Post on 13-Jan-2016
Standards• SS5H9 The student will trace important
developments in America since 1975.
• a. Describe U. S. involvement in world events; include efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terrorism in response to September 11, 2001.
• b. Explain the impact the development of the personal computer and the Internet has had on American life.
EQ:EQ: How did the events of the 1970s affect the American people?
Vocabulary:Vocabulary: resign, migrant worker, Cesar Chavez, accord, Richard Nixon, oil crisis, Watergate Scandal, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Prize, Ronald Reagan
Nixon visited China and the Soviet Union.
1. Increased trade b/w both nations.2. Agreed to limit number of nuclear weapons made.
CAUSE
EFFECT
2.
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3.
4.
5.
Can you complete a Flow Map of events? What other
crisis do you remember studying?
Watch The Watergate Scandal on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnmriyXYeg.
Cesar Chaves
Who was responsible for creating peace b/w the U.S. and Middle East?
Carter invited leaders of Egypt and Israel to a meeting at Camp David. ?
EQ:EQ: How was the United States involved in the collapse of the Soviet Union’s communist government?
EQ:EQ: What was the Persian Gulf War?
Vocabulary:Vocabulary: deregulation, deficit, coalition, Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush, Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein
Standards• SS5H9 The student will trace important
developments in America since 1975.
• a. Describe U. S. involvement in world events; include efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terrorism in response to September 11, 2001.
• b. Explain the impact the development of the personal computer and the Internet has had on American life.
Compare and contrast a market economy and a command economy.
CAUSEThe Soviet Union became weak and people wanted to be free from communism.
EFFECTS1.
2.
Watch “Berlin Wall” on thumb drive.
Saddam Hussein = INSANE“INSANE IN IRAQ”
Kuwait wanted them to WAIT and ask before invading them. Hussein (INSANE) didn’t wait, so we came to their aid.
Why is it called the “Persian Gulf War?”
Why did Hussein want to invade Kuwait?
Mikhail Gorbachev= Soviet Union = Mainly Good = Wanted to be friends with U.S. because economy was weak and mainly good because he didn’t believe in communism. Main reason Cold War ended.
Essential Question:Essential Question:
How has the development of the personal computer and the Internet impacted the lives of Americans?
Vocabulary:Vocabulary:
Bill Clinton, Internet, high-tech businesses, free trade agreement
Standards• SS5H9 The student will trace important
developments in America since 1975.
• a. Describe U. S. involvement in world events; include efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terrorism in response to September 11, 2001.
• b. Explain the impact the development of the personal computer and the Internet has had on American life.
Why do you think the economy had stopped growing based on what we have learned about how war effects the economy? Discuss this with a neighbor.
What is inflation? Think about a balloon.
CAUSE: Inflation was low so business were able to hire more workers.
EFFECT: 1. Government collected more taxes.2. Economy grows stronger.
Who have we learned about that used an assembly line, mass production, and specialization?
Computer History
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/who-invented-the-cell-phone.htm
Picture of my first cell phone…
CONNECTION: Describe one way in the early 1900s in which communication/trade improved between other countries.
Panama Canal.wmv
Essential Question:Essential Question:
Why did the US get involved in the War on Terrorism? (September 11, 2001)
Vocabulary:Vocabulary: millennium, Al Gore, George W. Bush, popular vote, electoral college, terrorism, Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, War in Afghanistan
Can you make a connection here to our landform unit?
Standards• SS5H9 The student will trace important
developments in America since 1975.
• a. Describe U. S. involvement in world events; include efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terrorism in response to September 11, 2001.
• b. Explain the impact the development of the personal computer and the Internet has had on American life.
Electing the President
September 11, 2001
Terrorism
09.10.02 by JML
September 11, 2001
Never Forget!
Watch “911_Aerial_Photos” on thumb drive.