WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP Teacher: O’Neill Course: AP US History II MONTH CONTENT BENCHMARK SKILLS Unit 1: America 6.1 Analyze, synthesize, evaluate in the World: primary and secondary sources World War I Practice skills needed for successful Unit 2: America completion of AP US exam in the World: The Interwar Assess questions of imperialism, Period: business considerations, political American rationales re: WWI foreign policy, 1919-1941 Compare Wilson and Bush’s vision SEPTEMBER of US’s role in the world Unit 3: America in the World: World War II Unit 4: America in the World: The Beginning of the Cold War OCTOBER 6.1 Assess effect of isolationism in failing to prevent US from becoming involved in foreign wars; assess application of neutrality; determine whether two world wars are a) an exercise in balance of power politics, b) solutions to unsustainable demographic patterns, or c) the logical result of managed economies Analyze, synthesize, evaluate primary and secondary sources Practice skills needed for successful completion of AP US exam Assess: The transition from peace to war was slowed by citizens’ memories of World War I. The US’s entrance into WWII was desirable from a geopolitical standpoint. The US’s decision to drop the atomic bomb was justified. [CR1, CR, CR6] Analyze propaganda Evaluate: The USSR, led by a paranoid dictator, tried to take over the world; the US had to defend democratic capitalist values (Tindall 1249-1250). Truman and the Americans were ASSESSMENT Quiz on WWI DBQ workshop and writing: Treaty of Versailles Categorization exercise DBQ: from 2004 AP exam, form B: How and for what reasons did US foreign policy change between 1920 and 1941? [CR8] FRQ brainstorm and thesis practice: Assess FDR’s efforts to deal with the dangers of fascism and lead the nation away from a policy of isolationism in the context of TWO of the following: Panay incident; Cash and carry; Quarantine speech; Destroyers-for-bases deal [CR8] Conceptual Identification with Annotation: choice of political cartoons by Dr. Seuss [See Appendix B] [CR7] Multiple choice exam DBQ practice: from the 2000 AP exam: How successful was organized labor in improving the position of workers in the period from 1875 to 1900? Analyze the factors that contributed to the level of success achieved. [CR8] WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP Teacher: O’Neill Course: AP US History II MONTH CONTENT BENCHMARK SKILLS imperialists with a belligerent, activist foreign policy that attempted to establish American hegemony. Truman exaggerated the Soviet threat to justify military buildup (Tindall 1249-1250). The Soviet Union and the United States were both to blame for the rising tensions in the aftermath of World War II. Proxy wars played important roles in the standoff between the USSR and US. [CR1, CR3, CR6] Identify concept of containment Unit 5: America in the World: Vietnam Unit 6: America in the World: The End of the Cold War and The Post-Cold War World NOVEMBER 6.1 ASSESSMENT Analyze, synthesize, evaluate primary and secondary sources Double-Entry Journal on …and a hard rain fell Practice skills needed for successful completion of AP US exam Categorization exercise: based on readings by Steel, Gaddis, Kirkpatrick [CR6] Evaluate: Vietnam was a proxy war in the Cold War. The US was unable to fulfill its desired purpose in Vietnam. Protest at home doomed the war effort. [CR1, CR3, CR6] Doing history: “Doing History Through…”: LBJ’s decision to escalate: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/do_ history/decisions/index.html Critical listening and questioning: Discussion with author John Ketwig about Vietnam, his book, and his thoughts on the US’s role in the world [CR1-3] Conceptual identification: historiography Multiple choice exam Free-Response Question Exam: choice of two questions on the Cold War [CR8] (sources: 2004 AP exam and 2002 AP exam) WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP Teacher: O’Neill Course: AP US History II MONTH CONTENT BENCHMARK SKILLS Unit 7: America 6.1 Analyze, synthesize, evaluate at Home: The primary and secondary sources Roaring ’20s Practice skills needed for successful Unit 8: America completion of AP US exam at Home: The Great Depression Analyze data on consumer culture and the New and prohibition Deal Assess: “The 1920s was a period of change and reaction.” DECEMBER Identify causes of the Depression Assess role of New Deal in responding to the Depression Interpret data on the impact of the Depression ASSESSMENT Scopes Trial: DBQ: historythinkingmatters.org (docs located in Scopes folder in AP assignments) Annotation: Consumer Culture [See Appendix F] [CR2, CR4, CR7] DBQ practice: from the 1986 AP exam: 1920s [CR8] Social Security DBQ: historicalthinkingmatters.org (also available in New Deal folder under AP Assignments) DBQ practice: from the 1984 AP exam: Hoover and Roosevelt: Liberal or Conservative? OR from the 2003 AP exam: Effectiveness of FDR’s responses to the Great Depression [CR8] Multiple choice exam Unit 9: America at Home: Politics and Society, 19401960 Unit 10: America at Home: Civil Rights JANUARY 6.1 Analyze, synthesize, evaluate primary and secondary sources Practice skills needed for successful completion of AP US exam Assess: “During and after WWII, women and minorities experienced significant progress toward equality.” Assess: “Though the nation’s prosperity is usually said to have increased after WWII, an economic divide was emerging.” FRQ round robin: Describe THREE of the following and analyze the ways in which each of the three has affected the status of women in American society since 1940: changing economic conditions; rebirth of