Understandings
Students will understand that..
Students will understand that..
- Leaders can impact society.
- Nations have relationships with one another
- Economic systems shape relationships in society.
- Countries have relationships with each other.
- The value that a society places on individual rights is often reflected in that society’s government.
Unit Benchmarks
SS.7.CG.4.1 Explain the relationship between U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
SS.7.CG.4.2 Describe the United States’ and citizen participation in international organizations.
SS.7.CG.4.3 Describe examples of the United States’ actions and reactions in international conflicts.
Students will...
• Students will recognize the difference between domestic and foreign policy.
• Students will identify issues that relate to U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
• Students will define “national interest” and identify the means available to the national government to pursue the United States’ national interest.
• Students will identify major international organizations in which government plays a role (e.g., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United Nations, International Court of Justice, World Trade Organization).
• Students will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of U.S. membership in international organizations.
• Students will identify specific examples of and the reasons for United States’ involvement in international conflicts.
• Students will analyze primary source documents pertaining to international incidents to determine the course of action taken by the United States.
• Students will identify the different methods used by the United States to deal with international conflict (e.g., diplomacy, espionage, humanitarian efforts, peacekeeping operations, sanctions, war).
SS.7.CG.4.1 Explain the relationship between U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
SS.7.CG.4.2 Describe the United States’ and citizen participation in international organizations.
SS.7.CG.4.3 Describe examples of the United States’ actions and reactions in international conflicts.
Students will...
• Students will recognize the difference between domestic and foreign policy.
• Students will identify issues that relate to U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
• Students will define “national interest” and identify the means available to the national government to pursue the United States’ national interest.
• Students will identify major international organizations in which government plays a role (e.g., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United Nations, International Court of Justice, World Trade Organization).
• Students will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of U.S. membership in international organizations.
• Students will identify specific examples of and the reasons for United States’ involvement in international conflicts.
• Students will analyze primary source documents pertaining to international incidents to determine the course of action taken by the United States.
• Students will identify the different methods used by the United States to deal with international conflict (e.g., diplomacy, espionage, humanitarian efforts, peacekeeping operations, sanctions, war).
Unit Vocabulary
Foreign Policy, Alliances, allies, ambassadors, diplomacy, diplomats, doctrine, domestic affairs, embassies, foreign affairs, international relations, Secretary of State, treaty, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), International Non-Governmental Organizations(INGO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), International Red Cross/Red Crescent, United Nations (UN), United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF), World Court, World Trade Organization (WTO), Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Gulf Wars I and II, Iran Hostage Crisis, Korean War, terrorism, Vietnam War, World War I and World War II, global warming, collective security, sustainable development, least developed countries (LDCs), advocacy, covenant, conventions, global climate change (global warming), greenhouse effect, protocols, United Nations, human rights
Foreign Policy, Alliances, allies, ambassadors, diplomacy, diplomats, doctrine, domestic affairs, embassies, foreign affairs, international relations, Secretary of State, treaty, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), International Non-Governmental Organizations(INGO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), International Red Cross/Red Crescent, United Nations (UN), United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF), World Court, World Trade Organization (WTO), Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Gulf Wars I and II, Iran Hostage Crisis, Korean War, terrorism, Vietnam War, World War I and World War II, global warming, collective security, sustainable development, least developed countries (LDCs), advocacy, covenant, conventions, global climate change (global warming), greenhouse effect, protocols, United Nations, human rights
Unit Essential Question(s)
- What is required of leaders?
- Why do people trade?
- Why and how do people make economic choices?
- Why and how do nations interact with one another?
- Why does conflict develop?
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