Unit Award Scheme

122484 THE US SUPERPOWER 1945 TO 1975

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have

Evidence needed

demonstrated the ability to

1write an essay analysing, evaluating and comparing the arguments in at least two source extracts regarding the US as a superpower between 1945 to 1975 Student completed work
2write an essay analysing and evaluating a statement regarding the US as a superpower between 1945 to 1975 Student completed work

shown knowledge of

3at least ten key concepts and terminologies relating to the US as a superpower between 1945 to 1975 Summary sheet

experienced

4taking part in a dialogue and debate regarding Truman, Eisenhower and post-war reconstruction Summary sheet
5taking part in a dialogue and debate regarding Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, the New Frontier, the Great Society and Nixon, and the Republican revival Summary sheet
6taking part in a dialogue and debate regarding the rise of the consumer society and economic boom Summary sheet
7taking part in a dialogue and debate regarding McCarthyism, civil rights, youth culture and protest and the mass media Summary sheet
8taking part in a dialogue and debate regarding the Cold War and relations with the USSR and China, and the Vietnam War Summary sheet
9taking part in a dialogue and debate regarding the USA by 1975 and its place as a superpower, the limits of social cohesion and new cultural developments. Summary sheet

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 12 November 2024Level - Level Three