Download I Can Statements for U.S. History

United State History B “I Can Statements”
First Semester
 I can tell about the American colonial experience.
 I can describe the development of the United States’ form of government, and its
institutions and politics.
 I can explain the growth and division of the United States from 1820 through 1877.
 I can explain how transportation, communication, and marketing improvements and
innovations transformed the American economy in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
 I can describe the prominent business leaders and the business organizations that
influenced the growth of industrialization in the United States.
 I can explain how the growth of industry affected the movement of people into and
within the United States.
 I can tell about the challenges presented to urban inhabitants
 I can describe reform movements and their prominent leaders.
 I can explain the growth and development of labor unions and their key leaders.
 I can explain how the United States became involved in imperialism and the SpanishAmerican war.
 I can explain how World War I affected the military and the home front of the United
States.
 I can examine and describe the impact World War I had on the United States
(government policy, industrial might, civil liberties).
Second Semester
 I can describe how the United States coped with rapid economic and technological
advances.
 I can explain the experience of black Americans and women in the early 20th century.
 I can describe the impact of the Great Depression on the United States.
 I can explain the long-term effects of the New Deal on the United States.
 I can explain how American shifted from isolationism to intervention.
 I can describe the impact World War II had on the American home front.
 I can explain how the rules and weapons of war changed during World War II.
 I can describe how the post-war goals and action of the United States and the Soviet
Union were manifested throughout the world.
 I can describe the Cold War ideology of the United States’ involvement in Asia.
 I can summarize the political, social, and economic reactions to the Cold War in the
United States.
 I can explain the end of the Cold War and America’s role in the changing world.
 I can explain how the civil rights movement affected United States’ society.
 I can tell the impact of the counter-culture since the 1960s.
 I can describe the economy of the contemporary United States.
 I can explain how politics were changed by the end of the Cold War.