NEW WORLD TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,
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> Political and religious reasons behind exploration of the
New World by European countries
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Effects of settlement on Native American tribes and resulting tensions
s Major differences among New England, Middle, Chesapeake, and Southern colonies
r Causes and effects of the Great Awakening
r Events (laws, acts, skirmishes) leading to RevolutionaryWar
r The results of First and Second Continental Congresses
r The mission behind the Articles of Confederation
r The events and results of the American Revolution
THE NEW NATION TO THE CIVIL WAR, 1789-1865
: Events leading to formation of new Constitution and laws
it put into action
r Differences between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and
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the major political figures on each side
Development of a post-Revolutionary foreign policy and
roadblocks along the way
r Jefferson's successes and struggles as president
r Events leading to War of 1812 and its effect on policy/society
r Financial changes/troubles- Bankof America, taxes, tariffs
r How advances and changes in transportation affected the
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growing nation
Reasons behind formation of political parties and their
effect on government
> Major players and events of the Abolition Movement
> Formation of a new American culture leading up to the
r Development of railroad system and
changes in economic
policy and business due to industrialization
> Increasing division of wealth and development of active
working class and labor unions
> Effects of immigration on the United States
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Economic woes and debates over gold and silver
> Evolving roles of women in politics, education, workforce
s How Progressivism affected society-changes in government and voting policies, Theodore Roosevelt's Square
Deal, controversies over journalism
s Overseas expansion and continued involvement in foreign
affairs:
- The Spanish-American War
- The Panama Canal
- Open Door Policy
> U.S. involvement and events leading up to World War l:
Lusitania
- Sinking of the
- The Sussex Ultimatum
> Wilson's Fourteen Points and U.S. role in the Great War
> Post-World War I peace negotiations and the war's imme-
diate effects on society
THE I92OS TO WORLD WAR II, 1919-1945
I Post-World War I changes in business and the emergence
of new prosperity:
- High wages
- Development into a mass-consumption society
> Republican presidents; their split from Progressive politics:
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Civil War, including religion, art, literature, philosophy,
and the changing roles of women
r Effects of continued westward expansion: Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny
> Causes and results of the Mexican War
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Slavery as a major nationwide issue and how it helped lead
to Civil War:
- Three-fifths Compromise
- Missouri Compromise
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
Continued westward expansion, development of frontier,
violent dealings with Native Americans
1492-1789
- Harper's Ferry
- Dred Scott case
> Lincoln's rise to power and his stance on major issues
> Major Civil War battles and events
> Constitutional amendments, acts, laws put into action as a
result of the Civil War
RECONSTRUCTION TO THE GREAT WAR, I865-1919
: How federal government attempted assimilation of former
Confederate states and their citizens into the Union
> Manytroubles African Americans faced upon emancipation:
- Freedman's Bureau - Jim Crow laws
Harding - Coolidge - Hoover
> Post-World War
I changes in foreign policy:
- The Dawes PIan - Good Neighbor Policy
> Post-World War I cultural events, changes in the arts, and
reactions from conservative society:
- The Roaring Twenties - The Harlem Renaissance
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Minorities' continuing struggle for equality
leading to Great Depression and its effects on
country
> Events
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The complexities of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal
and how it changed society; New Deal opponents
> Events leading up to world involvement
in World War ll
! Major World War II battles and groundbreaking
- Pearl Harbor
- "Little Boy" and "Fat Man"
decisions:
- V-E Day
- D-Day
> Roles of women and minorities during war, internment of
Japanese Americans, etc.
> Effects of World War II on U.S. and steps toward postwar
recovery
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COLD WAR TO PRESENT DAY
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Events leading up to the Cold War:
- Truman's stance on communism
- The Marshall Plan
- The Warsaw Pact
- George Kennan and containment
The Reagan Revolution and a changing society under
Reagan's presidency:
- Economic
policy
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Iran-Contra
- Star Wars
> Events leading to end of the Cold War and the collapse
of
the Soviet Union:
- Detente - Glasnost
> The emergence of communism in Asia; U.S. involvement
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in Korea; the Geneva Convention
> U.S. involvement with Cuba:
Nationwide racial tensions and their effect on society:
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- Rodney King - Affirmative action debates
Presidency of Bill Clinton and his changes to economic
- Bay of Pigs - Fidel Castro - Cuban Missile Crisis
> How U.S. prepared itself for future war:
- National Security Act
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Creation of the Central Intelligence Agency
South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO)
> McCarthyism and the effects of the Red Scare on the U.S.:
- House Un-American Activities
- Sputnik
- NASA
Committee (HUAC)
> Major causes and effects of the Civil Rights Movement:
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Little Rock Nine
- Rosa Parks
r Nationwide effects of civil rights unrest on political
involvement and protests:
- Martin Luther King ]r.
- Malcolm X
- Freedom Summer
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Sociological changes in the midcentury:
- Effects of television and radio
- Beatniks
- Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique
r John
F.
Kennedy's presidency:
- New Frontier
- Assassination
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Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and its effects:
- Civil Rights Act
- Voting Rights Act
- Creation of Medicare
Domestic and international events leading up to Vietnam
War
> U.S. reactions to the Vietnam War
> The social and political effects of Vietnam:
- War Powers Act
> Richard Nixon's presidency:
- Relationship with China
- Stagflation
- Effects of Watergate on the U.S. mindset
> Jimmy Carter's presidency and attempts at peace agree-
ments in the Middle East
policy
> Events leading to 9111; the "War on Terror" and its impact
on society
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Changes in present-day society:
- The graying of America - Environmental concerns
- Technology advances - Rise ofthe Internet
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Healthcare discoveries