention, 1964

-Voting Rights Act, 1965

-SCLC

-Martin Luther King

-Black Panther Party

Turn in next class:

Day:

134

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Civil Rights Movement

8.2: 8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 869-872

Essential Question(s):

NAT-1.0: Explain how ideas about democracy, freedom, and individualism found expression in the development of cultural values, political institutions, and American identity.
NAT-2.0: Explain how interpretations of the Constitution and debates over rights, liberties, and definitions of citizenship have affected American values, politics, and society.
NAT-4.0: Analyze relationships among different regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and explain how these groups’ experiences have related to U.S. national identity.
POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society

Material to Master:

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although progress toward racial equality was slow.
A) During and after World War II, civil rights activists and
leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combatted racial discrimination utilizing a variety of strategies,
including legal challenges, direct action, and nonviolent protest tactics.
B) The three branches of the federal government
used measures including desegregation of the armed services, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 to promote greater racial equality.
C) Continuing resistance slowed efforts at desegregation,
sparking social and political unrest across the nation.
Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of nonviolence increased after 1965.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Civil Rights Timeline

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

135

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Civil Rights Movement

8.2: 8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

NAT-1.0: Explain how ideas about democracy, freedom, and individualism found expression in the development of cultural values, political institutions, and American identity.
NAT-2.0: Explain how interpretations of the Constitution and debates over rights, liberties, and definitions of citizenship have affected American values, politics, and society.
NAT-4.0: Analyze relationships among different regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and explain how these groups’ experiences have related to U.S. national identity.
POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society

Material to Master:

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although progress toward racial equality was slow.
A) During and after World War II, civil rights activists and
leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combatted racial discrimination utilizing a variety of strategies,
including legal challenges, direct action, and nonviolent protest tactics.
B) The three branches of the federal government
used measures including desegregation of the armed services, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 to promote greater racial equality.
C) Continuing resistance slowed efforts at desegregation,
sparking social and political unrest across the nation.
Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of nonviolence increased after 1965.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Civil Rights Timeline

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Guiding Questions

1. It seems civil rights workers actually had two enemies, hate in the south and indifference on the part of the federal government.  How accurate is this statement?

2. Malcolm X argues that the March on Washington was co-opted by the white establishment, assuming this is true, how do you think this impacted the movement?

3. How did the Civil Rights Movement change in the late 1960's and what accounts for those changes?

4. Could the changes in the civil rights movement in the late '60's be termed a grassroots insurgency?

5. Evaluate the success and failures of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.

Day:

136

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Civil Rights Movement

8.2: 8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Zinn: 443-467

Essential Question(s):

NAT-1.0: Explain how ideas about democracy, freedom, and individualism found expression in the development of cultural values, political institutions, and American identity.
NAT-2.0: Explain how interpretations of the Constitution and debates over rights, liberties, and definitions of citizenship have affected American values, politics, and society.
NAT-4.0: Analyze relationships among different regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and explain how these groups’ experiences have related to U.S. national identity.
POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society

Material to Master:

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although progress toward racial equality was slow.
A) During and after World War II, civil rights activists and
leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combatted racial discrimination utilizing a variety of strategies,
including legal challenges, direct action, and nonviolent protest tactics.
B) The three branches of the federal government
used measures including desegregation of the armed services, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 to promote greater racial equality.
C) Continuing resistance slowed efforts at desegregation,
sparking social and political unrest across the nation.
Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of nonviolence increased after 1965.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Socratic Seminar

Guiding Questions

1. It seems civil rights workers actually had two enemies, hate in the south and indifference on the part of the federal government.  How accurate is this statement?

2. Malcolm X argues that the March on Washington was co-opted by the white establishment, assuming this is true, how do you think this impacted the movement?

3. How did the Civil Rights Movement change in the late 1960s and what accounts for those changes?

4. Could the changes in the civil rights movement in the late '60s be termed a grassroots insurgency?

5. Evaluate the success and failures of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Indian Civil Rights Protests in the 1960s

-Cesar Chavez

-Asian American Political Alliance

-The National Organization of Women

-The Feminine Mystique

-Stonewall Riot

Turn in next class:

Day:

137

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Civil Rights for women, Latinos, American, Indians, homosexuals, and Asian Americans

8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal
efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 892-897

Essential Question(s):

Material to Master:

II. Responding to social conditions and the African American civil rights movement, a variety of movements emerged that focused on issues of identity, social justice, and the environment.
A) Feminist and gay and lesbian activists mobilized behind claims for legal, economic, and social equality.
B) Latino, American Indian, and Asian American movements continued to demand social and economic equality and a redress of past injustices.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Document Practice

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

138

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

The Great Society

Key Concept 8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.

