Mrs. Muench Casanova’sAdvanced Placement United States History

2012-2013 Syllabus

Unit 1: The Foundation of the North American Colonies (1491-1754) How We Made Nice With the Native Americans

Readings: Chapter 1: New World BeginningsChapter 2: The Planting of the English ColoniesChapter 3: Settling of the Northern ColoniesChapter 4: America in the 1600sHoward Zinn: Chapter 1 – Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress

Narrative Statement: The colonists are off to a rocky start in the “new” world as they strive to survive in the wilderness and coexist alongside the Native Americans. Once the colonists are established, we begin to see the emergence of American cultural traits and the formation of different regional patterns.

Essential Questions:1. Describe the initial relationship between the Native Americans and colonists and how it evolved by 1754.

What accounts for the shift in feelings for both sides?2. What were the similarities and differences between the French, Spanish and English empires in the “New

World?”3. Why and how did Jamestown succeed when other English settlements in the New World failed?4. Where the Salem Witch Trials of justifiable concern or was it mass hysteria? 5. How was Bacon’s Rebellion symbolic of colonists’ growing frustrations with British policies?

Terms you should know:1. Anne Hutchinson2. Bacon's Rebellion3. Bible Commonwealth

4. Calvinism

5. Conquistadors (know names)

6. covenant7. doctrine of a calling

8. Dominion of New England

9. Dutch W. India Company10. the "elect"

11. freemen (Puritan)12. Edward Braddock

13. George Whitefield

14. Half-Way Covenant15. headright system 16. Henry Hudson

17. House of Burgesses

18. Huguenots

19. indentured servitude

20. John Calvin

21. John Rolfe

22. John Smith23. John Winthrop

24. joint-stock company25. Jonathan Edwards26. King Philip27. Maryland Act of

Toleration28. Massachusetts Bay

Company29. the Mayflower 30. Mayflower Compact 31. middle passage32. Nathaniel Bacon33. New England

Confederation34. Pilgrims35. predestination36. primogeniture37. Protestant ethic38. Puritans39. Quakers

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I want you to know your History.

40. Roger Williams 41. royal charter42. Salem Witch Trials

43. Separatists

44. slave codes

45. The Great Awakening

46. Virginia Company47. "visible saints"

48. Walter Raleigh49. War of Jenkin’s Ear50. William Berkeley51. William Penn52. yeoman

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Unit 2: Emerging Colonial Identity and the American Revolution (1754-1800) We’re Not Going to Take It Anymore Readings: Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

Chapter 6: Duel for North AmericaChapter 7: Road to RevolutionChapter 8: America secedes from the EmpireZinn: Chapter 2 - Colonial Society on Eve of Revolution

Narrative Statement: The Americans began to form their own colonial identity and question their dependence on the British due to a combination of factors; including the British policy of salutary neglect, mercantilism, taxation (without representation in British government) and new philosophical ideals stemming from the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening.

Essential Questions:1. What impact did the Great Awakening have on American political and social ideals?2. What were the social, political, and economic causes and effects of the French and Indian War?3. To what extent did Americans develop a shared sense of national identity prior to the American Revolution?4. “The British mercantile system was beneficial to the American colonies.” Assess the validity of this

statement. 5. What were the social, political, and economic causes and effects of American Revolution? What were the

effects of the American Revolution beyond the United States?6. In what ways did the developments in the 1780s and 1790s affect the settlement, environment, territorial

claims, and foreign relations in the United States?

