USD 263-MULVANE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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SOCIAL SCIENCE-High School Topics


OUTCOME/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION

 

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OBJECTIVE/SKILL

 

ASSESSMENT

 

1. Why is it important to understand role of the U.S. in post WW II era?
2. What was the role of U.S. during the Korean War?
 
1. Role of U.S. in post W.W. II
2. Korean War
 
1. Compare various post war conferences. Discuss reasons for creation of U.N. following W.W. II (UB5I5, UB5I6, UB5I7, UB5I8, UB5I9)
2. Discuss reasons for the Korean War. Discuss leaders and major battles of the Korean War. Analyze U.N. involvement in the war/armistice. (UB6I5, UB6I6)
 
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1. Why is it important to understand the political, social, and economic conditions of the 1950's?
2. Why is it important to understand U.S. involvement in the Cold War?
3. Why is it important that we have an understanding of the social and political changes of the 1960's?
4. Why is it important to understand U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
 
1. Political conditions of 1950's
2. Cold War Era
3. 1960's political changes
4. Vietnam Era
 
1. Compare cause/effect for major political condition of the 1950's. Discuss various changes of social condition of the 1950's (entertainment/lifestyles). Analyze economic changes in the 1950's. (UB6I3, UB6I4, UB6I5, UB6I7, UB7)
2. Discuss the tension in foreign policy as a result of Cold War Era. Analyze changes in military policies in the Cold War. Demonstrate knowledge of domestic problems as a result of the Cold War. (UB6I4, UB6I5, UB6I6, UB7)
3. Discuss the domestic political changes of the 1960's (civil rights/anti-war). Discuss/analyze U.S. foreign policy of 1960's. Discuss cause/effect of social changes 1960's (lifestyle, education, civil rights). (UB6I8, UB6I9, UB7)
4. Summarize U.S. military policies in Vietnam. Summarize the anti-war movement in U.S. over Vietnam. (UB6I8, UB7)
 
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1. Why is it important to understand U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
2. Why is it important to have knowledge of the Nixon Administration?
3. Why is it important to understand the social, political, and economic conditions during the 1970's?
 
1. Vietnam Era
2. Nixon's presidency
3. Political conditions of the 1970's
 
1. Summarize U.S. military policies in Vietnam. Summarize the anti-war movement in U.S. over Vietnam. (UB6I10, UB7)
2. Describe the success of the Nixon administration. Analyze the failure of the Nixon administration. (UB6I10, UB7)
3. Describe the various political issues of the 1970's. Analyze economic problems created by energy crisis/inflation of the 1970's. Describe how immigration in the 1970's effected social conditions. (UB6I10, UB6I11, UB7)
 
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1. Why is it important to understand the political and economic policy of the 1980's?
2. Why is it important to understand events leading to present U.S. policies?
 
1. Political conditions of the 1980's
2. Present U.S. policies
 
1. Describe the success of the Reagan administration. Analyze the failure of the Reagan administration. (UB6I12, UB6I13, UB6I14, UB7)
2. Demonstrate understanding of current issues in U.S. history. (UB6I12, UB6I13, UB6I14, UB7)
 
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