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Grade: 11/12 Course: 20th. Century Conflict
All skills introduced in this month are continually developed and are expected to be embedded throughout the school year.
PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
1.2.11 A,B
7.1.12 C,D
8.1.12 A,B,C,D
8.2.12 C,D
8.3.12 C,D
8.4.12 A,D
UNIT/
MONTH
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
Unit 1
SpanishAmerican
War
1 week
A. Define war.
B. Identify and
explain reasons
for war against
Spain.
C. Why did the
U.S. declare war
on Spain?
D. Describe the
conditions faced
by U.S. soldiers
during the war.
E. Discuss reasons
for U.S victory.
F. What status did
the U.S. attain
after the war?
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ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
Students will be able to:
- Define war.
- Identify and
explain reasons for
the war.
- Describe the
conditions soldiers
faced during the
war.
- Discuss reasons for
the U.S.s victory at
sea during the war.
- Evaluate the status
of the U.S. after the
war.
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War
Combat
Armada
Typhoid fever
Malaria
Jungle rot
Assault
Armistice
ASMT.
-Formative Daily
- Summative
- Exam
- Review Worksheet
- Class Participation
- Student handouts
- Homework
LESSONS/RESOURCES
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Text
Technology
Guided notes
Teacher materials
Class discussion
Supplemental
reading
Study Guides
Video
presentations
Current events
Review sheets
Quiz
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PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
1.2.11 A,B
7.1.12 A,B
8.1.12 A,B,C,D
8.2.12 C,D
8.3.12 C,D
8.4.12 A,D
UNIT/
MONTH
Unit 2
WWI
2 weeks
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
A. Label and locate
the countries of
pre-WWI
Europe.
B. Describe the
U.S.s
intervention into
Mexico 19141917.
C. Discuss the
alliances of
Europe prior to
WWI
D. Describe
Germany’s
Schlieffen Plan
E. Discuss the
major battles of
WWI
F.
Describe trench
warfare
G. Describe the
events leading
to U.S.
intervention.
H. Identify and list
new
technologies
invented during
the war and their
impact.
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ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
Students will able to:
- Locate countries of
pre-WWI Europe.
- Describe reason for
the intervention in
Mexico.
- Why was there so
much animosity
between the
counties of
Europe?
- Why was
Archduke Franz
Ferdinand
assassinated?
- What was its affect
on Europe?
- Evaluate the
effectiveness of the
Schleiffen Plan.
- What effect did the
battle of the Marne
have on the War?
- Describe the major
battle of the war
and their outcomes.
- Discuss the sinking
of the Lusitania,
U.S. isolationism,
and the
Zimmerman
telegraph.
- Describe the use of
20th. Century
technology versus
19th. Century
tactictics.
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Alliances
Autonomy
Black Hand
Assassination
Storm Troopers
Attrition
Self determination
Isolationism
Revolution
Sabotage
Trench-foot
Stalemate
Armistice
Treaty of Versailles
14 points
Reparations
ASMT.
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Formative daily
Summative
Note-packets
Review
worksheets
Class
participation
Reflection
activities
Homework
LESSONS/RESOURCES
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Text
Technology
Guided notes
Lecture
Class discussion
Supplemental
reading
Letter writing
“Letters from the
Trenches”
Current events
Closure activities
Reviews
Quizzes
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PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
1.2.11 A,B
7.1.12 A,B
8.1.12 A,B,C,D
8.2.12 C,D
8.3.12 C,D
8.4.12 A,D
UNIT/
MONTH
WWII
Europe
Unit 3
3-4
weeks
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
A. Describe the rise
of the
nationalistic
movement
B. Discuss the
alliances of
Europe and
identify their
leaders.
C. Discuss and and
identify the
reasons for for
the invasion of
Poland.
D. Describe the
invasion of
France and the
German fighting
technique.
E. Evaluate the
importance of
the enigma
machine to the
allies.
F. Evaluate the
“Miracle of
Dunkirk” and its
implications in
regards to the
war.
G. Identify the
areas that were
under control of
the axis powers.
H. Analyze the
impact of the
South Eastern School District
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
Students will be able to:
- Describe
nationalism and its
rise in Europe
- Identify the
alliances and their
reasons
- Evaluate reasons
for Hitler’s and
Mussolini’s
conquests
- Analyze the
mistakes made by
Hitler.
- Analyze why the
battle of Stalingrad
was to be known as
the turning point of
the war in Europe.
- Describe the events
leading to the end
of the war.
- Evaluate the cost
of human lives in
the war.
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Fascism
Maginot line
Alsace-Lorraine
Enigma machine
Operation Fortitude
Operation Sea Lion
Operations Torch,
Husky, and
Avalanche.
