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Essential
Standards
11.7 Students analyze America's
participation in World War II.
11.7.7 Discuss the decision to
drop atomic bombs and the consequences of the decision (Hiroshima and
Nagasaki).
11.7.8 Analyze the effect of
massive aid given to Western Europe under the Marshall Plan to rebuild
itself after the war and the importance of a rebuilt Europe to the U.S.
economy.
11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy
since World War II.
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Discuss the establishment of the United
Nations its their importance in shaping modern Europe and maintaining
peace and international order.
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Understand the role of military alliances,
including NATO in deterring communist aggression and
maintaining security during the Cold War.
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Trace the origins and geopolitical
consequences (foreign and domestic) of the Cold War and containment
policy, including the following:
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The era of McCarthyism, instances of
domestic Communism (e.g., Alger Hiss) and blacklisting
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The Truman Doctrine
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The Berlin Blockade
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The Korean War
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The Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban
Missile Crisis
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Atomic testing in the American West, the
"mutual assured destruction" doctrine, and disarmament policies
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