1969-2000

USH.10A describe Richard M. Nixon's leadership in the normalization of relations with China and the policy of détente;

USH.10B describe Ronald Reagan's leadership in domestic and international policies, including

Reaganomics and Peace Through Strength;

USH.10C compare the impact of energy on the American way of life over time;

USH.10D describe U.S. involvement in the Middle East such as support for Israel, the Camp David Accords, the Iran-Contra Affair, Marines in Lebanon, and the Iran HostageCrisis;

USH.10E describe the causes and key organizations and individuals of the conservative resurgence of the

1980s and 1990s, including Phyllis Schlafly, the Contract with America, the Heritage Foundation, the Moral

Majority, and the National Rifle Association; and

USH.10F describe significant societal issues of this time period.

USH.11A describe U.S. involvement in world affairs, including the end of the Cold War, the Persian Gulf War, the Balkans Crisis, 9/11, and the global War on Terror;

USH.11B identify significant social and political advocacy organizations, leaders, and issues across the political spectrum;

USH.13A analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, theGreat Migration, and the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt; and

(GEO.14B) identify the roles of governmental entities and private citizens in managing the environment such as the establishment of the National Park System, the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA), and the Endangered Species Act; and

USH.19C describe the effects of political scandals, including Teapot Dome, Watergate, and Bill Clinton's impeachment, on the views of U.S. citizens concerning trust in the federal government and its leaders; USH.19D discuss the role of contemporary government legislation in theprivate and public sectors such as the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and

USH.19E evaluate the pros and cons of U.S. participation in international organizations and treaties USH.21A analyze the effects of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including Brown v. Board of Education, and other U.S. Supreme Court decisions such as Plessy v. Ferguson, Hernandez v. Texas, Tinker v. Des Moines, Wisconsin v. Yoder, andWhite v. Regester;

USH.24B evaluate the contributions of significant political and social leaders in the United States such as Andrew Carnegie, Thurgood Marshall, Billy Graham, Barry Goldwater, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Hillary Clinton

USH.17C describe the economic impact of defense spending on the business cycle and education priorities from 1945 to the 1990s;

USH.17E describe the dynamic relationship between U.S. international trade policies and the U.S. free

enterprise system such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil embargo, the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the North AmericanFree Trade Agreement (NAFTA). USH.18A discuss the role of American entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates, Sam Walton, Estée Lauder, Robert Johnson, Lionel Sosa, and millions of small business entrepreneurs who achieved the American dream

P: 29A, 29B, 29D, 29G, 29H, 30B, 31B