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Content Domain V: Modern Era (1945—Present)SSUSH20 a-cDefine the Cold War and its effect on the economies of European nations after the end of World War II.Explain the significance of the Marshall Plan.What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?Identify the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact as military alliances.Explain the policy of containment.What impact did Mao Zedong’s Communist takeover of China have on the United States policy in Asia?What caused the Korean War (1950—1953)? What was the result of the conflict?What was the significance of McCarthyism?Explain the importance of President Harry Truman’s integration of the military and the federal government.Why was Jackie Robinson important to civil rights?What was the Baby Boom (1946—1964)?Define Levittown? How did these communities impact society in the post-World War II Era?Identify the significance of the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act? Explain the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).Describe the impact of competition with the Soviet Union on society in the 1950s of the following:launch of Sputnik I in 1957passage of the education reform in mathematics and scienceIdentify the impact of technology on society in the Post-World War II Era of the following:air conditioning personal computercell phoneSSUSH21 a-eWhat impact did the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro have on the United States?Explain the invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in April of 1961. Was it successful?What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962? How did the crisis end?Explain the causes of the United States involvement in Southeast Asia and the Vietnam War:French ruleHo Chi Minh17th ParallelNorth Vietnam (Communist)South Vietnam (Nationalist)Tet Offensiveguerilla warfareopposition to Vietnam in United StatesExplain the impact of television on the following events of the 1950s and 1960s:News Coverage of the Civil Rights Movement1960 presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard NixonVietnam War CoverageIdentify the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the civil rights movement, his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and his famous speech “I Have a Dream” in the March on Washington in 1963.Explain the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Explain the Supreme Court’s decisions under Chief Justice Earl Warren & Miranda Rights.Identify the impact of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on the following domestic agenda:strength of the national government after the assassinationEconomic Opportunity Act of 1964civil rightspovertyExplain the importance of President Lyndon B. Johnson) Great Society “War on Poverty”Great Society Programs (education, PBS, arts, cultural institutions, transportation, and labor).MedicareMedicaidIdentify the significance of the following events on society in 1968Tet Offensive (January)assassination of Martin Luther King (April 4th)assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (June 5th)Democratic National Convention (August 26th-29th)Identify the founders, goals, tactics, and membership of the following civil rights organizations:Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)Explain the rise of Conservatism movement in the 1960s and the following:Presidential election of 1964Barry GoldwaterPresidential election of 1968Richard M. NixonGeorge WallaceSSUSH22 a-bExplain the significance Anti-Vietnam War movement in the 1960s.Identify the leadership and goals of the National Organization of Women (NOW)? Explain the role of César Chavez in the United Farm Workers’ Movement.Who was Rachel Carson and what was the significance of Silent Spring (1962)?What is the significance of celebrating Earth Day?Define the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which was founded in 1970.Identify the significance of the following Supreme Court decisions:Roe v. Wade (1973)?Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978)Explain the importance of the following involving Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford:Richard M. NixonNixon’s visit to China (1971)Watergate Scandal (1972—1974)Resignation of NixonGerald R. FordNixon’s PardonStagflation38. Identify the following events which occurred during the presidency of Jimmy Carter:Jimmy CarterCamp David AccordsIranian RevolutionIran Hostage Crisis (1979—1981)SSUSH23 a-d39. Analyze the significance of the presidency of Ronald Reagan:Ronald ReaganConservative view of the role of government“Reaganomics”Iran-Contra ScandalCollapse of the Soviet Union40. Identify the following events of the Bill Clinton presidency:North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)Impeachment of Bill Clinton41.Define the role of the Electoral College in presidential elections.42.Identify the significance of the Presidential Election of 2000. 43. How did the Supreme Court case Gore v. Bush (2000) affect the race?Identify the following events of the George W. Bush presidency:Al Qaeda attacks on September 11th Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)“War on Terrorism”Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003)Examine the influence of technological changes on society including the personal computer, the Internet, and social media.Who were the candidates and issues in the Presidential Election of 2008? Who won the election? ................
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