Material to Master:

III. Liberalism influenced postwar politics and court decisions, but it came under increasing attack from the left as well as from a resurgent conservative movement.

B) Liberal ideas found expression in Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, which attempted to use federal legislation and programs to end racial discrimination, eliminate
poverty, and address other social issues. A series of Supreme Court decisions expanded civil rights and individual liberties.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Jig-saw

Perspectives on the Great Society

Good or Bad for America?

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Vietnam

-New Left

-Students for a Democratic Society

Turn in next class:

Day:

139

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Johnson to Nixon

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global
leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and
generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 899-910

Essential Question(s):

● Analyze how U.S. involvement in international crises such as the Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, the Great Depression, and the Cold War influenced public debates about American national identity in the 20th century ID-3

● Analyze how debates over civil rights and civil liberties have influenced political life from the early 20th century through the early 21st century POL-7

● Explain how the U.S. involvement in global conflicts in the 20th century set the stage for domestic social changes WOR-4

● Analyze the role of culture and the arts in 19th- and 20th-century movements for social and political change CUL-6

● Explain how and why “modern” cultural values and popular culture have grown since the early 20th century and how they have affected American politics and society CUL-7

Material to Master:

8.1

I. After World War II, the United States sought to stem the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a stable global economy, and build
an international security system. (WOR-4) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)

B. The United States sought to “contain” Soviet-dominated communism through a variety of measures, including military engagements in Korea and Vietnam.

III. Cold War policies led to continued public debates over the power of the federal government, acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals, and
the proper balance between liberty and order. (ID-3) (POL-7) (WOR-4) (CUL-5)

B. Although the Korean conflict produced some minor domestic opposition, the Vietnam War saw the rise of sizable, passionate, and sometimes violent antiwar protests that became more numerous as the war escalated.

8.2

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although
progress toward equality was slow and halting. (ID-8) (POL-3) (POL-4) (POL-7)

C. Continuing white resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking a series of social and political crises across the nation, while tensions among civil
rights activists over tactical and philosophical issues increased after 1965.

III. As many liberal principles came to dominate postwar politics and court decisions, liberalism came under attack from the left as well as from resurgent conservative
movements. (POL-2) (POL-5) (POL-7)

C. Groups on the left also assailed liberals, claiming they did too little to transform the racial and economic status quo at home and pursued immoral policies abroad.
• Students for a Democratic Society

8.3

III. New demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation. (ID-7) (POL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7)
A. Although the image of the traditional nuclear family dominated popular perceptions in the postwar era, the family structure of Americans was undergoing profound changes as the number of working women increased
and many social attitudes changed.
B. Young people who participated in the counterculture of the 1960s rejected many of the social, economic, and political values of their parents’ generation, initiated a sexual revolution, and introduced greater informality
into U.S. culture.
C. Conservatives and liberals clashed over many new social issues, the power of the presidency and the federal government, and movements for greater individual rights.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

American Unpinned, 1965-1970

Film with analysis questions

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

(can be done with video)

-Counterculture

-Music of the 1960s

-The sexual revolution

-Election of 1968

-Silent Majority

Turn in next class:

Day:

140

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Stormy '60s

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global
leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and
generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer 899-919

Essential Question(s):

● Analyze how U.S. involvement in international crises such as the Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, the Great Depression, and the Cold War influenced public debates about American national identity in the 20th century ID-3

● Analyze how debates over civil rights and civil liberties have influenced political life from the early 20th century through the early 21st century POL-7

● Explain how the U.S. involvement in global conflicts in the 20th century set the stage for domestic social changes WOR-4

● Analyze the role of culture and the arts in 19th- and 20th-century movements for social and political change CUL-6

● Explain how and why “modern” cultural values and popular culture have grown since the early 20th century and how they have affected American politics and society CUL-7

Material to Master:

8.1

III. Cold War policies led to continued public debates over the power of the federal government, acceptable means for pursuing international and domestic goals, and
the proper balance between liberty and order. (ID-3) (POL-7) (WOR-4) (CUL-5)

B. Although the Korean conflict produced some minor domestic opposition, the Vietnam War saw the rise of sizable, passionate, and sometimes violent antiwar protests that became more numerous as the war escalated.