an organized women’s movement; advancements in reproductive technology; persistence of traditional definitions of women’s roles “The 1950sdeserve its reputation as an age of political, social, and cultural conformity.” Assess the validity of the statement. Identify post-War social changes. Explain the conflict between state and federal power in the civil rights era, and connect this conflict to previous eras in history. Analyze the appeal of Dwight D. Eisenhower to voters in the 1950s. (from the 2003 AP exam): Compare and contrast US society in the 1920s and the WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP Teacher: O’Neill Course: AP US History II MONTH CONTENT BENCHMARK SKILLS Identify key leaders and events in the Civil Rights movement; identify and assess strategies of nonviolence and militarism. Examine and draw conclusions about data re: Civil Rights era society ASSESSMENT 1950s with respect to TWO of the following: race relations; role of women; consumerism [CR8] Rosa Parks document analysis: historicalthinkingmatters.org (also available in Civil Rights folder under AP assignments) Cartoon analysis: political cartoons from Herb Block on issues of civil rights (from Herblock’s History: Political cartoons from the crash to the millennium”: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblo ck/presidents.html) [CR7] Unit 11: America at Home: Rebellion and Reaction: the 1960s and 1970s FEBRUARY Unit 12: America at Home: Innovations and Divisions in a Globalizing Society: 19702000 6.1 Analyze, synthesize, evaluate primary and secondary sources Practice skills needed for successful completion of AP US exam Assess the successes of the New Frontier and the Great Society; identify obstacles to success. Provide examples of reactions against the Vietnam War and the homogenization of society. Explain the importance of the 1968 presidential election. Draw conclusions about the long term impacts of Watergate. Examine and assess data re: women and employment, and re: presidential FRQ: “African-Americans in the South during the Reconstruction period was treated better socially and politically than at any other time until the 1960s.” Assess the validity of the statement. [CR8] Political cartoon analysis: Herb Block on Watergate [CR7] FRQ round-robin: In what ways did the Great Society resemble the New Deal in its origins, goals, and social and political legacy? Cite specific programs and policies in support of your arguments. Identify THREE of the following and analyze to what extent each of the three accurately reflected the accomplishments with which they were associated: the Return to Normalcy; the Fair Deal; the New Frontier; the Great Society. Analyze the relative importance of Supreme Court decisions and congressional action during the 1950s and 1960s in bringing about significant change in the civil rights of AfricanAmericans. (from 2003 AP exam, form B): Describe and account for changes in the American WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP Teacher: O’Neill Course: AP US History II MONTH CONTENT BENCHMARK SKILLS politics. Analyze political cartoons for historical content, irony, analogy, use of symbols. Identify trends re: the economy, medicine, the environment, and women and minorities between 1970 and 2000. Analyze data re: these trends. Unit 12, con’t 6.1 Analyze, synthesize, evaluate primary and secondary sources Practice skills needed for successful completion of AP US exam. Assess Reagan’s legacy in regards to the economy, income disparity, and the role of government. MARCH ASSESSMENT presidency between 1960 and 1975, as symbolized by Kennedy’s “Camelot,” Johnson’s Great Society, and Nixon’s Watergate. In your answer, address the powers of the presidency and the role of the media. [CR8] FRQ: “Progress of women and minorities toward greater civil rights spurred a conservative backlash.” Assess the validity of the statement. [CR8] Multiple choice quiz FRQ practice: “A decade characterized by ‘Greed is Good’ was supplanted by a growing desire to help the poor in the 1990s.” Assess the validity of the statement. [CR8] Evaluate the significance of Reagan and Bush appointees to the Supreme Court. Unit 14 con’t: review for AP US exam 6.1 Determine whether Clinton was essentially part of the conservative insurgency or a reaction against it. Analyze, synthesize, evaluate primary and secondary sources Practice skills needed for successful completion of AP US exam APRIL Free-Response Questions: [CR8] brainstorming, categorization, and thesis-creation on a number of AP US History exam prompts Handout: outline of US History (to be completed by student) [CR1-4] Handout: major Supreme Court cases and brief summaries [CR1] Handout: presidential terms, with listing of major events [CR1] Multiple choice, taken at home, in class, and/or in special after school sessions: Barron’s “Model A” exam Barron’s “Model B” exam Released AP US History exam: 1988 Released AP US History exam: 1996 Released AP US History exam: 2001 Thematic Review Project [CR5] WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP Teacher: O’Neill Course: AP US History II MONTH CONTENT BENCHMARK SKILLS Handout: topic outline and themes in US history [CR5] Unit 14 con’t: review for AP US exam MAY Analyze, synthesize, evaluate primary and secondary sources Birth of the Modern: papers and presentations Practice skills needed for successful completion of AP US exam Special projects on the 20th century Special projects on the 20th century, con’t JUNE 6.1 ASSESSMENT 6.1 Research a special topic in 20th c. history. Analyze and evaluate primary sources. Synthesize findings in a presentation or written document. Birth of the Modern: papers and presentations