Oklahoma Social Studies USH.C.8.4.A
The Standard
- USH.C.8
- Analyze the rationale and impact of foreign and domestic policies of the late 20th century.
- USH.C.8.4
- Evaluate the major domestic and foreign policies of the William J. Clinton administration.
Describe the United States of America’s continuing global influence which contributed to the creation of NAFTA and NATO interventions to restore stability to the former Yugoslav republics.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · USH.C.8.4
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how the United States used economic and military influence after the Cold War. They connect NAFTA to North American trade and NATO actions to conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student names Canada and Mexico as NAFTA partners and explains that the agreement lowered trade barriers. They describe a goal of NATO's intervention in Bosnia or Kosovo and explain the U.S. role as part of an alliance.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse NAFTA, a trade agreement, with NATO, a military alliance. Some think the United States acted alone in Bosnia and Kosovo. Others call Kosovo a former Yugoslav republic, though it was a province of Serbia.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: How did U.S. influence work differently in NAFTA and NATO's intervention in Bosnia? Name the NAFTA partners and one goal of the intervention.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place Canada, Mexico, Bosnia, and Kosovo on a map, then draw separate arrows for U.S. trade ties and NATO military actions.
Read a 1995 NATO statement about Bosnia and a news report, then write what goal each gives for intervention.
Sort cards labeled tariff, Canada, Bosnia airstrikes, and Kosovo airstrikes into NAFTA or NATO, then explain each choice.
Show grocery labels marked Product of Mexico and Product of Canada, then trace each item's route to your town on a map.
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