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HSS-11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.

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Understand the role of military alliances, including NATO and SEATO, in deterring communist aggression and maintaining security during the Cold War.

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HSS-11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.

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Trace the origins and geopolitical consequences (foreign and domestic) of the Cold War and containment policy, including the following: • The era of McCarthyism, instances of domestic Communism (e.g., Alger Hiss) and blacklisting • The Truman Doctrine • The Korean War • The Berlin Blockade • The Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis • Atomic testing in the American West, the “mutual assured destruction” doctrine, and disarmament policies • The Vietnam War • Latin American policy

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HSS-11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.

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List the effects of foreign policy on domestic policies and vice versa (e.g., protests during the war in Vietnam, the “nuclear freeze” movement).

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HSS-11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.

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Analyze the role of the Reagan administration and other factors in the victory of the West in the Cold War.

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HSS-11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.

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Describe U.S. Middle East policy and its strategic, political, and economic interests, including those related to the Gulf War.

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HSS-11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.

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Examine relations between the United States and Mexico in the twentieth century, including key economic, political, immigration, and environmental issues.