Terms you should know:

Chapter 5

1. Benjamin Franklin2. George Whitefield3. John Peter Zenger

4. Molasses Act5. Paxton Boys6. Phyllis Wheatley

7. The Great Awakening

Chapter 6

1. Edward Braddock 2. Hugenots 3. Robert de la Salle4. Samuel de Champlain 5. Seven Years’/French & Indian War6. William Pitt

Chapter 7

1. admiralty courts2. Albany Congress3. Boston Massacre4. Boston Tea Party5. boycott6. Charles Townshend7. committees of

correspondence8. Declaratory Act9. First Continental Congress10. internal/ external taxation

11. Intolerable Acts12. John Adams13. John Hancock14. King George III15. Lord North16. Marquis de Lafayette17. mercantilism18. mercenaries19. Navigation Acts20. “taxation without

representation”

21. Proclamation of 176322. Quartering Act23. Quebec Act24. royal veto25. Samuel Adams26. Sons of Liberty27. Stamp Act28. Townshend Acts29. “virtual” representation

Chapter 81. Albany Congress2. Benedict Arnold3. Charles Cornwallis4. Common Sense5. Hessians6. John Jay

7. Loyalists/ Tories8. Nathaniel Greene9. natural rights10. Patrick Henry11. Patriots/ Whigs12. privateering

13. Second Continental Congress

14. Thomas Jefferson15. Thomas Paine16. Treaty of Paris17. William Howe

Unit 3: The New Republic: Federalists and Anti-Federalists (1780-1812) The First Celebrity Death Match – Hamilton vs. Jefferson Reading: Chapter 9: Confederation and Constitution

Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of StateChapter 11: Jeffersonian RepublicChapter 12: The Second War for the Independence

Narrative Statement: The new nation attempts to establish a never before seen type of government that delicately balances state versus federal power while experiencing growing pains that lead to domestic and foreign disputes.

Essential Questions:1. “The Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government to the newly independent United

States of America.” Assess the validity of this statement. 2. How did Shay’s Rebellion influence the political leaders of the time and help shape the structure of the new

American government?3. Why did political parties emerge during this time? 4. “The Constitution of the United States of America was a document written by the people, for the people.”

Assess the validity of this statement. 5. How was a balance of states rights and federalism achieved in the U.S Constitution?6. Compare and contrast the Alien and Sedition Acts to our current immigration policy. How have our policies

changed? 7. Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana territory from France went against everything he ever stood for.

Agree or disagree?8. What was the significance of the peaceful transfer of power from one party to another in 1800?9. What were the major social, political and economic causes and effects of the War of 1812?10. How did expansion and the growth of Nationalism develop during this time?11. How did the Monroe Doctrine shape American foreign policy during this time period?

Presidents you should know: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe.

Terms you should know:

Chapter 91. Abigail Adams2. Alexander Hamilton3. Anti-Federalists4. Articles of Confederation5. Bill of Rights6. checks and balances

7. confederation8. Electoral College9. Federalists10. “Great Compromise”11. John Jay12. Land Ordinance

13. “mobocracy”14. Northwest Ordinance15. Shay’s Rebellion16. tariff17. three-fifths compromise

Chapter 10

1. agrarian2. Alexander Hamilton3. Alien and Sedition Laws4. Anthony Wayne5. assumed/implied powers6. Bank of the U.S.7. Battle of Fallen Timbers8. compact theory9. Convention of 180010. Electoral College11. Farewell Address12. French Revolution

13. James Madison14. Jay’s Treaty15. Jeffersonian Republicans16. John Jay17. Judiciary Act18. loose interpretation of

Constitution19. Neutrality Proclamation20. Ninth Amendment21. nullification22. Pinckney Treaty

23. popular sovereignty

24. republicanism25. sovereignty26. states’ rights27. strict interpretation of

Constitution28. Tenth Amendment29. Thomas Jefferson30. Virginia and Kentucky

Resolutions31. Whiskey Rebellion32. XYZ affair

Chapter 111. Chesapeake incident2. economic coercion3. Embargo Act4. impressment5. isolationism6. James Madison7. John Marshall8. judicial review9. Louisiana Purchase Treaty

10. Macon’s Bill No.211. Marbury v. Madison12. Meriwether Lewis13. “midnight judges”14. Napoleon Bonaparte15. Non-Intercourse Act16. Orders in Council17. Revolution of 180018. Robert Livingston

