Unit IX Homework Guide
Gobal Capitalism & the End of the American Century, 1980 to Present
APUS
Unit IX—Ch. 30 Conservative America in the Ascent, 1980-1991; Ch. 31 Confronting Global and National Dilemmas, 1989 to Present
April/May
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8
Ch. 30 S-H & Online
War Powers Act Homework due 4/9
Ch. 29 Voc Test
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9
WPA HW due
Go over Unit 8 test and essay
30
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10
Vocab Test 30/31--combined
Ch. 31 S-H & Online
Note: there is not a "Unit 9" final MC test.
Unit 9 "Boggle"
29
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11
Review Theme assignment Due 4/15
Theme HW from 2015
28
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12
Continued Theme assignment--due Monday
LEQ--practice--evidence
27
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15
Theme assignment due--electronic version
LEQ--thesis/evid practice
24
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16
Last day to retake Unit 8 test/essay
23
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17
Unit I/II review
22
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18
Unit 1-2 SAQ review
21
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19
LEQ
20
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22
MC Exam #1--full year
17
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23
Go over MC Exam #1
LEQ Essay returned
16
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24
Unit 3-4 review
15
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25
Unit 3-4 SAQ
14
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26
Unit 5-6 Review
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29
Unit 5-6 SAQ
10
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5/6
MC Exam #2-full year
3
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30
9 Units 7-8 review
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5/7
Go over Exam #2
2
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5/1
8 Unit 7-8 SAQ
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5/8
Go over Essays/SA
1
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2
DBQ preparation--Evidence
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5/9
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3
DBQ
6
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5/10
exam date
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Concept Outline for Unit 9
PERIOD 9 (1980-Present)
As the US transitioned to a new century filled with challenges and possibilities, it experienced renewed ideological and cultural debates, sought to redefine its foreign policy, and adapted to economic globalization and revolutionary changes in science and technology.
Key Concept 9.1 –A newly ascendant conservative movement achieved several political and policy goals during the 1980s and continued to strongly influence public discourse in the following decades.
Key Concept 9.2 –Moving into the 21st century, the nation experienced significant technological, economic, and demographic changes.
Key Concept 9.3 – The end of the Cold War and new challenges to U.S. leadership forced the nation to redefine its foreign policy and role in the world
Unit IX Vocabulary
You do not have vocabulary “assignments” but you will have a vocab tests.
Ch. 30
Key Concepts & Events
National Review
Religious Right
Hostage crisis
Reagan Coalition
Moral majority
Supply-side economics (Reaganomics)
National debt
Deregulation
Sandinistas
Contras
Iran-Contra affair
Glasnost
Perestroika
Persian Gulf War
Key People
Barry Goldwater
William F. Buckley
Milton Friedman
David Stockman
Sandra Day O’Connor
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ch. 31
Key concepts & events
Globalization
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Group of Eight (G8)
North American Free Trade agreement (NAFTA)
Immigration and Nationality Act
Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA)
Operation Rescue
Defense of Marriage Act
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
Planned Parenthood of Southeaster Penn. V. Casey
Lawrence v. Texas
Contract with America
USA Patriot Act
Abu Ghraib prison
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
Tea Party
Key People
William Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Monica Lewinsky
Saddam Hussein
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MC Exam #2-full year
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5/1
Go over Exam #2
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5/2
Go over Essays/SA
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3
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4
Exam Date
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