Locate Academic Alignments For - AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
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Academic Alignment Authority: Virginia
Subject Matter / Course: Social Studies
The following academic standards have been aligned to AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
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Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 12, 13
examine and interpret primary and secondary source documents;
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 13, 14
using maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and interpret the past to 1500 A.D. (C.E.);
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
using maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and to interpret the past since 1500 A.D. (C.E.);
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
Since World War II, the United States has been directly involved in various conflicts that reflected the divisions created by Cold War tensions and hostilities.
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
The Cold War was the central organizing principle in foreign affairs for 40 years.
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
How and why did the Cold War begin?
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
What have been the major conflicts and confrontations involving America in the post-World War II era?
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
How did Cold War tensions cause divisiveness at home?
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
How were the challenges after the Cold War different from earlier challenges?
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
Cold War: The state of tension without actual fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union, which divided the world into two camps
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
American policy of containment (to stop the spread of communism)
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 11, 12
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba. The Soviets removed the missiles in response to a U.S. blockade of Cuba.
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AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What events led to the Cold War?
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Rivalry between the United States and the U.S.S.R.
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
President Truman and the Policy of Containment
Social Studies
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Cuban Missile Crisis
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What was the policy of containment?
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Cuba
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What are the origins of the Cold War?
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What were the early significant events of the Cold War?
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What was the impact of the Cold War on Americans at home?
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Cuba was also a site of Cold War confrontations.
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Fidel Castro led a communist revolution that took over Cuba in the late 1950s. Many Cubans fled to Florida and later attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro. This “Bay of Pigs” invasion failed.
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
In 1962, the Soviet Union stationed missiles in Cuba, instigating the Cuban Missile Crisis. President Kennedy ordered the Soviets to remove their missiles, and for several days the world was on the brink of nuclear war. Eventually, the Soviet leadership “blinked” and removed their missiles.
Social Studies
AMERICA'S FIRST WARNING
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
How did America’s military forces defend freedom during the Cold War?