19. Tippecanoe20. Tecumseh21. The Prophet22. Toussaint L’Ouverture23. war hawks24. William Clark25. William Marbury26. Zebulon Pike

Chapter 121. American System2. Andrew Jackson3. Era of Good Feelings4. Fletcher vs. Peck5. Florida Purchase Treaty6. Francis Scott Key7. George Canning8. Gibbons vs. Ogden9. Hartford Convention10. Henry Clay

11. internal improvements12. James Fenimore Cooper13. John Quincy Adams14. McCulloch vs. Maryland15. Missouri Compromise16. Monroe Doctrine17. nationalism18. noncolonization19. nonintervention20. Oliver Hazard Perry

21. Panic of 181922. Peculiar Institution23. protective tariff24. sectionalism25. Star Spangled Banner26. Tallmadge Amendment27. Treaty of Ghent28. Virginia Dynasty29. Washington Irving

Unit 4: Expanding Democracy and Economic Reform (1820-1850) Bringing the Common Man Into Politics (But No Women Yet, Please)

Reading: Chapter 13: The Rise of JacksonChapter 14: The National EconomyChapter 15: Reform and Culture

Narrative Statement: Democracy takes on a new meaning as the “masses” start to participate in the political process (and by masses we mean white males). Meanwhile, America continues to expand (at the expense of Native Americans) and form a national identity as a result of expansionism and industrialization.

Essential Questions:1. Compare and contrast Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy.  Which one do you most agree with and why?2. Andrew Jackson is notorious for being bad, yet he also did a lot of good.  Describe Jackson's strengths and weaknesses as President.  How do you think we should we remember him?3. "The annexation of Texas by the U.S. from Mexico was fair and square."  Assess the validity of this statement.4. Describe the changes to the U.S. population demographics during the early 1800s.  How were the new immigrants different from the old and how were they received? Where was the population settling during this time?5. How did industrialization change American society for the better and/or worse? 6. What are the top three most important reform and/or cultural developments during this time? How were these reform movements symbolic of the new American character?

Presidents you should know: Jackson.

Terms you should know:1. American Temperance

Society2. Anti-Masonic party3. Bank of the United States4. Black Hawk5. Catherine Beecher Stowe6. common man 7. "corrupt bargain"8. cult of domesticity9. Daniel Webster10. Democratic-Republicans11. Denmark Vesey12. Dorothea Dix13. Edgar Allan Poe14. Elizabeth Cady Stanton15. Emma Willard16. Henry Clay17. Henry David Thoreau18. Horace Mann19. Hudson River School of

Art

20. industrial revolution21. internal improvements22. James Fenimore Cooper23. James Russell Lowell24. John C. Calhoun25. John Quincy Adams 26. John Tyler27. "King Caucus"28. "King Mob"29. Kitchen Cabinet30. Lucretia Mott31. Maine Law32. Martin Van Buren33. Maysville Road34. "Molly Maguires"35. nativism36. New Democracy37. Nicholas Biddle38. nullification39. Osceola40. Panic of 1837

41. Peggy Eaton affair42. "pet " banks43. Ralph Waldo Emerson44. "Revolution of 1828"45. Robert Fulton46. Second Great Awakening 47. Shakers48. spoils system49. Susan B. Anthony50. Tariff of Abominations51. "Trail of Tears"52. Transcendentalism53. transportation revolution54. Unitarianism55. Walt Whitman56. William Harrison57. William Lloyd Garrison58. Women's Rights

Convention (Seneca Falls)

Unit 5: Sectionalism (1820-1865) The Jerry Springer Show of American Politics

Reading: Chapter 16: The South & SlaveryChapter 17: Manifest DestinyChapter 18: SectionalismChapter 19: Disunion

Narrative Statement: American’s desire for, and subsequent acquisition of, new territory stirred the slavery debate prompting sectionalism and eventually, disunion and the Civil War.

