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Quarter 1

Chapter 9 Expanding Markets and Moving Westward

Time Period: 1825-1847

Pages: 272-300

Chapter Objective: To understand the causes and consequences of western

settlement and to summarize the events surrounding the independence of Texas and

the War with Mexico.

Section 1: The Market Revolution

Section 2: Manifest Destiny

Section 3: Expansion in Texas

Sunshine State Standards:

Chapter 10 The Union in Peril


Pages: 302-334

Chapter Objective: To understand the conflict over slavery and other regional

tensions that led to the Civil War.

Section 1: The Divisive Politics of Slavery

Section 2: Protest, Resistance, and Violence

Section 3: The Birth of the Republican

Party

Section 4: Slavery and Secession

Sunshine State Standards: SS.912.A.2.1: Review causes and consequences of the Civil War. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

Chapter 11 The Civil War


Pages: 336-373

Chapter Objective: To understand the military strategy, political struggle,

outcome, and legacy of the Civil War.

Section 1: The Civil War Begins

Section 2: The Politics of War

Section 3: Life During Wartime

Section 4: The North Takes Charge

Section 5: The Legacy of the War


SS.912.A.2.1: Review causes and consequences of the Civil War. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.2: Assess the influence of significant people or groups on Reconstruction. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.3: Describe the issues that divided Republicans during the early Reconstruction era. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.4: Distinguish the freedoms guaranteed to African Americans and other groups with the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.5: Assess how Jim Crow Laws influenced life for African Americans and other racial/ethnic minority groups. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.6: Compare the effects of the Black Codes and the Nadir on freed people, and analyze the sharecropping system and debt peonage as practiced in the United States. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

Chapter 12 Reconstruction and It’s Effects


Pages: 374-405

Chapter Objective: To understand the political struggle, accomplishments, and

failures of Reconstruction in the years following the Civil War.

Section 1: The Politics of Reconstruction

Section 2: Reconstructing Society

Section 3: The Collapse of Reconstruction


SS.912.A.2.2: Assess the influence of significant people or groups on Reconstruction. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.3: Describe the issues that divided Republicans during the early Reconstruction era. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.4: Distinguish the freedoms guaranteed to African Americans and other groups with the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.5: Assess how Jim Crow Laws influenced life for African Americans and other racial/ethnic minority groups. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.2.6: Compare the effects of the Black Codes and the Nadir on freed people, and analyze the sharecropping system and debt peonage as practiced in the United States. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

Chapter 13 Changes on the Western Front


Pages: 406-433

Chapter Objective: To analyze the settlement of the Great Plains during the laste

1800s and to examine Native American policies, private property rights, and the

Populist movement

Section 1: Cultures Clash on the Prairie

Section 2: Settling on the Great Plains

Section 3: Farmers and the Populist Movement


» SS.912.A.2.7: Review the Native American experience. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

» SS.912.A.3.1: Analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers' responses to these challenges in the mid to late 1800s. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 14 A New Industrial Age


Pages: 434-456

Chapter Objective: To analyze the effects of various scientific discoveries and manufacturing innovations on the

nature of work, the American labor movement, and businesses.

Chapter Sections

Section 1 The Expansion of Industry

Section 2 The Age of the Railroads

Section 3 Big Business and Labor


» SS.912.A.3.1: Analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers' responses to these

challenges in the mid to late 1800s. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.2: Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the

second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.3: Compare the first and second Industrial Revolutions in the United States. This

benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.4: Determine how the development of steel, oil, transportation, communication, and business

practices affected the United States economy. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.5: Identify significant inventors of the Industrial Revolution including African Americans and

women. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.6: Analyze changes that occurred as the United States shifted from agrarian to an industrial

society. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.7: Compare the experience of European immigrants in the east to that of Asian immigrants in

the west (the Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan). This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.8: Examine the importance of social change and reform in the late 19th and early 20th

centuries (class system, migration from farms to cities, Social Gospel movement, role of settlement houses and churches in providing services to the poor). This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.9: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late 19th and

early 20th centuries. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 15 Immigrants and Urbanization

Time Period: 1877 - 1914

Pages: 458-478

Chapter Objective:

To analyze the economic, social and political effects of immigration and to

understand the immigrant experience.

