U.S. II Mastery List
| Time Frame | Students will have mastered the following: |
| September – January | - Examine the causes and effects of international conflicts such as WWII, The Cold War, and Korean War.
- Discuss and reflect on the impact of new technologies from WWII to present (up to 1960s).
- Identify and analyze the emerging cold war battlegrounds (such as spheres of influence, containment policies, early cold war arms and space race, etc)
- Analyze primary and secondary sources of the early cold war years.
- Expand application of geography skills.
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| February - June | - Examine the causes and effects of international conflicts the Vietnam War.
- Analyze the cultural and social struggles and triumphs faced by minorities domestically and internationally (i.e. African Americans, women, Latino’s, Native Americans, and social classes)
- Interpret the role of economics in shaping domestic and foreign policies.
- Discuss and reflect on the impact of new technologies from WWII to present ( 1960s forward).
- Analyze primary and secondary sources from the latter cold war years.
- Analyze and discuss the expanding credibility gap between the government and citizens during the 60s,70s,80s,90s, and today.
- Write historical analytical essays.
- Continue to interpret the role of international affairs on American domestic and foreign policies.
- Explain the challenges affecting newly independent nations in the Third World.
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Global Studies Mastery List
| Time Frame | Students will have mastered the following: |
| September – January | - Identify how the Scientific Revolution created the beginnings of a modern world.
- To explain the contrast between the scientific revolution and Enlightenment.
- Analyze how the age of revolutions had a global impact.
- Read, interpret, evaluate, and incorporate various types of sources in writing prompts.
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| February - June | - To investigate Mass Killing/Genocide/deadly conflicts/ ethnic & religious conflicts
- To analyze challenges for developing nations: Industrialization and urbanization
- Identify and discuss contemporary issues in relation to current events.
- Analyze how change occurs through time due to shifting values and beliefs as well as technological advancements and changes in the political and economic landscape.
- Relate current events to the physical and human characteristics of places and regions.
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