Name: _____________
Hour: ________
Daily Unit Questions: Modern American History
August 24
August 25
August 26
Syllabus and
Icebreaker and
Pre-Assessment
Rules
Notebooks
August 27
Body Rituals
Among the
Nacerima
Assigned
August 28
Body Rituals
Among the
Nacerima
August 31
I can explain how
conflict
developed in the
Middle East since
the creation of
Israel in 1948.
SA 1
V 1-4
September 1
I can identify the
causes of long
term unrest in
the Middle East
and why the US
seeks stability.
SA 2-3
V 5-10
September 2
I can analyze the
long term causes
of unrest in the
Middle East and
why the US
seeks stability.
SA 2-3
V 5-10
September 3
I can describe
how the Iranian
Revolution
developed in
1979.
SA 4
V 11-15
September 4
I can analyze the
involvement of
the US in Iraq
since the 1980s.
SA 5
V 16-17
September 7
No School
September 8
I can evaluate
the “Global War
on Terror”.
SA 6-8
V 18-22
September 15
Modern
American
History Exam
September 9
I can evaluate
the “Global War
on Terror”
SA 9-13
V 23-29
September 10
Catch Up/Turn in
DQ
September 11
Yellow Ribbon
Story of Gander
September 14
Modern
American
History Unit
Review
Please write what you know in sentence form for each of the following:
1. Palestine:
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2. Israel:
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3. Six Day War:
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4. Yom Kippur War:
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5. Stagflation:
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6. Camp David Accords:
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7. Jimmy Carter:
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8. Iranian Revolution of 1953:
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9. Shah:
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10. Iranian Revolution of 1979:
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11. Ayatollah Khomeini:
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12. Iranian Hostage Crisis:
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13. Iran Iraq War:
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14. Saddam Hussein:
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15. Sunni:
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16. Shiite:
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17. Persian Gulf War:
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18. Al-Qaeda:
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19. Taliban:
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20. Osama Bin Ladin:
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21. Jihad:
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22. 1993 WTC Attacks:
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23. 2001 WTC Attacks:
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24. Terrorism:
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25. War in Afghanistan:
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26. WMDs:
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27. War in Iraq (2003):
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28. Barack Obama:
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29. Guantanamo:
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Short answer questions can be answered through the use of complete sentences, thinking maps, or
graphic organizers.
1. What is stagflation and why did occur in the early 70s? How did both President Nixon and
President Ford react to stagflation?
2. Who was the Yom Kippur War of 1973 fought between? Why? Who did the US support?
3. What is OPEC? What did OPEC do in response to the US indirect involvement in the Yom
Kippur War of 1973?
4. What two ways did Jimmy Carter attempt to decrease US dependency on foreign oil?
(explain both)
5. Describe why didn’t George H.W. Bush invade Iraq following the Kuwait liberation?
6. Outline Bill Clinton’s foreign policy. What was Clinton’s response to the terrorist attack of
the World Trade Center in 1993?
7. Who attacked the US on 9/11 and why?
8. Besides the massive loss of life and infrastructure, what were the domestic consequences of
9/11?
10. What did George W. Bush mean when he said there will be “…no distinction between
terrorists and the countries that harbor terrorists”?
11. What link did George W. Bush make between 9/11 and Saddam Hussein at the 2003 State of
the Union? What warning was issued by the United Nations to Saddam Hussein following the
address?
12. Although victory was declared in May of 2003, what has been the result of the Iraq War
over the past 12 years?
13. In what ways has the Obama Administration both succeeded and failed in the “War on
Terror”?