Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C.
Major Event/Theme in American History
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Time Period/Date(s)
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Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History
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1)
The causes of the Cold War and its effects on the politico-economic and cultural milieus of the U.S.; include:
a)
The Truman doctrine
b)
The Korean War
c)
Eisenhower and the 1950s
d)
JFK and the Cuban missile crisis and the JFK Assassination
e)
Johnson and the Great Society
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The theme (thread) of God-given rights/freedoms as it relates to:
a)
The Civil Rights Movement
b)
The Vietnam War
c)
The Women's Rights Movement
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The cumulative effect of the integrity crisis in the Johnson (Vietnam) and Nixon (Watergate) presidencies on the cultural milieu of the nation.
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The conservative revolution of the 1980s, including the impact of the "Religious Right" and the legacy of the Reagan Administration.
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5)
The end of the Cold War in the early 1990s (including the fall of the Berlin Wall).
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6)
Trends in American Domestic and Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War Era.
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