7. Students will understand the causes and effects of the Great Depression.
The causes were the stock market crash, the banks closed, citizens stopped buying items the drought of 1930, and the high tariff. The effects were that many people lost their homes and businesses and many were unemployed.
1. Students will understand the impact the Great Depression and New Deal had on the US.
The impact was that many people lost their jobs and homes. The New Deal was Roosevelt’s plan to reform the country. There was two new deals. The first one focused on helping the businesses and the second one focused on the citizens. The New Deal had many programs like the CWA and the USHA. The CWA was the civil works administration and it created jobs for the unemployed. The USHA was the United States Housing Administration and it lend money to states for low cost construction.
2. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of WWII.
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the causes. Germany blamed for WWI and Hitler did not like this. He only liked Aryan people; US got involved to get revenge on Japan from Pearl Harbor and get out of depression; & to stop Hitler and Germany. League of Nations couldn't help-no military support.
The effects were Pearl Harbor and millions died outside of fighting because of Hitler and Nazis, Germany divided into four zones, US and Soviet Union main Super Powers because Great Britain and France destroyed. United Nations formed.
-Major Events: invasion of Poland began it, Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor bombed by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941. US declared war on Japan, Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo. Battle of Midway; Turning Point, Germany invade USSR but defeated. D-Day- invasion of France (June 6, 1944). Battle of the Bulge (Germany/Belgian Border)Yalta Conference, spliting Germany into 4 zones, VE Day- March 8, 1945. Atomic bombs- Hiroshima and Nagasaki. VJ Day- August 14, 1945
3. Students will understand how/why the Allies won WWII.
The Home front was a big reason. Women worked in factories and propaganda. The US produced more goods fast than any other country which helped a lot. Hitler made some mistakes which cost him the war.
4. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of the Cold War.
The causes of the cold war was the fear of communism. The United States was trying to stop the spread of communism. There was also the race for nuclear weapons. The effects were many people lost their lives. The fall of communism. Some major events were the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin wall was built and destroyed.
5. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of the Korean Conflict.
The forgotten war it was between WWII and the Vietnam war. 1950-1953. Korea was split into 2 parts north and south north communist and south democratic. Back and forth war. North invaded the south the US got involved. The United nations invades and we push them to the border of china. Truman didnt want us to invade china. they invaded we pushed them back we push them they push us back it was a back and forth war. Eisenhower stopped the war. North and South Korea are still at war. Korea has nuclear weapons. they are on the acts of evil list. They send weapons to countries that we dont like. North Korea is in bad shape and South Korea is in good shape. We have troops there today and the north has nuclear weapons that scares us. The north invaded to unite the country under communism.
6. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of the Vietnam Conflict.
After WWII it was split into 2 parts. 1950-1975. North was communist and South democratic. VietCong were the communists that we fought. Ho Chi Minh was our enemy. He tried to get france to give Vietnam its independence. It was the French into China. Escalation was how we got involve we started by giving money to france then we sent military advisers then we gave troops then we sent green berets and more advisors. Then the gulf of tonkin Congress gave president Johnson the power to do whatever he wanted in Vietnam. South Vietnam was our alli. Tet offensive Vietnam launches a offensive comes out of the jungle and attacks us. My Lai Massacre was US soldiers killed 504 Vietnamese cilivans. The dead cilivians included 50 age 3 or younger 69 between 4 and 7 and 26 in their 70s or 80s Women were raped and bodies were mutilated.Draft dodgers fleed to Canada. Others went to college got married joined the national guard or peace corps. Being rich claimed to be homosexual. Medically unit for service. Ho Chi Manh trail was the North Korea supply trail if we bomb it they wont have supplies. It didnt work. Vietnamization is where we pull out of the war and let the Vietnamese fight it.
1950 gave money to France- 1950s Eisenhower gave military advisors-1960 JFk green berets and more advisors- 1964 LBJ gulf of tonkin resolution sending combat troops-1966 more troops-1967 more troops-starts descalation- 1968 tet offensive, My Lai Massacre, War protest, drafts dodgers kent st. Massacre - 1969 Nixon president calls for end to war-1970-1972 Nixon bombs Laos and Cambodia destroyed Ho Chi Minh Trail- Viernamization-1973 US pulls out of Vietnam peace with honor-1975 all of Vietnam becomes communist.
We wanted to end communism we escalation then de-escalation why it was negative.
7. Students will understand the causes and effects of the Persian Gulf Wars as well as the War on Terror.
Al-Queda and Osama Bin Laden. We went to Afghanistan because of 911 and went to Iraq for the WMD. We pulled out all combat troops we only have advisors there. We put in a democratic government in Iraq.
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