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Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.

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

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Discuss the establishment of the United Nations and International Declaration of Human Rights, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and their importance in shaping modern Europe and maintaining peace and international order.

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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.

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Students explain the fundamental principles and moral values of American democracy as expressed in the U.S. Constitution and other essential documents of American democracy.

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HSS-PoAD.12.1 Students explain the fundamental principles and moral values of American democracy as expressed in the U.S. Constitution and other essential documents of American democracy.

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Analyze the influence of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and leading European political thinkers such as John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and William Blackstone on the development of American government.