Chapter Sections:

Section 1 The New Immigrants

Section 2 The Challenges of Urbanization

Section 3 Politics in the Gilded Age

Sunshine State Standards: SS.912.A.3.9: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 16 Life at the Turn of the 20th

Century

Time: 1877-1917

Pages: 480-506

Chapter Objective: To analyze significant turn of the 20th

century trends in such areas

as technology, education, race relations, and mass culture

Section 1 Science and Urban Life

Section 2 Education and Culture

Section 3 Segregation and Discrimination

Section 4 The Dawn of Mass Culture

Sunshine State Standards: » SS.912.A.3.11: Analyze the impact of political machines in United States cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

SS.912.A.3.8: Examine the importance of social change and reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (class system, migration from farms to cities, Social Gospel movement, role of settlement houses and churches in providing services to the poor). This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American

Quarter 2

Chapter 17 The Progressive Era


Pages: 510-544

Chapter Objective: To explain how the progressive movement managed to increase

the power of government to regulate business and to protect society from the

injustices fostered by big business.

Section 1: The Origins of Progressivism

Section 2: Women in Public Life

Section 3: Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal

Section 4: Progressivism Under Taft

Section 5: Wilson’s New Freedom


» SS.912.A.3.9: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.10: Review different economic and philosophic ideologies. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.11: Analyze the impact of political machines in United States cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

SS.912.C.2.2 Political particiapation and civic participation (Citizenship);

SS.912.C.2.3 Experience the responsibilities of citizens at the local, state, or federal

levels (e.g., registering or pre-registering to vote, volunteering, communicating with

government officials, informing others about current issues,participating in political

campaign/mock election); SS.912.C.2.6 Consitution and Bill of Rights

Quarter 2

Chapter 18 America Claims an Empire


Pages: 546-574

Chapter Objective: To understand how individuals and events moved the United

States into the role of a world power and to recognize the effects of economic

policies on U.S. diplomacy.

Section 1: Imperialism and America

Section 2: The Spanish-American War

Section 3: Acquiring New Lands

Section 4: America as a World Power


SS.912.A.4.1: Analyze the major factors that drove United States imperialism.

This benchmark belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the

United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

» SS.912.A.4.2: Explain the motives of the United States acquisition of the

territories.



» SS.912.A.4.3: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish American

War.



» SS.912.A.4.4: Analyze the economic, military, and security motivations of the

United States to complete the Panama Canal as well as major obstacles involved in

its construction.



Chapter 19 World War I andits Aftermath 1914-1920


Pages: 576-612

Chapter Objective: To understand the causes of world War I, the reasons the Untied States entered the war in

1917, and the consequences of the war.

Section 1: World War I Begins

Section 2: American Power Tips the Balance

Section 3: The War at Home

Section 4: Wilson Fights for Peace


» SS.912.A.3.10: Review different economic and philosophic ideologies.

This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

» SS.912.A.3.11: Analyze the impact of political machines in United States cities in the late 19th and early

20th centuries. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

SS.912.A.4.5: Examine causes, course, and consequences of United States involvement in World War I. This benchmark belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

» SS.912.A.4.6: Examine how the United States government prepared the nation for war with war measures

(Selective Service Act, War Industries Board, war bonds, Espionage Act, Sedition Act, Committee of Public Information). This benchmark belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

» SS.912.A.4.7: Examine the impact of airplanes, battleships, new weaponry and chemical warfare in

creating new war strategies (trench warfare, convoys). This benchmark belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

» SS.912.A.4.8: Compare the experiences Americans (African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, women,

conscientious objectors) had while serving in Europe. This benchmark belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

» SS.912.A.4.9: Compare how the war impacted German Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans,

Hispanic Americans, Jewish Americans, Native Americans, women and dissenters in the United States. This benchmark belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

SS.912.A.5.1: Discuss the economic outcomes of demobilization. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

Chapter 20 Politics of the Roaring Twenties


Pages: Pages: 616-636

Chapter Objective: To trace the political and social changes after World War I and

throughout the decade of the 1920’s.