8.2

I. Seeking to fulfill Reconstruction-era promises, civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although
progress toward equality was slow and halting. (ID-8) (POL-3) (POL-4) (POL-7)

C. Continuing white resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking a series of social and political crises across the nation, while tensions among civil
rights activists over tactical and philosophical issues increased after 1965.

II. Stirred by a growing awareness of inequalities in American society and by the African American civil rights movement, activists also addressed issues of identity
and social justice, such as gender/sexuality and ethnicity. (POL-3) (ID-8)
A. Activists began to question society’s assumptions about gender and to call for social and economic equality for women and for gays and lesbians.

8.3

I. Rapid economic and social changes in American society fostered a sense of optimism in the postwar years, as well as underlying concerns about how these changes were
affecting American values. (WXT-3) (WXT-5) (CUL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7) (PEO-3)

B. These economic and social changes, in addition to the anxiety engendered by the Cold War, led to an increasingly homogeneous mass culture, as well as challenges to conformity by artists, intellectuals, and rebellious youth.

III. New demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that
sharply divided the nation. (ID-7) (POL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7)
A. Although the image of the traditional nuclear family dominated popular perceptions in the postwar era, the family structure of Americans was undergoing profound changes as the number of working women increased
and many social attitudes changed.
B. Young people who participated in the counterculture of the 1960s rejected many of the social, economic, and political values of their parents’ generation, initiated a sexual revolution, and introduced greater informality
into U.S. culture.
C. Conservatives and liberals clashed over many new social issues, the power of the presidency and the federal government, and movements for greater individual rights.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Working with a partner students create a concept web that answers this questions: How did Vietnam, the civil rights movement, and the baby boom reshape America's culture 1960s?

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

141

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Stormy '60s

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global
leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and
generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

● Analyze how U.S. involvement in international crises such as the Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, the Great Depression, and the Cold War influenced public debates about American national identity in the 20th century ID-3

● Analyze how debates over civil rights and civil liberties have influenced political life from the early 20th century through the early 21st century POL-7

● Explain how the U.S. involvement in global conflicts in the 20th century set the stage for domestic social changes WOR-4

● Analyze the role of culture and the arts in 19th- and 20th-century movements for social and political change CUL-6

● Explain how and why “modern” cultural values and popular culture have grown since the early 20th century and how they have affected American politics and society CUL-7

Material to Master:

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Nixon Presidency

-Environmental Protection Agency

-Watergate

Turn in next class:

Day:

142

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Nixon

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global
leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and
generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

● Explain how changes in transportation, technology, and the integration of the U.S. economy into world markets have influenced U.S.
society since the Gilded Age WXT-3

●  Explain how and why the role of the federal government in regulating economic life and the environment has changed since the end of the 19th century WXT-8

●  Explain how and why major party systems and political alignments arose and have changed from the early Republic through the end of the 20th century POL-2

●  Explain how activist groups and reform movements, such as antebellum reformers, civil rights activists, and social conservatives, have
caused changes to state institutions and U.S. society POL-3

●  Analyze how and why the New Deal, the Great Society, and the modern conservative movement all sought to change the federal government’s role in U.S. political, social, and economic life POL-4

●  Explain how the growing interconnection of the U.S. with worldwide economic, labor, and migration systems affected U.S. society since the late 19th century WOR-3

●  Explain how the U.S. involvement in global conflicts in the 20th century set the stage for domestic social changes WOR-4

●  Analyze the goals of U.S. policymakers in major international conflicts, such as the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War, and explain how U.S. involvement in these conflicts has altered the U.S. role in world affairs WOR-7

●  Explain how and why debates about and policies concerning the use of natural resources and the environment more generally have changed since the late 19th century ENV-5

Material to Master:

8.1

II. As the United States focused on containing communism, it faced increasingly complex foreign policy issues, including decolonization, shifting international
alignments and regional conflicts, and global economic and environmental changes. (ENV-5) (WOR-3) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)

