Download Florida US History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications

BENCHMARK SS.912.A.6.10
American History
Strand
A
Reporting Category
The United States and the Defense of the International Peace
Standard
6 World War II and post–World War II
Understand the causes and course of World War II, the character of
the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the United States’
role in the post-war world.
Benchmark
SS.912.A.6.10
Examine causes, course, and consequences of
the early years of the Cold War (Truman Doctrine, Marshall
Plan, NATO, Warsaw Pact).
Benchmark
Clarifications
Students will identify and/or evaluate the social, political, and
economic causes of the early years of the Cold War (1945–50).
Students will recognize the significance of events or actions of the
early years of the Cold War (1945–50) that influenced government
policy and social interactions.
Students will identify and/or evaluate the long-term social, political,
and economic implications of events and actions that occurred during
the early years of the Cold War (1945–50).
Students will recognize varying points of view related to the early
years of the Cold War (1945–50) and examine how those points of
view shaped public policies and social interactions.
Students will evaluate the impact of the early years of the Cold War
(1945–50) on the lives of individuals in the United States.
Students will evaluate how events of the early years of the Cold War
(1945–50) influenced United States involvement in international
conflicts.
Content Limit
Items will address early Cold War issues from the perspective of the
United States rather than from the perspective of other countries or
global leaders.
Stimulus Attribute
Items addressing the American involvement in World War II and the
origins of the Cold War will use historical documents and other
relevant stimuli (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, graphs, tables).
Content Focus
These terms are given in addition to those found in the standards,
benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may
include, but are not limited to, the following: Berlin blockade, Cold
War, Dumbarton Oaks Conference, iron curtain, Marshall Plan,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Nuremberg Trials,
Potsdam, Truman Doctrine.
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Sample Item 11
SS.912.A.6.10
Content Focus
NATO
How did the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact
intensify the Cold War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
by establishing military alliances based on political philosophies
by creating economic unions based on political borders
by providing funds for nuclear laboratories
by identifying locations for military bases