Essential Questions:1. In what ways was slavery an economic and social American institution?2. Why did the institution of slavery command the loyalty of the vast majority of antebellum Southern whites,

despite the fact that only a small percentage of them owned slaves?3. Describe the goals, methods, and leadership of the abolitionist movement. Where abolitionists reformers or

fanatics? Support your opinion with FACTS.4. Which sections of the current United States did we add to our map during this time and how justifiable is the

manner in which we acquired this new territory? 5. How did the acquisition of new territories help fuel sectionalism and the Civil War?6. Of the following causes of the breakup of the Union, which THREE do you consider most important? Explain

your reasoning: weak presidential leadership, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Law, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, and/or fanaticism on the slavery issue.

7. In what ways were the issues that led to the Civil War similar to those that led to the American Revolution? (Venn diagram for brainstorm).

8. The Election of Abraham Lincoln to the White House in 1860 led directly to secession and civil war. Discuss and analyze four other significant events or issues which fueled the politics of divisiveness, 1789-1860. (Not the same three you used in E.Q. #6).

Presidents you should know: Polk, Pierce, and Buchanan

Terms you should know:1. abolitionism2. Abraham Lincoln3. "all of Mexico"4. American Anti-Slavery

Society5. Arthur and Lewis Tappan6. Bear Flag revolt7. "Bleeding Kansas"8. Brigham Young9. Compromise of 185010. Cotton Kingdom11. Creole12. Dred Scott decision13. Eli Whitney14. "fire eaters"15. Franklin Pierce16. Frederick Douglass17. Free Soil party18. Fugitive Slave Law19. Gadsden Purchase20. gag resolution

21. Harpers Ferry22. Harriet Beecher Stowe23. Harriet Tubman24. Horace Greeley25. James Buchanan26. James K. Polk27. Jefferson Davis28. Jim Crow Laws29. John Bell30. John Brown31. John C. Breckenridge32. John C. Calhoun33. John C. Fremont34. John Tyler 35. Kansas-Nebraska Act36. Lincoln-Douglas debates37. Lone Star Republic38. Manifest Destiny39. Martin Van Buren40. Millard Fillmore41. mulattos

42. Nat Turner43. Ostend Manifesto 44. peculiar institution45. popular sovereignty46. pony express47. Sam Houston48. Santa Anna49. "slaveocracy"50. Sojourner Truth51. southern nationalism52. Stephen A. Douglas53. The Liberator54. Treaty of Guadalupe-

Hidalgo55. Uncle Tom's Cabin 56. Underground Railroad57. Webster-Ashburton Treaty58. William Lloyd Garrison59. William H. Seward60. Wilmot Proviso61. Zachary Taylor

Unit 6: The Civil War & Reconstruction (1860-1876) The Disunited States of America

Readings: Chapter 20: The North & SouthChapter 21: The Civil War Chapter 22: Reconstruction

Narrative Statement: Sectionalism gives way to Civil War as the South secedes and the North fights to keep the Union together. Meanwhile, African Americans deal with the aftermath of freedom, including fierce discrimination and segregation.

Essential Questions:1. What were the major social, political and economic differences between the North and South?2. Was the South justified in wanting to secede? Why not let the South secede in peace? 3. What were the most significant advantages and disadvantages of the North and South during the Civil War?4. What were the economic, social and political causes and effects of the Civil War?5. What were the THREE most significant battles of the Civil War? Explain the reasoning behind your choices.6. Compare three major plans for restoring the South to the Union? Why do you think Lincoln picked the most

lenient policy?7. Analyze the reason for the failure of congressional Reconstruction to achieve lasting civil rights for the

freedmen and women. Address the effectiveness of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. 8. How effective was Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation?9. “The South never had a chance to win the Civil War.” Assess this statement with respect to specific military,

economic and political factors. Use a minimum of 10 terms within your essay.