Blitzkreig
Capitulate
Concentration
camps
Ghettos
Lend-Lease
Vichy French
Amphibious
Luftwaffe
Offensive- Counter
offensive
Genocide
Iron Curtain
ASMT.
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Formative daily
Summative
Note-Packets
Class
Participation
Reflection
activities
Homework
Quizzes
Test
LESSONS/RESOURCES
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Text
Technology
Guided notes
Lecture
Teacher made
materials
Class discussion
Supplemental
readings
Study guides
Visual
presentations
Closure activities
Reviews
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PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
UNIT/
MONTH
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
SKILLS
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
ASMT.
LESSONS/RESOURCES
battle of
Stalingrad.
I.
Describe the
Italian
campaign.
J. Analyze the
impact of
Operation
Overlord.
K. Describe the end
of the war in
Europe and the
liberation of the
concentration
camps.
1.2.11 A,B
7.1.12 A,B
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PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
8.1.12 A,B,C,D
8.2.12 C,D
8.3.12 C,D
8.4.12 A,B
UNIT/
MONTH
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
ASMT.
LESSONS/RESOURCES
Unit 4
WWII
Pacific
Approx.
3 weeks
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1.2.11 A,B
7.1.12 A,B
8.1.12 A,B,C,D
South Eastern School District
Identify the
elements of
Operation
Rainbow 5.
Describe and
discuss the
attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Why did the
Japanese plan an
attack on Pearl
Harbor?
Why did the
U.S. think the
attack was
unprovoked?
Discuss the
reasons for
Japanese
expansion.
Describe the
U,S,s response
to the attack on
Pearl Harbor.
Describe the
process of
Island-hopping.
Describe the
major battles of
the Pacific.
Discuss and
describe the
dropping of the
atomic bomb.
Students will be able to:
- Assess reason for
the U.S. s
prioritities toward
the war in Europe.
- Analyze the
reasons for the
Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor.
- What were the
actions taken by
the U.S. that led to
the attack on Pearl
Harbor, Guam and
the Philippines?
- Analyze the effects
of Japanese
expansionism.
- Evaluate the effects
of the air-war over
Japan on the
Japanese.
- Describe the U.S.s
Island-hopping
campaign.
- Describe and
evaluate the major
battles of the
Pacific.
- Illustrate the final
days of the war.
- Were we right to
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Genocide
Banzai
Island-hopping
Embargo
Imperialism
Emperor
Fleet
Kamikazi
Death March
Militarism
Attrition
Atoll
Quagmire
Mass Suicide
Diplomacy
Unconditional
Surrender
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Formative
Daily
Summative
Terms Quiz
Unit Review
Class notepackets
Class
Participation
Class reflection
activities
Homework
Unit Tests
-
Texts
Technology
Guided notes
Teacher made
materials
Class discussion
Supplemental
reading
Study guide
Video
presentations
Current events
Closure activities
Unit worksheets
Unit reviews
Test
August 14, 2015
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PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
8.2.12 C,D
8.3.12 C,D
8.4.12 A,D
UNIT/
MONTH
Unit 5
Korean
War
2 ½..
weeks
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
ASMT.
LESSONS/RESOURCES
drop the atomic
bombs on the
Japanese populace?
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1.2.11 A,B
7.1.12 A,B
8.1.12 A,B,C,D
8.2.12 C,D
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Discuss the
creation of the
UN.
Has the UN
been able to
bring about
peace? Are they
successful?
Discuss and
identify the six
stages of the
Korean War.
Describe the
strategies of
U.S.-led
coalition.
Describe the
invasion at
Inchon.
Discuss the
armistice
proceedings.
How effective
were the
proceedings?
Why are still
considered to be
at war with
Korea?
Why didn’t the
U.S. use the
nuclear bomb?
Students will be able to:
- List and label the
bodies of water and
landmasses in
Korea.
- Evaluate the
effectiveness of the
UN.
- Identify the six
stages of the war.
- Explain the reasons
for Truman to fire
MacArthur.
- Analyze the
effectiveness of
coalition strategy.
- Evaluate reasons
why we are still in
a state of war
against N. Korea.
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Demarcation
Red Scare
Communism
Perimeter
Amphibious
Landing
Bombardment
Sedition
Protocal
Diplomacy
Armistice
Coalition
Containment
McCarthyism
Rapid Deployment
Force
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Formative
Daily
Summative
Map Activity
Terms Quiz
Unit Review
Crossword
Puzzle
Six Stages
Activity
Class
Participation
Reflection
Activities
Students
Handouts
Homework
-
Maps
Text
Technology
Guided notes
Teacher made
materials
Class discussion
Supplemental
reading
Oral/Visual
presentations
Video
presentations
Current events
Closure activities
Unit worksheets
Unit review
Unit Quiz
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PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
8.3.12 C,D
8.4.12 A,B
UNIT/
MONTH
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
ASMT.
