7. Students will understand the causes and effects of the Great Depression.
Causes-
There were many causes of the Great Depression. One of which being the crash of the stock market. After the market crashed, many people were scrambling to sell their stock which caused it to crash even further. People wanted to withdrawl money from the banks in fear of losing it but the banks had invested it into the stock market. This caused many people to become homeless and have no money. Companies were also laying people off very rapidly and the US government imposed a very high tariff on imported goods causing other countries not to trade with the US. This period of time when the stock market crashed and the economy was at an all-time low was one of the worst economic times for the entire world.
Effects-
Many people lost their jobs as a result of the vicious cycle. Companies would lay people off then people would buy anything and the cycle continues. Many people lost money due to the banks closing and were forced to live in Hoover-Villes and eat at soup kithcens and bread lines. Farmers were overproducing and wre not able to sell all of their crop. So, they lost money.
1. Students will understand the impact the Great Depression and New Deal had on the US.
Impact of the Great Depression-
The Great Depression caused one of the worst times in the country's history. It caused many people to lose jobs, money, and faith in our government.
Impact of the New Deal-
The New Deal under Roosevelt created Alphabet Soup Organization that provided money and jobs for people all across the country. Many organizatons incle the PWA, WPA, and the AAA.
2. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of WWII.
Causes-
When the Treaty of Versailles was signed, Germany was embarrased and wanted to redeem themselves and get their land that they lost back. Adolph Hitler took over Germany and created a dictatorship and tried to take over all of Europe. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japenese is what got the US into the war. The Japenese bombed Pearl Harbor becasue the US stoppeds trading oil with them.
Major Events-
Operation Barbarosa: The German invasion of the USSR. They attacked Leninsgrad, Stalingrad, and St Petersburg. It was believed to be Hitlers worst decision during the war. The USSR won because of the Russain winter and they had more supplies. This was the largest land battle in history.
Pearl Harobr: It was the Japense bombing on Pearl Harbor in the US. It is what caused the US to join the war. We declared war on Japan and Italy and Germany declared on us. Japan bombed us because we stopped trading oil them. This took place on December 7, 1941.
VE Day- Victory in Europe: On March 8, 1945
VJ Day- Victory in Japan- End of War: August 14, 1945
3. Students will understand how/why the Allies won WWII.
-Homefront helped because we were able to out-produce other countries.
-Atomic Bombs
-Intelligence Gathering
4. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of the Cold War.
Causes-
THe UNited States wanted to stop the spread of communism and help rebuild Germany while the USSR wanted to spread communsim and spread it to Germany.
Effects-
It led to the tear down of the Berlin wall, it stopped communism, the USSR fell and became Russia, and the US became the main super power in the world. Perestroika meaning OPENESS and glasnost meaning RESTRUCTURING led to communism falling in Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Major Events-
Collapse of the USSR and communism. Countries that broke free of Communism included Poland, Hungary, and East Germany.
5. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of the Korean Conflict.
Korea was dived into two parts after WWII, North (Communist) and South (Democratic). the north invaded the south in hopes of spreqding communism. this is when the US got involved. we supported south korea. it is known as the forgotten war because it never relly came to an end. We still have troops in south korea because we are afraid that the north will invade. the north has nuclear weapons.
6. Students will understand the causes, effects and major events of the Vietnam Conflict.
after WWII it was split into two
north and south
north communist
south supported by the united states
major players- north vietnam, Vietcong, Ho Chi Minh, South Vietnam, United States.
Another war the US got into to stop the spread of commuinism.
North Vietnam invaded SOuth Vietnam.
In 1964, a US ship is attacked and the US starts sending troops.
More and More troops were being sent from 64-68.
Many protests at home.
people dodged the draft by fleeing to canada, etc.
Vietnamization- lets pull out and let the south vietamanize fight it
1973- US pulls out of Vietnam- "peace with honor" - still didn't lose the war
we were out that we would help south vietnam if they needed it
1974- north inavdes the south
1975- all of vietnam becomes communist
still communist today!
we didn't stop the spread of communim after we left
vietnam=negative
vietnam war veterans came back and were enemies
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