Themes for Studying History

I have chosen to study the second theme, which is to "Assess the growth and impact of centralized state power." To do this, I will use standards 17 (Explain important domestic events that took place during World War II), 18 (Analyze the factors that contributed to the Cold War and describe the policy of containment as America's response to Soviet expansionist policies), 24(Analyze the roots of domestic anticommunism as well as he origins and consequences of McCarthyism), and 28 (Analyze the important domestic policies and events that took place during the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon).