Mid 19^th Century

Understands the key military and political events that influenced the outcomes of the Civil War  

Creating America: p.137-144

(reviewed only – assessed in grade 5)

Understands the impact of the Civil War on the country Creating America: p.144-152

• Federal System vs. States Rights
• Increased sectionalism
• Economic collapse of the South \ economic impact
• Southern resistance: continued racism (Klan, Jim Crow)
• Constitutional Changes: Amendments 13^th, 14^th, 15th

Late 19^th Century

Understands the significant changes caused by the industrialization, urbanization, and population growth in the United States during the late 19^th century

• Growing disparity between rich and poor, monopolies, growth of labor unions Creating America: p.180-198
• Immigration and child labor
• Population Growth: Fear of foreigners , westward expansion, Indian relocation Creating America:p.152-174
• U.S Imperialism (Philippines, Hawaii, Roosevelt Corollary)

Early 20^th Century

Understands the origins, issues, and impact of the Progressive movement

Creating America: p.234-252

• Origin: Work conditions, public safety, government corruption
• Issues: Social Responsibility (ex: temperance), Government Reform (ex: suffrage) Creating America: p.204-232
• Impact: 16^th and 19^th Amendments

Understands the causes and impact of the United States’ role in World War I

• Causes: Zimmermann’s note, isolationism, make the world safe for democracy Creating America: p.254-272
• Impact of : doughboy, convoy Creating America: p.274-302
• League of Nations (Fourteen points) , Treaty of Versailles

Understands the causes and impact of the Great Depression on America

Creating America: p.304-350

• Stock Market Crash, Roaring Twenties
• New Deal
• Social Unrest: e.g., Labor movement, Bonus army

Understands the causes of the US entry into, and its role in, World War II

Creating America: p.352-382

• Causes: Fascism (Germany / Italy) , Totalitarianism, Appeasement and Neutrality, Imperialism (Japan)
• Role: Arsenal of democracy, European front, Pacific front, Atomic bomb, Funded most of the cost of the war

Understands the results and impact of World War II Creating America: p.384-404

• Results: Cold War (arms race, Iron Curtain, Marshall Plan, US as Super-power, NATO,Truman Doctrine) , United Nations, Red Scare
• Impact: Baby Boomers, Economic prosperity, urban migration to suburbs

Mid-20^th Century

Understands the development and implications of the Korean War

Creating America: p.384-404

• Communist expansion, vs. containment
• Police action vs. declared war
• NATO (1949) Warsaw Pact (1955)

Understands the development and implications of the Vietnam War

Creating America: p.430-448

• Domino Theory
• Social unrest and anti-war movement
• Erosion of respect for authority
• guerilla warfare
• 26^th Amendment

Understands the key influences and events of the Civil Rights movements

Creating America: p.408-428

• Influences: e.g., Martin Luther King Jr., Non-violence, Brown v Board of Education, Great Society, Black militants groups
• Events: e.g., Montgomery Bus Boycott, Sit-ins, march on Washington, Freedom riders, Voter registration

LATE 20^th CENTURY

Understands how groups and institutions influence people, events, and the cultures in contemporary settings

• Examples: Hippie movement / counter-culture, music, Camelot to Watergate, television Creating America: p.450-464
• ERA \ Glass ceiling (equal pay) Creating America: p.468-494
• Terrorism (9/11/01)