Section 1: Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues

Section 2: The Harding Presidency

Section 3: The Business of America


SS.912.A.5.3: Examine the impact of United States foreign economic policy during the 1920s. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.4: Evaluate how the economic boom during the Roaring Twenties changed consumers, businesses, manufacturing, and marketing practices. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.5: Describe efforts by the United States and other world powers to avoid future wars. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.6: Analyze the influence that Hollywood, the Harlem Renaissance, the Fundamentalist movement, and prohibition had in changing American society in the 1920s. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.7: Examine the freedom movements that advocated civil rights for African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and women. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.8: Compare the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey relating to the African American experience. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.9: Explain why support for the Ku Klux Klan varied in the 1920s with respect to issues such as anti-immigration, anti-African American, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-women, and anti-union ideas. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

Chapter 21 The Roaring Life of the 1920’s


Pages: 638-664

Chapter Objective: To understand such issues as Prohibition, and the changing role

of women, and the influence of the Harlem Renaissance.

Section 1: The Changing Ways of Life

Section 2: The Twenties Woman

Section 3: Education and Popular Culture

Section 4: The Harlem Renaissance


» SS.912.A.5.6: Analyze the influence that Hollywood, the Harlem Renaissance, the Fundamentalist movement, and prohibition had in changing American society in the 1920s. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.7: Examine the freedom movements that advocated civil rights for African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and women. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.8: Compare the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey relating to the African American experience. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.9: Explain why support for the Ku Klux Klan varied in the 1920s with respect to issues such as anti-immigration, anti-African American, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-women, and anti-union ideas. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

SS.912.A.1.7: Describe various socio-cultural aspects of American life including arts, artifacts, literature, education, and publications. This benchmark belongs to: Use research and inquiry skills to analyze American history using primary and secondary sources.

Quarter 3

Chapter 22 The Great Depression


Pages: 668-690

Chapter Objective: To understand the causes and consequences of the Great

Depression and the futility of Hoover’s actions to limit damage.

Section 1: The Nation’s Sick Economy

Section 2: Hardship and Suffering During the Depression

Section 3: Hoover Struggles with the Depression


SS.912.A.5.11: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.12: Examine key events and people in Florida history as they relate to United States history. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

Chapter 23 The New Deal


Pages: 692-728

Chapter Objective: To understand the impetus for FDR’s New Deal legislations and

the impact these policies had on the American nation.

Section 1: A New Deal Fights the Depression

Section 2: The Second New Deal Takes Hold

Section 3: The New Deal Affects Many Groups

Section 4: Culture in the 1930’s

Section 5: The Impact of the New Deal


SS.912.A.5.11: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

» SS.912.A.5.12: Examine key events and people in Florida history as they relate to United States history. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

SS.912.A.1.7: Describe various socio-cultural aspects of American life including arts, artifacts, literature, education, and publications. This benchmark belongs to: Use research and inquiry skills to analyze American history using primary and secondary sources.

Chapter 24 World War Looms


Pages: 732-764

Chapter Objective: To trace the rise of dictators, and the beginnings of war, and the American

response in the 1930’s.

Section 1: Dictators threaten World Peace

Section 2: War in Europe

Section 3: The Holocaust

Section 4: America Moves Toward War


SS.912.A.6.1: Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.2: Describe the United States response in the early years of World War II (Neutrality Acts, Cash and Carry, Lend Lease Act). This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.3: Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during World War II on Jews as well as other groups. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.4: Examine efforts to expand or contract rights for various populations during World War II. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.5: Explain the impact of World War II on domestic government policy. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.6: Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.7: Describe the attempts to promote international justice through the Nuremberg Trials. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

Chapter 25 The United States in World War II


Pages: 766-804

Chapter Objective: To understand the military campaigns, political decisions, and efforts on the

home front that won World War II.

Section 1: Mobilizing for Defense

Section 2: The War for Europe and North Africa

Section 3: The War in the Pacific

Section 4: The Home Front


SS.912.A.6.1: Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.2: Describe the United States response in the early years of World War II (Neutrality Acts, Cash and Carry, Lend Lease Act). This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.3: Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during World War II on Jews as well as other groups. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.4: Examine efforts to expand or contract rights for various populations during World War II. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.5: Explain the impact of World War II on domestic government policy. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.6: Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.7: Describe the attempts to promote international justice through the Nuremberg Trials. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

Chapter 26 Cold War Conflicts


Pages: 806-836

Chapter Objective: To understand the international and domestic tensions

resulting from the Cold War.

