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Trade Wars and International Economic Friction
Explain how tariffs, trade disputes, and economic sanctions have been used as tools of foreign policy in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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20th and 21st Century Global Turning Points
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Use primary and secondary sources to analyze the causes, course, and lasting significance of major modern global events.
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Learning standards covered
6.4.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse primary and secondary sources to describe the impact and/or lasting historical significance of at least two major global events of the 20th–21st centuries not previously studied (for example, the Cold War, Vietnam, genocides, trade wars, terrorism, human rights movements).
6.4.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeCite current national and/or global events that exemplify the concept of global interconnectedness.