Ch. 24: An Age of Limits (1968-1980)
The date is August 9, 1974. You are serving your country as an honor guard at the White House. As a member of the military, you've always felt patriotic pride in your government. Now the highest officer of that government, President Richard M. Nixon, is stepping down in disgrace. The trust you once placed in your leaders has been broken.
High School Social Studies Content Expectations
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8.1.2 Foreign Policy during the Cold War
Evaluate the origins, setbacks, and successes of the American policy of “containing” the Soviet Union, including:
• the development of a U.S. national security establishment, composed of the Department of Defense,
the Department of State, and the intelligence community
• the armed struggle with Communism, including the Korean conflict
• direct conflicts within specific world regions including Germany and Cuba
• U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and the foreign and domestic consequences of the war
(e.g., relationship/conflicts with U.S.S.R. and China, U.S. military policy and practices, responses
of citizens and mass media)
• indirect (or proxy) confrontations within specific world regions (e.g., Chile, Angola, Iran,
Guatemala)
• the arms race
8.2.2 Policy Concerning Domestic Issues
Analyze major domestic issues in the Post-World War II era and the policies designed to meet the challenges by:
• describing issues challenging Americans such as domestic anticommunism (McCarthyism), labor,
poverty, health care, infrastructure, immigration, and the environment
• evaluating policy decisions and legislative actions to meet these challenges (e.g., G.I. Bill of Rights
(1944), Taft-Hartley Act (1947), Twenty-Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1951),
Federal Highways Act (1956), National Defense Act (1957), E.P.A. (1970)
8.2.4 Domestic Conflicts and Tensions
Using core democratic values, analyze and evaluate the
competing perspectives and controversies among Americans generated by U.S. Supreme Court
decisions (e.g., Roe v Wade, Gideon, Miranda, Tinker, Hazelwood), the Vietnam War (anti-war
and counter-cultural movements), environmental movement, women’s rights movement, and the
constitutional crisis generated by the Watergate scandal.
Evaluate the origins, setbacks, and successes of the American policy of “containing” the Soviet Union, including:
• the development of a U.S. national security establishment, composed of the Department of Defense,
the Department of State, and the intelligence community
• the armed struggle with Communism, including the Korean conflict
• direct conflicts within specific world regions including Germany and Cuba
• U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and the foreign and domestic consequences of the war
(e.g., relationship/conflicts with U.S.S.R. and China, U.S. military policy and practices, responses
of citizens and mass media)
• indirect (or proxy) confrontations within specific world regions (e.g., Chile, Angola, Iran,
Guatemala)
• the arms race
8.2.2 Policy Concerning Domestic Issues
Analyze major domestic issues in the Post-World War II era and the policies designed to meet the challenges by:
• describing issues challenging Americans such as domestic anticommunism (McCarthyism), labor,
poverty, health care, infrastructure, immigration, and the environment
• evaluating policy decisions and legislative actions to meet these challenges (e.g., G.I. Bill of Rights
(1944), Taft-Hartley Act (1947), Twenty-Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1951),
Federal Highways Act (1956), National Defense Act (1957), E.P.A. (1970)
8.2.4 Domestic Conflicts and Tensions
Using core democratic values, analyze and evaluate the
competing perspectives and controversies among Americans generated by U.S. Supreme Court
decisions (e.g., Roe v Wade, Gideon, Miranda, Tinker, Hazelwood), the Vietnam War (anti-war
and counter-cultural movements), environmental movement, women’s rights movement, and the
constitutional crisis generated by the Watergate scandal.
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Chapter 24: An Age of Limits
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You Must Do ONE of the Following:
Ch. 24 Study Questions: (25pts.) OR Ch. 24 Graphic Organizers: (25pts.) OR Ch. 24 Outline: (25pts) Vocabulary: You Must Do ONE of the Following: Ch. 24 Identifications (15pts.) OR Ch. 24 Word Search (15pts.) OR Ch. 24 Crossword Puzzle (15pts.) |
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Rubric for Essay Topic: Explain the social and political effects of the Watergate Scandal. |
Video Dial-Up Assignment
Free Response: (Two Full Paragraphs)
First paragraph, describe what is happening in the video. Second paragraph, explain the significance of the person testifying before the congressional hearings and the impact of what he said.
First paragraph, describe what is happening in the video. Second paragraph, explain the significance of the person testifying before the congressional hearings and the impact of what he said.
Video High Speed Assignment
Watch the National Geographic Video on the Watergate Scandal. Create 25 Guided Video Questions (similar to what we do when we watch the Century Videos). You must:
1. Write the questions/answers in the chronological order.
2. The answers should be no more than three or four words.
3. The questions must focus on important information.
1. Write the questions/answers in the chronological order.
2. The answers should be no more than three or four words.
3. The questions must focus on important information.