Presidents you should know: Lincoln and Johnson

Terms you should know:

1. Antietam2. Appomatox Courthouse3. Black Codes4. Bull Run 5. carpetbaggers6. Charles Sumner7. Civil Rights Act8. Clara Barton 9. Copperheads10. Draft Riots11. Emancipation

Proclamation12. Fifteenth Amendment13. Force Acts14. Fort Sumter15. Fourteenth Amendment

16. Fredricksburg17. Freedmen's Bureau18. George B. McClellan19. George B. Meade20. Gettysburg21. Ironclad22. Jefferson Davis23. Jim Crow Laws24. John Wilkes Booth25. King Cotton26. Ku Klux Klan27. lynching28. Merrimack29. Military Reconstruction

Act30. moderate\racial

Republican

31. Monitor32. National Banking Act33. Peninsula Campaign34. Plessy v Fergusson35. Robert E. Lee36. scalawag37. sharecropping38. Ten percent plan39. Thaddeus Stevens40. Thirteenth Amendment41. Thomas J. Jackson42. Total War43. Ulysses S. Grant44. Virginia 45. Wade-Davis Bill46. William H. Seward47. William T. Sherman

Unit 7: The Gilded Age (1876-1909) How the Rich Got Richer While the Poor Got Poorer

Reading: Chapter 23: Politics in the Gilded AgeChapter 24: Industry in the Gilded AgeChapter 25: America Moves to the CityChapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution

Narrative Statement: A maturing America experiences profound changes socially, politically and economically as it industrializes, expands and urbanizes into the next century – all at the expense of farmers and Native Americans.

Essential Questions:1. Historians have labeled the period between the end of Reconstruction and the early 1900s “The Gilded Age.”

Please provide a brainstorm listing the social/political/economic problems of this era and a brief explanation as to why this time period is considered “gilded”.

2. Describe the pattern of race relations in the South from the end of the Civil War to the turn of the century 1900.

3. What were the challenges American farmers faced in the late 1800s? Were their frustrations justifiable? What did they do to resolve their problems? (use p. 606-624)

4. Describe the significance and effectiveness of the Populist Party.5. Discuss the impact of Western Expansion on farmers and ranchers.6. In what ways was politics affected by the corruption of the Gilded Age?7. How did the role of government in the economy change during the Gilded Age?8. What was the social, economic and political impact of industrialization?9. How did the factory system affect labor unions, immigration and urbanization?10. Where the Carnegie, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt “robber barons” or “captains of industry?”11. Compare and contrast the traditional source of immigrations to the sources of immigration from 1877-1914.

What was the American response to these new immigrants?12. Examine the impact of Industrialization on U.S. urban centers (socially and environmental).13. Who are the presidents during this time and why are they dubbed the “forgettable presidents?”14. Compare and contrast the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois. Which philosophy would work

best to combat discrimination against African Americans during the Gilded Age? How about today?

Presidents you should know: the forgettable presidents (oxymoron?). Know what makes them so… forgettable.

Terms you should know:1. 16:1 (sixteen to one/free

silver))2. Alexander Graham Bell3. American Federation of

Labor4. Andrew Carnegie5. Battle of Wounded Knee6. Benjamin Harrison7. "Billion-Dollar" Congress8. Booker T. Washington9. Central Pacific Railroad10. Chester A. Arthur11. Chief Joseph12. Clayton Act13. Collis P. Huntington14. Cornelius Vanderbilt15. Credit Mobilier16. Cross of Gold Speech

17. Dawes Act18. Eighteenth Amendment19. Eugene V Debs20. farm block21. Farmer's Alliance22. Federal Farm Loan Act23. George A. Custer24. Geronimo25. Ghost Dance26. Gilded Age27. Gentleman's Agreement28. Gold standard29. Gospel of Wealth30. the Grange31. Greenback Labor party32. Haymarket riot33. Homestead strike34. Horatio Alger

35. Horatio Seymour36. horizontal integration37. Interstate Commerce

Commission (ICC)38. J. Pierpont Morgan39. Jacob S. Coxey40. James A. Garfield41. Jay Gould42. John D. Rockefeller43. laissez-faire44. land grants 45. Leland Stanford46. Long Drive47. Mark Twain48. Monopoly49. Mugwumps50. National Labor Union51. nativism

