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US History B
Instructional Objectives
Students
will be able to do the following upon the completion
of each of the units.
Unit 6
Analyze how the Depression affected Hitler's rise to
power.
Describe the loss of German civil liberties under Hitler.
Describe Hitler's plans for the world as revealed in
Mein Kamph.
Describe the pitfalls of using appeasement to avoid
war.
Examine the effectiveness of the German blitzkrieg.
Explain the strengths of the lend-lease program.
Create a work of art which conveys the horrors of the
Holocaust.
Create a newscast which reports the events of the bombing
of Pearl Harbor.
Describe the physical and emotional difficulties experienced
by the internees during World War II.
Explain the affect of the war on the job opportunities
for Hispanics, women, and Afro-Americans in America.
Define some of the causes of discrimination.
Analyze the geographic conditions which affected the
D-Day landing.
Recount heroic actions of Hispanic servicemen during
World War II.
Describe the effects of the atomic bomb blast on the
people and city of Hiroshima.
Draw a diagram which illustrates the effects of a blast
wave.
Explain the purpose of the Berlin airlift.
Tell why the United Nations was created.
Describe the changes in housing, technology, lifestyles
and music that occurred in post-war America.
Summarize the rise and fall from power of Senator Joseph
McCarthy.
Analyze the impact television has had on American society.
List reasons why rock 'n' roll appealed to American
teenagers.
Unit 7
Describe four civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution
and give examples of how they apply to the student's
life.
Describe Martin Luther King Jr's role in the Civil Rights
Movement.
Give two examples of sexual stereotyping.
List four reasons why the Civil Rights Movement was
necessary.
Compare and contrast integrated schools in 1957 and
those of today.
Define "boycott" and explain its significance
to Cesar Chavez and the farm workers' movement.
Create a graphic overview.
Create an announcement for a political protest march.
Interpret the historical significance of a song.
Experience what it is like to be disabled.
Unit 8
Describe the social and political priorities of President
John Kennedy.
Identify the personal qualities that made Kennedy an
effective leader.
Create a summary of a project that a person working
in the Peace Corps could complete to meet the needs
of the poor or underprivileged in the world.
Analyze the role geography played in the Cuban missile
crisis.
Interpret a political situation from two opposing points
of view.
Create a graphic overview which illustrates the effects
of DDT and other pesticides on the food chain.
Describe President Johnson's "Great Society"
and the legislation that was passed during his term
which promoted this concept.
List reasons why U.S. troops were sent to Vietnam.
Compare and contrast the U.S. attitude towards the Vietnam
War and WWII.
Analyze the similarities and differences in the "Generation
Gap" experienced by teenagers of the '60's and
those of the 90's.
Describe the social political priorities of President
John F. Kennedy.
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