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Students will understand the pros and cons of isolationism in U.S. foreign policy.
Students will be able to explain how goods became cheaper and buying power increased
Students will be able to identify the main reasons why countries go to war.

Henry Wallace is the most prominent progressive American political figure of the 1940s—one who very nearly became president at a critical moment in U.S. and world history. Benn Steil’s fascinating “What if?” study of Wallace’s eventful career, based on troves of new Russian and FBI archival finds, sheds an important new light on how U.S. and Soviet foreign policy were forged at the dawn of the Cold War.

If You Will It analyzes the problems facing the American Jewish community today, and describes the steps needed to rebuild a sense of peoplehood—of Jewish identity and common purpose. The relationship between American Jews and Israel is at the heart of this book.
Students will be able to
- Analyze primary source documents
- Infer subtle messages from primary sources
- Summarize the meaning of primary sources
- Incorporate primary source materials in a scripted news conference
Students will be able to
- Analyze primary sources
- Summarize the meaning of primary sources
- Infer subtle messages from primary sources
Students will be able to
- Analyze primary source images using analysis strategies
- Identify and describe the historical context of an image
- Identify and describe the evidence in an image
- Interpret meaning based on direct evidence found in an image
- Evaluate and group documents based on shared categories
- Collaborate effectively to develop and express positions and viewpoints
Students will be able to
- Analyze primary source documents using close-reading strategies
- Identify and describe the historical context and main points of a document
- Identify and describe the point of view and purpose of a document
- Draw conclusions based on direct evidence found in the text
- Evaluate and group documents based on shared categories
- Collaborate effectively with classmates to develop and express positions and viewpoints
Students will understand that the industrial revolution brought sweeping change to many aspects of daily life.