52. New (v. old) Immigration53. NINA54. Oligopoly55. Pendleton Act56. Political machine57. pool58. rebate59. Rutherford B. Hayes60. Samuel Gompers61. Samuel Tilden62. Seventeenth Amendment

63. Silver standard64. Sioux Wars65. Sitting Bull66. Social Darwinism67. sod house68. spoils system69. stock watering 70. the "bloody shirt"71. Tammany Hall/Boss

Tweed72. Thomas Nast

73. trust74. Ulysses S. Grant75. Union Pacific Railroad76. United States Steel77. vertical integration78. W.E.B. DuBois79. Wabash case80. Whiskey Ring81. William Jennings Bryan82. yellow dog contract

Unit 8: U.S. Foreign Policy (1880-1920) Fixing Other Countries’ Problems While Ignoring Our Own

Reading: Chapter 27: Empire and ExpansionChapter 28: The ProgressivesChapter 29: Wilson’s ProgressivismChapter 30: WWI

Narrative Statement: Neutrality takes a back seat as the U.S. embarks on a series of foreign entanglements, including the Spanish American War and World War I. Domestically, the nation’s image suffers as it deals with issues such as poverty, women’s rights and the treatment of Native Americans.

Essential Questions:1. Compare and contrast old expansionism (Manifest Destiny) to the new expansionism (Imperialism). Why

the sudden change in U.S. Foreign policy? 2. Explain how America’s role changed from one of isolationism to being leader of the free world during this

time. 3. How did the Monroe Doctrine, and the subsequent Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, become the

cornerstone of American foreign policy? 4. What were some of the critiques of U.S. foreign policy?5. Describe the “separate sphere” and “cult of domesticity” of women during this time. How did women

challenge these roles during this time?6. What legislation was passed to protect consumers and the environmental during this time?7. What were the social, political and economic causes and effects of WWI?8. Describe Wilson’s plan for collective security and why it failed.

Presidents you should know: McKinley, Roosevelt (Teddy), Taft and Wilson.

Terms you should know:

1. 16th Amendment2. 17th Amendment3. 18th Amendment4. 19th Amendment1. Alfred Thayer Mahan2. benevolent assimilation3. big-stick diplomacy4. Bolsheviks5. Boxer Rebellion5. Carrie Chapman Catt6. Central Powers7. dollar diplomacy8. doughboys9. Emilio Aguinaldo10. Forest Reserve Act11. Fourteen Points12. George Creel13. Great White Fleet14. Henry Cabot Lodge15. Hepburn Act16. Ida Tarbell17. imperialism

18. initiative/referendum/recall19. Jacob Riis20. Jane Addams21. Jim Crow laws22. jingoism23. John Hay24. Jones Act25. Kaiser Wilhelm II26. League of Nations27. Lincoln Steffens28. Lusitania29. Marcus A. Hanna83. Mary Baker Eddy 30. Mary Elizabeth Lease31. McKinley Tariff32. Meat Inspection Act33. Muckrakers34. New Freedom35. New Nationalism36. Nez Perce37. Open Door Notes/Policy38. Panama Canal39. Pancho Villa

40. Philippine insurrection41. Pinchot-Ballinger Affair42. Pullman strike43. Pure Food & Drug Act44. Reconcentration camp45. Robert LaFollette46. Roosevelt Corollary47. Root-Takahira Agreement48. Rough Riders49. Settlement house50. spheres of influence51. Sussex52. Temperance 53. Theodore Roosevelt54. Treaty of Versailles55. Underwood Tariff56. Upton Sinclair57. Valeriano Weyler58. William McKinley59. Woodrow Wilson60. yellow journalism61. Zimmerman note

62. Venustiano Carranza63. Victoriano Huerta 64. William Howard Taft

Unit 9: Boom and Bust – The 1920s and the Great Depresion (1920-1939)The Original Economic Downturn/Government Stimulus Package

