US History

I can explain how the stock market works, including the definition of stock, why companies sell stock, why consumers buy stock and how shareholders make money from the stock market. 

I can describe the causes of the Great Depression. 

I can explain how and why the stock market crashed in 1929. 

I can describe the New Deal and identify its major goals. 

I can describe three temporary programs, actions and/or laws created as part of the New Deal. 

I can describe two programs, actions and/or laws created during the New Deal that continue today. 

I can explain how the New Deal changed the role of the federal government and how that change aligns with the two major political parties today. 

I can describe the background (who, what, where, when, why?) of the Pearl Harbor attack. 

I can describe the background of Japanese Internment. 

I can describe the invasion of the Soviet Union by the Nazis and the battle of Normandy (D Day) during World War II.  

I can describe the fighting in the Pacific Theater during WWII, including the names of the major island battles, tactics used, and outcomes of each battle. 

I can define the “Cold War” and explain how it started. 

I can describe the Truman Doctrine, Containment Policy and Marshall Plan. 

I can describe the “Second Red Scare” and Senator Joseph McCarthy’s role in the anti-Communist hysteria. 

I can describe the origins (how they started) and outcomes (how they ended) of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. 

I can describe the US’s role in the conflict between Vietnam and France in the 1950s and the outcome of the conflict outlined by the Geneva Accords.

I can describe the situation in the Gulf of Tonkin and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 

I can identify reasons why Americans opposed the draft and the overall Vietnam War itself. 

I can describe the outcome of the Vietnam War in terms of money and human casualties (deaths and injuries) and describe the War Powers Act that resulted from the war. 

I can describe the background behind the Supreme Court Case “Brown versus Board of Education,” its outcome, and how the Little Rock Nine integrated Central High School

I can describe the major Civil Rights Movement events including the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, Lunch Counter Sit Ins, Birmingham and Selma and the March on Washington. 

I can describe the successes and failures of the Civil Rights Movement and explain the causes of racial segregation and race-related economic equality today. 

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