|
Standards |
Description |
Lessons |
|
1 |
Describe Westward Expansion and its
technological, economic, and social influence on the people of the
United States prior to World War I. |
22 |
|
1.1 |
Locating states, capitals, and important geographic
features west of the Mississippi River
|
7 |
|
1.2 |
Identifying major groups and individuals
involved with Westward Expansion |
13 |
|
1.3 |
Identifying areas of conflict and cooperation and
trading practices among western settlers |
R |
|
1.4 |
Analyzing the impact of closing the frontier on native Americans
|
R |
|
1.5 |
Locating areas settled in the United
States between 1877 and 1900 |
30 |
|
2 |
Describe the impact of
industrialization, free markets, urbanization, communication, and
cultural changes in the United States prior to World War I. |
45 |
|
2.1 |
Discussing the construction of the
Panama Canal |
8 |
|
2.2 |
Explaining how the United States
acquired Alaska and Hawaii |
14 |
|
3 |
Identify causes and consequences of
the Spanish-American War |
7 |
|
3.1 |
Identifying major people involved in
the Spanish-American War |
7 |
|
3.2 |
Locating major territories which were
part of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War |
20 |
| 4 |
Describe changing social conditions
during the Progressive Period. |
33 |
|
4.1 |
Describing countries of origin and
experiences of new immigrants to the United States |
26 |
|
4.2 |
Identifying political and social
leaders of the Progressive Movement |
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|
4.3 |
Analyzing the impact of the Civil
Rights Movements on the lives of Americans |
3 |
|
4.4 |
Identifying cultural changes from
1900-1920 resulting from religious beliefs, industrialization,
urbanization, and changes in communication and technology |
13 |
| 5 |
Identify causes of World War I and
reasons for entry into the war by the United States. |
15 |
|
5.1 |
Describing the role of the United
States in World War I both militarily and on the home front |
1 |
|
5.2 |
Identifying the important people of
World War I |
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|
5.3 |
Discussing the technological advances
and their impact on the economy of the United States |
8 |
|
5.4 |
Locating on a map or globe major
countries |
6 |
|
5.5 |
Explaining rejection of world leadership by the United States after
World War I |
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| 6 |
Identify cultural and economic
developments in the society of the United States from 1877 through
1930's. |
3 |
|
6.1 |
Discussing the contributions of
inventors from 1877 to World War I |
9 |
|
6.2 |
Describing the development of the
modern woman |
7 |
|
6.3 |
Identifying notable people of the
1920's |
15 |
|
6.4 |
Describing the results of the
economic policies of the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover Administrations |
8 |
| 7 |
Identify causes of the Great
Depression. |
7 |
|
7.1 |
Describing the effect of the Great
Depression on the people of the United States |
19 |
|
7.2 |
Locating on a map the area of the
United States known as the Dust Bowl |
2 |
|
7.3 |
Describing the importance of the
election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United Sates |
15 |
|
7.4 |
Describing the impact of the
Tennessee Valley (TVA) on the life of Alabamians |
5 |
|
7.5 |
Locating river systems utilized by
TVA |
2 |
| 8 |
List
key figures, significant, events, and reasons for the
involvement of the United States in World War II. |
26 |
|
8.1 |
Locating on a map or globe countries controlled by the Axis powers
from 1939-1942 |
5 |
|
8.2 |
Locating on a map or globe allied countries and key battles in World
War II |
6 |
|
8.3 |
Describing the development and use of the atomic bomb |
1 |
|
8.4 |
Describing social costs associated with World War II |
12 |
|
8.5 |
Explaining the importance of the treaties ending World War II. |
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|
9 |
Identify changes in the American home front during World War II. |
11 |
|
9.1 |
Describing the changing role of women in the society of the United
sates during World War II. |
2 |
|
9.2 |
Describing the changing role of African Americans and Japanese
Americans in the society of the United States during World War II. |
5 |
|
10 |
Identify major social and cultural
changes in the United States from 1945 to 1960. |
10 |
|
11 |
Identify critical events occurring in
the United States and throughout the world form the Truman through the
Johnson Administrations, including the Cold War, Berlin Airlift,
Korean Conflict, space race, and construction of Berlin Wall, Bay of
Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam War. |
14 |
|
11.1 |
Identifying Alabama's role in the
Cold War |
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|
11.2 |
Locating on a map areas of
international conflict from 1945-1969. |
1 |
|
12 |
Identify components of John F.
Kennedy's New Frontier and Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society. |
12 |
|
13 |
Describe the role of major civil
rights leaders and significant events occurring during the modern
Civil Rights Movement. |
27 |
|
14 |
Identify cultural and economic changes throughout the Unite States
from 1960 to the present. |
9 |
|
14.1 |
Describing the impact of the technological and social changes on the
society of the United States from 1970 to the present |
7 |
| 15 |
Explain major political events from the Nixon administration to the
present, including the Vietnam War; Watergate; the collapse of the
Soviet Union; the Gulf War; the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
and the War on Terrorism. |
9 |
|
15.1 |
Identifying important legislation created from the Nixon
Administration to the present |
6 |
|
15.2 |
Describing the changing role of women and minorities in society form
1970 to the present |
1 |
|
15.3 |
Locating on a map sites of significant historical events occurring
between 1970 and the present |
6 |
