The Cold War and Consumer Culture: 1945-1961

• Analyze the causes of the Cold War.
• Detail American Cold War Policies from the late 1940s to the mid1950s.
• Explain the impacts of anti-communism and McCarthyism on the U.S.
• Describe how the Affluent Society emerged following World War II.
• Evaluate popular culture during the Eisenhower years.

The Ordeal of Liberalism: 1960-1968

• Describe objectives and outcomes of Kennedy’s New Frontier.
• Analyze the successes and failures of Johnson’s Great Society program.
• Identify events and individuals in the civil rights movement.
• Evaluate how the U.S. became involved in Vietnam.

The Crisis of Authority: 1967-1975

• Describe the lifestyles of the Counterculture.
• Outline social and political movements from 1967 to 1975.
• Compare Nixon’s détente policies to previous Cold War strategies.
• Describe the Watergate scandal and the fall of Nixon.
• Explain the political, military, and social outcomes of the end of the war in Vietnam.

From the Age of Limits to the Age of Reagan: 1974-1992

• Describe the limitations faced by Americans during the 1970s.
• Clarify how Reagan’s policies contributed to an economic resurgence in the 1980s.
• Summarize how international affairs of the 1980s contributed to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
• Evaluate the social, political, and economic trends of the 1980s.

Week Five: The Age of Globalization: 1992 to Today

• Describe the changing role of the U.S. in the emerging global community during the Clinton administration.
• Synthesize how the Internet has transformed America socially, politically, and economically.
• Explain how American priorities have changed since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.