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Globalization, Terrorism, and Social Movements from 1970-2010 SS.912.A.7.12

  • You will need to know how noted global and/or domestic events shaped the political, economic, and social issues and concerns of people living in the United States.

  • You will need to know the domestic issues that have both united and divided social, cultural, ethnic, religious, economic, and political groups in the United States.

  • You will need to know the political, economic, and social implications of the United States’ role as a global leader.

  • You will need to know both domestic and international consequences of global leadership.

  • You will need to know the various social and political perspectives relating to domestic and international issues.

  • Items should primarily focus on the latter part of the twentieth century to the present

Example One

 

Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon drawn after September 11, 2001?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Is there a need to give up some civil liberties to protect the nation?
b. Should the United States reduce oil imports from the Middle East?
c. Does the United States need fewer limits on immigration?
d. Should the United States abandon the Constitution?

 

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Example Two

 

 

The Camp David accords negotiated during President Jimmy Carter’s administration were an attempt to
 

a. decrease United States control of the Panama Canal

b. encourage the use of solar and other nonpolluting energy sources

c. end inflationary oil prices

d. establish peace in the Middle East

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Terms to know include, but are not limited to:

9-11, al-Qaeda, Camp David Accords, election of 2000, immigration, Iran hostage crisis, jihad, migration, North American Free Trade Agreement  (NAFTA), Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), social movements, terrorism.

Example Three
 

In the United States, most new jobs created during the 1980’s were jobs that

a. were classified as managerial

b. provided services rather than produced goods

c. depended on heavy manufacturing

d. were farm related

 

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