Reading: Chapter 31: The Roaring 1920s (Red Scare, Immigration Restrictions, KKK, Prohibition, Jazz Age)Chapter 32: Boom and Bust (Prosperity and Depression)Chapter 33: The Great Depression (Duh)

Narrative Statement: The nation enters the 1920s in full swing with a new-found passion for blues, jazz, booze and consumer goods. The feel good era of the ‘20s comes to a halt as the nation enters a recession and, ultimately, the Great Depression during the 1930s – forever changing American domestic economic policy and the government’s role in the economy - lesson learned? Not really.

Essential Questions:

1. How did the closing of the American Frontier in 1890 affect American’s reviews towards immigration in the early 1920s?

2. Compare and contrast organized intolerance during the 1920s to that of the present day. 3. In what ways was the youth of the 1920s a counterculture?4. List the reasons for which prohibition failed.5. How did the role of government in society change during the Great Depression?6. What were the social, economic and political causes and effects of the Great Depression?

Presidents you should know: Cleveland, Hoover and FDR.

Terms you should know:

1. 21st Amendment2. Agricultural Adjustment

Act3. Agricultural Marketing

Act4. Al Capone5. American Legion 6. Barbed Wire7. Black Tuesday8. Bonus Army9. boondoggling10. Brain Trust11. buying on margin12. Charles Evans Hughes13. Charles Lindbergh14. Civilian Conservation

Corps

15. court-packing scheme16. Dorthea Lange17. Dust Bowl18. Eleanor Roosevelt19. Emergency Quota Act20. Ernest Hemingway21. Espionage and Sedition

Acts22. farm block23. Farmer's Alliance24. Federal Farm Loan Act25. Federal Reserve Act26. First Hundred Days27. flappers28. Florida land boom29. Food Administration30. Grapes of Wrath31. Hawley-Smoot Tariff

32. Herbert Hoover33. Homestead Act34. Immigration Quota Act35. Ku Klux Klan36. Moonshine37. New Deal38. red scare39. Sacco and Vanzetti case40. Sherman Silver Purchase

Act41. speculation42. Teapot Dome scandal43. Tennessee Valley

Authority44. the "three Rs"45. Works Progress

Administration

Unit 10: WWII and the Cold War (1941-1960)Hot and Cold Entanglements in the World

Reading: Chapters 34: FDR (German/Japanese Aggression, Isolationism, Pearl Harbor)Chapter 35: America and WWII (Japanese Internment, War in the Pacific & Europe, A Bomb)Chapter 36: The Cold War Begins (Suburbs, Baby Boom, Truman, Anti-Communism)Chapter 37 (skip civil rights): The Eisenhower Era (Consumerism, McCarthyism, Space Race)

Narrative Statement: The United States finds itself in international entanglements once again fighting off Totalitarianism during WWII and Communism afterwards. The home front is drastically affected economically and, more significantly, socially as women enter the workplace and whites move to the suburbs. It all seems ideal, but it’s all on the verge of nuclear obliteration.

Themes: 1. Why did national neutrality fail and aggression prevail in the events leading up to WWII and the Cold War?2. What were the social, economic and political causes and effect of World War II?3. How did the role of women change during and after WWII?4. How were minority groups (African Americans, Japanese, and Hispanics) in the United States discriminated

against during WWII? Did any new opportunities become available for minorities as a result of WWII?5. What lead to the formation of the United Nations and how effective of an organization is it?6. What caused the Cold War? Was America’s anxiety towards Communism legitimate? (Must address

McCarthyism)7. What were the goals and policies of containment? How effective were they?

Presidents you should know: FDR, Truman and Eisenhower.