C. Ideological, military, and economic concerns shaped U.S. involvement in the Middle East, with several oil crises in the region eventually sparking attempts at creating a national energy policy.
• OPEC

8.2

III. As many liberal principles came to dominate postwar politics and court decisions, liberalism came under attack from the left as well as from resurgent conservative
movements. (POL-2) (POL-5) (POL-7)

B. Liberal ideals were realized in Supreme Court decisions that expanded democracy and individual freedoms, Great Society social programs and policies, and the power of the federal government, yet these unintentionally helped energize a new conservative movement that mobilized to defend traditional visions of morality and the proper role of state authority.

8.3

I. Rapid economic and social changes in American society fostered a sense of optimism in the postwar years, as well as underlying concerns about how these changes were
affecting American values. (WXT-3) (WXT-5) (CUL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7) (PEO-3)

C. Conservatives, fearing juvenile delinquency, urban unrest, and challenges to the traditional family, increasingly promoted their own values and ideology.

II. As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the
burgeoning use of natural resources. (ID-6) (PEO-2) (PEO-3) (PEO-7) (ENV-5) (WXT-8)

B. Responding to the abuse of natural resources and the alarming environmental problems, activists and legislators began to call for conservation measures and a fight against pollution.

III. New demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation. (ID-7) (POL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7)

C. Conservatives and liberals clashed over many new social issues, the power of the presidency and the federal government, and movements for greater individual rights.
• Watergate, Bakke v. University of California

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

The Long Essay: Periodization

 Long Essay Rubric

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Day:

143

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Nixon

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global
leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and
generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Essential Question(s):

● Explain how changes in transportation, technology, and the integration of the U.S. economy into world markets have influenced U.S.
society since the Gilded Age WXT-3

●  Explain how and why the role of the federal government in regulating economic life and the environment has changed since the end of the 19th century WXT-8

●  Explain how and why major party systems and political alignments arose and have changed from the early Republic through the end of the 20th century POL-2

●  Explain how activist groups and reform movements, such as antebellum reformers, civil rights activists, and social conservatives, have
caused changes to state institutions and U.S. society POL-3

●  Analyze how and why the New Deal, the Great Society, and the modern conservative movement all sought to change the federal government’s role in U.S. political, social, and economic life POL-4

●  Explain how the growing interconnection of the U.S. with worldwide economic, labor, and migration systems affected U.S. society since the late 19th century WOR-3

●  Explain how the U.S. involvement in global conflicts in the 20th century set the stage for domestic social changes WOR-4

●  Analyze the goals of U.S. policymakers in major international conflicts, such as the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War, and explain how U.S. involvement in these conflicts has altered the U.S. role in world affairs WOR-7

●  Explain how and why debates about and policies concerning the use of natural resources and the environment more generally have changed since the late 19th century ENV-5

Material to Master:

8.1

II. As the United States focused on containing communism, it faced increasingly complex foreign policy issues, including decolonization, shifting international
alignments and regional conflicts, and global economic and environmental changes. (ENV-5) (WOR-3) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)

C. Ideological, military, and economic concerns shaped U.S. involvement in the Middle East, with several oil crises in the region eventually sparking attempts at creating a national energy policy.
• OPEC

8.2

III. As many liberal principles came to dominate postwar politics and court decisions, liberalism came under attack from the left as well as from resurgent conservative
movements. (POL-2) (POL-5) (POL-7)

B. Liberal ideals were realized in Supreme Court decisions that expanded democracy and individual freedoms, Great Society social programs and policies, and the power of the federal government, yet these unintentionally helped energize a new conservative movement that mobilized to defend traditional visions of morality and the proper role of state authority.

8.3

I. Rapid economic and social changes in American society fostered a sense of optimism in the postwar years, as well as underlying concerns about how these changes were
affecting American values. (WXT-3) (WXT-5) (CUL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7) (PEO-3)

C. Conservatives, fearing juvenile delinquency, urban unrest, and challenges to the traditional family, increasingly promoted their own values and ideology.

II. As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the
burgeoning use of natural resources. (ID-6) (PEO-2) (PEO-3) (PEO-7) (ENV-5) (WXT-8)

B. Responding to the abuse of natural resources and the alarming environmental problems, activists and legislators began to call for conservation measures and a fight against pollution.

