Florida Statewide Assessments (B.E.S.T. & NGSSS EOCs, FAST ELA) · U.S. History

The United States and the Defense of the International Peace (1940–present)

World War II; the early Cold War and containment; mid-century foreign policy through Korea, Vietnam, and détente; postwar prosperity; 1960s presidential policy and the Great Society; the Civil Rights Movement; landmark Supreme Court decisions; and modern U.S. foreign policy and 21st-century challenges.

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World War II
The Early Cold War
Cold War Foreign Policy: Korea, Vietnam, Détente
Postwar Prosperity
The 1960s: Great Society and Presidential Policy
The Civil Rights Movement
Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Modern Foreign Policy and 21st-Century Challenges

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