Social Studies HS Guide

Students will compare the causes, major events, military tactics, and outcomes of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ● Causes ● Compare

● Inform ● Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

● Major events ● Military tactics ● Outcomes ● KoreanWar ● Vietnam War

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● Identify and explain major events and military tactics and outcomes of the Korean War. ● Identify and explain major events and military tactics and outcomes of the Vietnam War. ● Compare the causes, major events, military tactics, and outcomes of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. VOCABULARY

● United Nations ● Truman Doctrine ● Escalation ● General MacArthur

● Tet Offensive ● Blank Check ● Vietnamization DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Inquiry

Skill Building

● Themes and Lenses

Extension

STRAND7: The Cold War Era and a Changing America 1950-2000

STANDARD 7.2

PACING

RESOURCES

● Strand 7: Four weeks

● Thinking Like an Historian