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The Presidency of Barack Obama

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Title:

The Presidency of Barack Obama

URL:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-9/apush-challenges-of-the-21st-century/a/barack-obama-as-president

Content Source:

Other
Khan Academy

Type:

Informational Material

Overview:

This article from Khan Academy provides an overview of the domestic and foreign policies of Barack Obama, president of the United States from 2008 to 2016. Students can read the article and answer the questions at the end as an assessment. The article can be read in a whole group setting or individually. The article can be assigned through Google Classroom.

Content Standard(s):

Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 11
United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

16 ) Describe significant foreign and domestic issues of presidential administrations from Richard M. Nixon to the present. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.g., A.1.h., A.1.i., A.1.k.]

Examples: Nixon's policy of détente; Cambodia; Watergate scandal; pardon of Nixon; Iranian hostage situation; Reaganomics; Libyan crisis; end of the Cold War; Persian Gulf War; impeachment trial of William "Bill" Clinton; terrorist attack of September 11, 2001; Operation Iraqi Freedom; war in Afghanistan; election of the first African-American president, Barack Obama; terrorism; global warming; immigration

Unpacked Content

Strand: Economics, Geography, History, Civics and Government

Course Title: United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Evaluate and describe the importance and impact of significant foreign and domestic issues of presidential administrations from Richard M. Nixon to the present.

Teacher Vocabulary:

scandal
pardon
hostage
Reaganomics
crisis
Cold War
impeachment
terrorist/terrorism
global warming
immigration

Knowledge:

Students know:

Key foreign and domestic events during the presidential administrations from Richard M. Nixon to the present.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Locate specific points on a map and identify political, social, and geographic changes that occurred during or as a result of a historical event.
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information related to historical events.
Read and comprehend historical texts independently and proficiently on various topics related to historical events.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

There were many importance and impact of significant foreign and domestic issues of presidential administrations from Richard M. Nixon to the present.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.11.16- Recognize significant foreign and domestic issues since the 1970s.
SS.AAS.11.16a - List significant domestic policies and issues of presidential administration from Richard Nixon to Present including Watergate, "Reaganomics," Clinton Impeachment, Homeland Security, No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
SS.AAS.11.16b - List significant foreign events and issues during the presidential administrations from Richard Nixon to Present including D�tente, Iranian Hostage Crisis, Fall of the Soviet Unio

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President Barack Obama

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Ginger Boyd

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The Presidency of Barack Obama