Unit 7: World War II and the Cold War
Unit 7 Study Guide - (due on test day) You should clearly answer the questions, summarizing the main idea surrounding the key events and figures in a way that allows you to use this list as a study guide for the Unit 7 quiz/test.
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AMSCO Review Book Period 7 (Chapter 25) - covers international events leading up to World War II and American involvement in the war
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Textbook Reading Assignments (black Brinkley book)
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NOTES AND POWERPOINTS
World War II
World War II Summary (handout) - covers the factors leading to the outbreak of World War II and major events for the US in both the European and Pacific theaters
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World War II (PPT 1) - covers the outbreak of World War II in Europe, US entry into the war and the consequences of the war on the United States
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The Cold War
Cold War Outline (handout) - chronological timeline that covers the major events of the Cold War from 1945-1991.
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Early Cold War (PPT 1) - discusses the origins of tensions between the US and USSR, as well as key events of the early years of the Cold War
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Domestic Cold War Policies (PPT 2) - covers beginning of the arms race, the Korean War and Eisenhower Cold War policies
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1950s, Civil Rights and Vietnam
1950s (PPT 3) - covers the social, economic and political changes that occurred in the 1950s
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The Civil Rights Movement (handout) - this packet chronologically traces the key events of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s and 1960s.
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1960s Politics and Foreign Policy (PPT 4) - covers the elections of JFK, Johnson and Nixon; the foreign policy crises with Cuba and the Vietnam War
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Crisis of Authority
Counterculture and New Cultural Identities (handout) - discusses the counterculture movement of the 1960s-1970s and the emergence of new cultural identities that were influenced by the Civil Rights Movement
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The 1970s (handout) - covers major domestic and foriegn policy issues of the 1970s from Nixon through Carter.
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The 1980s (handout) - covers major domestic and foreign policy issues of the 1980s
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