Oklahoma Social Studies USH.C.8.3

USH.C.8.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• USH.C.8.3.A

  Evaluate the effectiveness of the international coalition to counter Iraqi aggression in the Persian Gulf.

• USH.C.8.3.B

  Examine justifications for using United States of America’s troops to overthrow the regime of Panama’s General Noriega.

• USH.C.8.3.C

  Describe the significance of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

01

What Students Need to Do

Identify Bush’s goals for collective security, Panama, and disability rights. Judge whether the Gulf coalition achieved its goal of removing Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Examine reasons given for invading Panama and explain what the ADA changed.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain that the coalition freed Kuwait, while Saddam Hussein remained in power. They can name a stated reason for invading Panama and a criticism of that decision. They can give an example of a disability right protected by the ADA.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think the Gulf War aimed to remove Saddam Hussein, rather than drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait. They may treat Noriega’s drug charges as the only stated reason for invading Panama. Some think the ADA covers only wheelchair ramps.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Was the Gulf coalition effective at its stated goal? Support your answer with one fact, then name one stated reason for invading Panama and one ADA protection.

1. 01

   Give pairs a blank Persian Gulf map and arrows; have them mark Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and the coalition’s push into Kuwait.

2. 02

   Read excerpts from Bush’s Panama address and a civilian casualty report; write whether his stated reasons justified the invasion.

3. 03

   Give teams goal and outcome cards, such as “free Kuwait” and “Iraqi forces withdrew,” and have them match each pair.

4. 04

   Walk the route from the school entrance to the library with an access checklist; record one barrier the ADA addresses.

• USH.C.9.1

  Assess the significant events of the George W. Bush administration.

• USH.C.8.4

  Evaluate the major domestic and foreign policies of the William J. Clinton administration.

• USH.C.6.3.D

  Explain President Kennedy’s foreign policy as expressed in his inaugural address, including the establishment of the Peace Corps and reaction to the completion ...

• USH.C.8.4.B

  Explain how President Clinton’s economic policies of taxation, limits on discretionary spending, and economic conditions contributed to a balanced budget.