Terms you should know:

1. 38th Parallel2. ABM treaty3. Adolf Hitler4. Albert Einstein5. America First Committee6. Atlantic Charter7. Benito Mussolini8. Benjamin Spock 9. Berlin Blockade/ Airlift10. Blitzkrieg11. braceros program12. Casablanca Conference13. cash-and-carry14. containment 15. D Day16. Domino theory17. Douglas MacArthur18. Dwight D. Eisenhower19. Fair Employment

Practices Commission

20. Fidel Castro21. Final Solution22. Francisco Franco23. George S. Patton24. Good Neighbor policy25. Harry Truman26. Hirohito27. Hiroshima/Nagasaki 194528. Hitler-Stalin

Nonaggression Pact29. Ho Chi Minh30. House Committee on Un-

American Activities (HUAC)

31. isolationism32. Joseph Stalin33. Jules and Ethel Rosenberg34. Lend-Lease35. Marshall Plan 194836. McCarthyism37. NATO

38. Neutrality Act39. Nikita Khrushchev40. Nurenburg Trials41. Pearl Harbor42. Pinko43. Potsdam Conference44. Second front45. Spanish Civil War46. Sputnik 195747. totalitarianism48. Truman Doctrine 194749. United Nations50. V-E Day51. V-J Day52. War Labor Board53. War Production Board54. white flight55. Winston Churchill56. Yalta Conference

Unit 11: The Age of Protest (1960-1980)The Struggle between Liberals and Conservatives

Reading: Chapter 37 (2nd half): The Eisenhower Years (Desegregation and Civil Rights) Chapter 38: The Stormy Sixties (Kennedy, Vietnam, Cuban Missile Crisis, Civil Rights cont.,)Chapter 39: The Stalemated Seventies (Nixon, Watergate, Feminist Movement)Chapter 40: The Resurgence of Conservatism (The New Right, Reaganomics, Cold War ends)

Narrative Statement: The mature nation finally addresses the issues it swept under the rug for so long, including equality for African Americans and women; while struggling with new issues over domestic and foreign policy further dividing the nation into two camps.

Essential Questions:1. Describe some of the different factions of the Civil Rights movement and how effective where they?2. Compare and contrast the philosophies, goals and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.3. Compare and contrast the various presidents’ involvement in the Vietnam War. 4. What events caused the Cold War to escalate to the point of almost becoming a hot war?5. What were some of Nixon’s greatest strengths and weaknesses?6. Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail?7. How did Reagan represent the Modern Republicanism movement?

Presidents you should know: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Reagan.

Terms you should know:

1. 24th Amendment1. affirmative action2. Barry Goldwater3. Bay of Pigs4. Betty Friedan/The

Feminine Mystique5. Brown v Board of

Education6. Cambodian incursion7. Cesar Chavez8. Civil Rights Act of 19649. counterculture10. CREEP11. Cuban missile crisis12. desegregation13. détente14. DINKs15. Dwight D Eisenhower16. Earl Warren17. Edward Kennedy18. Equal Rights Amendment

(ERA019. Fair Deal

20. feminism21. flexible response22. George Wallace23. Gerald Ford24. Geraldine Ferraro25. Great Society26. Henry Kissinger27. Henry Wallace28. Inchon Landing29. Iranian hostage crisis30. iron curtain31. John F Kennedy32. Kent State killings33. Malcom X34. March on Washington35. Martin Luther King,Jr.36. MIRVs37. My Lai massacre38. neoconservatism39. New Frontier40. New Immigration41. Ngo Diem Diem42. Nixon Doctrine43. OPEC

44. Pentagon Papers45. Plessy v Ferguson46. Pueblo incident47. Reaganomics48. Richard M. Nixon49. Robert F. Kennedy50. Roe vs. Wade51. Ronald Reagan52. Rosa Parks53. SALT 54. Sandra Day O'Conner55. Shah of Iran56. supply-side economics57. Tet offensive58. Tonkin Gulf Resolution59. Twenty-Fourth

Amendment 60. Twenty-Sixth Amendment61. Vienna summit62. Viet Cong63. Vietnamization64. War on Poverty65. Watergate scandal66. Yuppies