Unit VII: World War II 
Efforts to maintain peace/growth of dictatorships
World War II
War strategies
The home front
The atomic bomb

Unit VIII: The Beginnings of the Cold War and the Domestic Fifties 
U.S. foreign policy
Containment
The Korean Conflict
Red Scare and Sputnik
Changes at home
National highway system

Unit IX: Citizenship 
Influence of historic documents
Guaranteed rights
Federalism vs. State's Rights
Principles of the Constitution
Unalienable rights
The growth of democracy

Unit X: The Domestic Sixties and Civil Rights 
The Civil Rights Movement
Growth of the federal government
Space program
Domestic policies of the Presidents

Unit XI: The Vietnam War 
Reasons for American involvement
Polarization of the American public
Impacts of the war
War Powers Act
Watergate

Unit XII: The Seventies and Eighties 
Economic problems
Realpolitik
Human rights
Camp David Accords
Iran hostage crisis
Expansion of the Civil Rights Movement

Unit XIII: The Nineties and Beyond 
Health care reform, AIDS, and the federal deficit
Trends in international relations
Threats to the environment
Contributions of George Bush
Impact of technological advances on society