III. New demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation. (ID-7) (POL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7)

C. Conservatives and liberals clashed over many new social issues, the power of the presidency and the federal government, and movements for greater individual rights.
• Watergate, Bakke v. University of California

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

 Overview and discussion

Notes template

Homework:

&/or:

Flashcards:

-Detente

-Oil Embargo of 1973

-Nixon in China

Turn in next class:

Day:

144

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Nixon Abroad

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global
leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 924-932

Essential Question(s):

●  Explain how the growing interconnection of the U.S. with worldwide economic, labor, and migration systems affected U.S. society since the late 19th century WOR-3

●  Explain how the U.S. involvement in global conflicts in the 20th century set the stage for domestic social changes WOR-4

Material to Master:

I. After World War II, the United States sought to stem the growth of Communist military power and ideological influence, create a stable global economy, and build
an international security system. (WOR-4) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)

C. The Cold War fluctuated between periods of direct and indirect military confrontation and periods of mutual coexistence (or détente).

II. As the United States focused on containing communism, it faced increasingly complex foreign policy issues, including decolonization, shifting international
alignments and regional conflicts, and global economic and environmental changes. (ENV-5) (WOR-3) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)

A. Postwar decolonization and the emergence of powerful nationalist movements in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East led both sides in the Cold War to seek allies among new nations, many of which remained nonaligned.

C. Ideological, military, and economic concerns shaped U.S. involvement in the Middle East, with several oil crises in the region eventually sparking attempts at creating a national energy policy.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

The Long Essay: Change and Continuities

 Long Essay Rubric

Nixon on the World Stage: Change and Continuities overtime

Homework:

&/or:

&

Flashcards:

-Greenpeace

-Roe v. Wade

-Act-Up

-Moral Majority

Turn in next class:

Day:

145

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Society in the Ford/Carter Years

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and
generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer 935-943

Essential Question(s):

●  Analyze how changes in class identity and gender roles have related to economic, social, and cultural transformations since the late 19th century ID-7

●  Explain how activist groups and reform movements, such as antebellum reformers, civil rights activists, and social conservatives, have
caused changes to state institutions and U.S. society POL-3

●  Explain how and why debates about and policies concerning the use of natural resources and the environment more generally have changed since the late 19th century ENV-5

●  Analyze the role of culture and the arts in 19th- and 20th-century movements for social and political change CUL-6

●  Explain how and why “modern” cultural values and popular culture have grown since the early 20th century and how they have affected American politics and society CUL-7

Material to Master:

8.2

II. Stirred by a growing awareness of inequalities in American society and by the African American civil rights movement, activists also addressed issues of identity
and social justice, such as gender/sexuality and ethnicity. (POL-3) (ID-8)
A. Activists began to question society’s assumptions about gender and to call for social and economic equality for women and for gays and lesbians.

8.3

II. As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the
burgeoning use of natural resources. (ID-6) (PEO-2) (PEO-3) (PEO-7) (ENV-5) (WXT-8)

B. Responding to the abuse of natural resources and the alarming environmental problems, activists and legislators began to call for conservation measures and a fight against pollution.

III. New demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation. (ID-7) (POL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7)
A. Although the image of the traditional nuclear family dominated popular perceptions in the postwar era, the family structure of Americans was undergoing profound changes as the number of working women increased and many social attitudes changed.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Legacy of the 1960s -- concept web phase two.

 Students create a concept web that supports the claim made in the statement below with evidence from pages 935-943

 -The activists, radical spirit of the sixties continued to influence the environmental movement, the women's movement, gay rights and changing sexual norms but these years also saw a reaction against the 1960s, expressed both in a retreat from public concerns to private pursuits and in a sharp conservative backlash 

Write a thesis for this question:

 Evaluate the extent to which the 1972 marked a turning point in American history, analyzing what changed and what stayed the same from the period immediately before 1972 to the period immediately following it.

