Content Specification - SS.11.11.a.1:
Students will examine the decision of President George H. W. Bush to oppose Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Students will evaluate the positive and negative consequences of the Persian Gulf War.

Content Specification - SS.11.11.a.2:
Students will trace United States foreign policy regarding Bosnia, Rwanda, and Kosovo, exploring the tension between defending human rights and the reluctance to intervene stemming from the Vietnam syndrome.

Content Specification - SS.11.11.b.1:
Students will trace the reactions to the September 11, 2001, attacks, including responses of the American public, the authorization of the War on Terror, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act.

Content Specification - SS.11.11.b.2:
Students will examine the decision to invade Iraq based on allegations concerning weapons of mass destruction and trace the course of the war.

Content Specification - SS.11.11.b.3:
Students will evaluate the USA PATRIOT Act, including constitutional issues raised about the violation of civil liberties by the federal government’s electronic surveillance programs.

Content Specification - SS.11.11.c.1:
Students will examine the positive and negative consequences of globalization in relation to the United States economy.

Content Specification - SS.11.11.c.2:
Students will investigate the role of multinational corporations and their influence on both the United States economy and on other countries around the world.

Content Specification - SS.11.11.c.3:
Students will examine the economic relationship and the strategic rivalry between the United States and China.