United States History Power Standards: Power Standards

Early National Development: 1775 to 1877

Development of the Industrial United States: 1870 to 1900

Emergence of the Modern United States: 1897 to 1920

Modern United States Prosperity and Depression: Post WW I - 1939

The United States and World War II: 1939 to 1945

Postwar United States: 1945 to 1960

The United States in Troubled Times: 1960 to 1980

The Contemporary United States: 1980 to the Present

Summarize major themes in the early history of the United States such as federalism, sectionalism, nationalism, and states’ rights. (Economics, Government)

Describe the economic developments that transformed the United States into a major industrial power and the factors necessary for industrialization. (Economics)

Describe the events and people central to the transformation of the United States developing into a world power. (Government, Geography)

Identify new cultural movements of the 1920s and analyze how these movements reflected and changed American society. (Individuals, Society, and Culture)

Identify and describe the contributions of political and social reformers during the Great Depression Era. (Government; Economics; Individuals, Society and Culture)

Identify and explain key events from Versailles to Pearl Harbor that resulted in the United States entry into World War II. (Government, Geography)

Explain how World War II led to the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers.

Understand the domino theory and its relationship to the principle of containment. Identify key events and individuals as well as their connections to post World War II tensions (Cold War). (Government, Geography)

Summarize and assess the various actions which characterized the early struggle for civil rights (1945-1960). (Government; Individuals, Society and Culture)

Explain the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s by describing the ideas and actions of federal and state leaders, grassroots movements, and central organizations that were active in the movement. (Government; Economics; Individuals, Society and Culture)

Analyze the foreign and domestic consequences of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Explain the significance of social, economic and political issues during the period 1980 to the present and how these issues affected individuals and organizations.