The Long Essay: Periodization

 Long Essay Rubric

Homework:

&/or:

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Flashcards:

-Bakke v. University of California

Turn in next class:

Day:

146

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Society in the Ford/Carter Years

8.2: Liberalism, based on anticommunism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of governmental and especially federal power to achieve social goals at home, reached its apex in the mid-1960s and
generated a variety of political and cultural responses.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 944-947

Essential Question(s):

● Analyze how migration patterns to, and migration within, the United States have influenced the growth of racial and ethnic identities and conflicts over ethnic assimilation and distinctiveness ID-6

● Explain how civil rights activism in the 20th century affected the growth of African American and other identity-based political and social movements  ID-8

● Analyze the causes and effects of major internal migration patterns such as urbanization, suburbanization, westward movement, and the Great Migration in the 19th and 20th centuries PEO-3

● Explain how and why debates over immigration to the United States have changed since the turn of the 20th century PEO-7

Material to Master:

8.2

II. Stirred by a growing awareness of inequalities in American society and by the African American civil rights movement, activists also addressed issues of identity
and social justice, such as gender/sexuality and ethnicity. (POL-3) (ID-8)

C. Despite the perception of overall affluence in postwar America, advocates raised awareness of the prevalence and persistence of poverty as a national problem, sparking efforts to address this issue.

8.3

II. As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the
burgeoning use of natural resources. (ID-6) (PEO-2) (PEO-3) (PEO-7) (ENV-5) (WXT-8)
A. Internal migrants as well as migrants from around the world sought access to the economic boom and other benefits of the United States, especially after
the passage of new immigration laws in 1965.

III. New demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation. (ID-7) (POL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7)

C. Conservatives and liberals clashed over many new social issues, the power of the presidency and the federal government, and movements for greater individual rights.
• Bakke v. University of California

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Explore New York Times Immigration and Migration Map and view PBS segments on African Americans in the 1970s and 1980s (start at 6:40)

While completing this

Homework:

Optional: Boyer: 947-952

&/or:

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Crash Course

Flashcards:

-Ford Presidency

-Carter Presidency

-Camp David Accords

-Iran Hostage Crisis

Turn in next class:

Day:

147

Dates:

Topic #:

Our Topic:

Ford/Carter Years

8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and attempting to defend a position of global
leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

8.3: Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.

Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 947-952

Essential Question(s):

● Explain how changes in transportation, technology, and the integration of the U.S. economy into world markets have influenced U.S. society since the Gilded Age WXT-3

● Analyze how and why the New Deal, the Great Society, and the modern conservative movement all sought to change the federal government’s role in U.S. political, social, and economic life POL-4

● Explain how the U.S. involvement in global conflicts in the 20th century set the stage for domestic social changes WOR-4

● Explain how the growing interconnection of the U.S. with worldwide economic, labor, and migration systems affected U.S. society since the late 19th century WOR-3

● Explain how U.S. military and economic involvement in the developing world and issues such as terrorism and economic globalization
have changed U.S. foreign policy goals since the middle of the 20th century WOR-8

●Explain how and why debates about and policies concerning the use of natural resources and the environment more generally have changed since the late 19th century  ENV-5

Material to Master:

8.1

II. As the United States focused on containing communism, it faced increasingly complex foreign policy issues, including decolonization, shifting international
alignments and regional conflicts, and global economic and environmental changes. (ENV-5) (WOR-3) (WOR-7) (WOR-8)

A. Postwar decolonization and the emergence of powerful nationalist movements in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East led both sides in the Cold War to seek allies among new nations, many of which remained nonaligned.

C. Ideological, military, and economic concerns shaped U.S. involvement in the Middle East, with several oil crises in the region eventually sparking attempts
at creating a national energy policy.

III. New demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation. (ID-7) (POL-5) (CUL-6) (CUL-7)

C. Conservatives and liberals clashed over many new social issues, the power of the presidency and the federal government, and movements for greater individual rights.

Documents to be utilized:

In Class:

Wrap up day 146 

Overview and discussion

Notes template

Homework:

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Flashcards:

-New Right

-Reaganomics

-Regan's Foreign Policy

-Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)

-1984 Election

-Iran-Contra Affair

-Reagan's mission to Moscow

-Terrorism of the 1980s

Turn in next class:

1. Was Reagan's success more about style or substance?

2. What was Reagonomics and did it work?

3. Did Reagan fulfill the conservative ideal of small government, low taxes, and balanced budgets?

4. How did Reagan transform the Cold War?

5. Does Reagan's record support the acclaim he frequently receives?