LESSONS/RESOURCES
Unit 6
Vietnam
War
3-3 ½.
Weeks
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South Eastern School District
Discuss the Bay
of Pigs, Berlin
Wall, Cuban
Missile Crisis,
and Far East.
Analyze the
impact of the
battle of Dien
Bien Phu.
Why was the
battle the end of
imperialism in
Indochina?
Describe
America’s
involvement in
Vietnam from
1945-1963.
Describe the
U.S.s first
engagement
with N.
Vietnamese
regulars.
Describe th rise
in U.S. forces
towards the end
of 1965.
Describe
Westmoreland’s
strategy of
“Search and
Students will be able to:
- Recognize the
events of the Cold
War.
- Analyze the end of
imperialism in
Indochina.
- Describe and
discuss the U.S.s
involvement in
Indochina.
- Describe how the
war became
America’s war.
- Discuss the
public’s opinion of
the war from 19651968.
- Analyze reasons
for the lack of the
public’s support
after the Tet
Offensive.
- Describe the U,S,
strategy in
Vietnam.
- Analyze the
effectiveness of the
Ho Chi Minh trail.
- Evaluate the
effectiveness of the
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Imperialism
Guerrillas
NLF
Booby Traps
Siege
Boot camp
Conscription
Deferments
Atrocities
Self- Immolation
Self-Determination
Coalition
Jungle-Rot
Agent Orange
Napalm
Medivac
Artillery and
Close-Air-Support
Vietnamization
Negotiations
Capitulation
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Formative
Daily
Summative
Unit Exam
Unit Terms
Quiz
Unit Review
Worksheets
Class NotePackets
Class
Participation
Class
Reflection
Activities
Homework
Class Work
-
Texts
Technology
Teacher Made
Materials
Class Discussion
Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Study Guides
Visual
Presentations
Video
Presentations
Current Events
Closure Activities
Unit Worksheets
Review
Worksheets
Exams
August 14, 2015
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PA CORE/PA
STATE
STANDARDS
UNIT/
MONTH
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
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1.2.11 A,B
7.1.12 A,B
8.1.12 A,B,C,D
8.2.12 C,D
8.3.12 C,D
8.4.12 A,B
Destroy”.
Discuss Ho’s
strategy of
protracted
warfare.
Analyze the
effect of the Tet
Offensive.
Describe the
Vietnam war
from 19691973.
Evaluate the six
reasons why the
U.S. failed to
win the war.
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
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ASMT.
LESSONS/RESOURCES
air raids.
Evaluate the U.S.
strategy of
Vietnamization.
Describe the last
years of the war.
Recognized
Unit 7
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MONTH
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QUESTION/CONTENT
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
SKILLS
ASMT.
LESSONS/RESOURCES
Modern
Warfare
2 weeks
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South Eastern School District
Describe the end
of Soviet reign
in Eastern
Europe.
What was the
status of the
U.S. after the
fall of the Berlin
Wall?
Discuss the 3
phases of
Operation
Desert
Shield/Desert
Storm.
What measures
would President
Bush take to
avoid another
Vietnam?
Describe the
events of 9/11.
How have acts
of terror
changed the
lives of the
American
public?
Students will be able to:
- Describe and
discuss the end of
the Soviet Union.
- Evaluate the U.S.s
status on the world
stage.
- Evaluate President
Bush’s measures to
ensure victory
- Describe the events
of 9/11.
- Evaluate the effect
that the attacks had
on the American
public.
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Terrorism
Detante
Glasnost
Weapons of mass
destruction
Dictator
Suicide-Bomber
Muslim-extremists
MOAB
Corespondent
Pincer
Attrition
Limited war
Escalation
Mohawk missle
Ground-Offensive
Armor
Sorties
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Formative
Daily
Summative
Unit Exam
Unit Terms
Quiz
Worksheets
Class NotePackets
Class
Participation
Reflection
Activities
Homework
Classwork
-
Texts
Technology
Teacher Made
Materials
Class Discussion
Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Study Guides
Visual
Presentations
Video
Presentations
Current Events
Closure Activities
Unit Worksheets
Unit Review
Unit Tests
Final Exam
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STATE
STANDARDS
UNIT/
MONTH
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION/CONTENT
South Eastern School District
SKILLS
ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
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LESSONS/RESOURCES
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