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American History Power Standards
Standard 1: The student will demonstrate process skills in social studies.
o The use of primary and secondary sources
o Distinguishing between fact and opinion
o Evaluating time lines
o Describing the relationship between geography and history
 The process skills will be embedded in standards 2-10
Standard 2: The student will analyze causes, key events, and effects of the Civil War
era.
 North and South differences
 Events leading to war
 Critical developments of war
 Impact of 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
 Impact of Reconstruction
Standard 3: The student will analyze the impact of immigration and the Westward
Movement on American society.
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Immigrant contributions
Domestic policy
Federal Indian policy
Standard 4: The student will examine the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the
economy of the United States.
 New inventions and technology
 Impact of immigration on labor
 “Muckrakers” and reform movements
 Progressive movement
Standard 5. The student will analyze the changing role of the United States in world
affairs at the turn of the twentieth century.
 Imperialism
 Spanish-American War
 Panama Canal
 “Big Stick Diplomacy”
 World War I
 League of Nations
Standard 6: The student will describe the social, cultural, economic, and
technological ideas and events in the United States in the era between the World
Wars.
 Harlem Renaissance and entertainment
 Reform movements
 Impact of the automobile
 Racial tensions and labor unrest
 Causes of an unstable economy
Standard 7: The student will investigate and analyze the causes and legacy of the
Great Depression.
 Business cycles
 Effect of Stock Market Crash
 Impact of Great Depression
 Key leaders of period
 Expanded role of government
Standard 8: The student will analyze the major causes, events, and effects of United
States involvement in World War II.
 Appeasement and Isolationism
 Preparation and mobilization for war
 Strategic decisions
 Holocaust
Standard 9: The student will assess the successes and shortcomings of United States
foreign policy since World War II.
 Cold War origins
 Nuclear weapons and arms race
 NATO, United Nations
 Communism containment
 Military commitments in Asia
Standard 10: The student will analyze the economic, social, and political
transformation of the United States since World War II.
 Civil Rights Movement
 Women’s liberation movement
 Political changes
 Impact of political scandals
 Constitutional amendments and interpretation
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