Unit 10

This unit bundles student expectations that address the challenges facing the United States following the Second World War. Those challenges included addressing the Soviet threat of spreading communism, the need for civil rights for all Americans, and the eventual dangers posed by terrorism. An anxious nation entered into a Cold War, experienced rapid social change during the Civil Rights Movement, and responded to an attack on America on September, 11, 2001. A study of these events is important for students to understand the policies that have shaped American society in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Prior to this unit, students learned about the role of the United States in the two world wars along with a study of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. During this unit students, study about the characteristics of the Cold War, the events of the Civil Rights Movement, and the U.S. War on Terror. In the next unit, students learn about American society and the cultural patterns that have emerged because of the history of the United States.