Section 1: Origins of the Cold War

Section 2: The Cold War Heats Up

Section 3: The Cold War at Home

Section 4: Two Nations Live on the Edge


» 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). This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.11: Examine the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear technology in the United States and the world. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.12: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.13: Analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.14: Analyze causes, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.15: Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United States history. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

SS.912.A.6.8: Analyze the effects of the Red Scare on domestic United States policy. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.6.9: Describe the rationale for the formation of the United Nations, including the contribution of Mary McLeod Bethune. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

SS.912.A.7.1: Identify causes for Post-World War II prosperity and its effects on American society. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.2: Compare the relative prosperity between different ethnic groups and social classes in the post-World War II period. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.3: Examine the changing status of women in the United States from post-World War II to present. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.5: Compare nonviolent and violent approaches utilized by groups (African Americans, women, Native Americans, Hispanics) to achieve civil rights. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

Chapter 27 The Postwar Boom


Pages: 838-870

Chapter Objective: To understand the economic, social, and cultural changes that

occurred in postwar America.

Section 1: Postwar America

Section 2: The American Dream in the Fifties

Section 3: Popular Culture

Section 4: The Other America


Quarter 4

Chapter 28 The New Frontier and the Great Society


Pages: 874-902

Chapter Objective: To understand the achievements and challenges of the Kennedy

and Johnson administrations.

Section 1: Kennedy and the Cold War

Section 2: The New Frontier

Section 3: The Great Society

Sunshine State Standards: SS.912.A.6.11: Examine the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear technology in the United States and the world. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

SS.912.A.7.4: Evaluate the success of 1960s era presidents' foreign and domestic policies. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

Chapter 29: Civil Rights Movement


Pages: 904-933

Chapter Objective: To Understand the African-American struggle for civil rights

during the 1950s and 1960s.

Section 1: Taking on Segregation

Section 2: The Triumphs of a Crusade

Section 3: Challenges and Changes in the Movement



» SS.912.A.7.6: Assess key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.7: Assess the building of coalitions between African Americans, whites, and other groups in achieving integration and equal rights. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.8: Analyze significant Supreme Court decisions relating to integration, busing, affirmative action, the rights of the accused, and reproductive rights. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

Chapter 30 The Vietnam War Years


Pages: 934-970

Chapter Objective: To understand the military and political events of the Vietnam

War in Southeast Asia and its impact on life in the United States.

Section 1: Moving Toward Conflict

Section 2: U.S. Involvement and Escalation

Section 3: A Nation Divided

Section 4: 1968: A Tumultuous Year

Section 5: The End of the War and Its Legacy

Sunshine State Standards: » SS.912.A.6.14: Analyze causes, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

SS.912.A.7.10: Analyze the significance of Vietnam and Watergate on the government and people of the United States. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

Chapter 31 An Era of Social Change


Pages: 972-994

Chapter Objective: To understand the sweeping social protest movements of the

1960’s and the quest for radical change initiated by Latinos, Native Americans,

women, and young people.

Section 1: Latinos and Native Americans Seek Equality

Section 2: Women Fight for Equality

Section 3: Culture and Counterculture

Sunshine State Standards: » SS.912.A.7.3: Examine the changing status of women in the United States from post-World War II to present. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.


» SS.912.A.7.8: Analyze significant Supreme Court decisions relating to integration, busing, affirmative action, the rights of the accused, and reproductive rights. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.9: Examine the similarities of social movements (Native Americans, Hispanics, women, anti-war protesters) of the 1960s and 1970s. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

Chapter 32 An Age of Limits


Pages: 998-1032

Chapter Objective: To understand the political, social, and economic events of the

1970’s and the Nixon Administration.

Section 1: The Nixon Administration

Section 2: Watergate: Nixon’s Downfall

Section 3: The Ford and Carter Years

Section 4: Environmental Activism


» SS.912.A.7.10: Analyze the significance of Vietnam and Watergate on the government and people of the United States. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.11: Analyze the foreign policy of the United States as it relates to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

Chapter 33 The Conservative Tide 1980-1992


Pages: 1034-1062

Chapter Objective: To understand the political and social events of the 1980’s and early 1990’s.

Section 1: A Conservative Movement Emerges

Section 2: Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush

Section 3: Social Concerns in the 1980’s

Section 4: Foreign Policy After the Cold War


» SS.912.A.6.11: Examine the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear technology in the United States and the world. This benchmark belongs to: 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.

» SS.912.A.7.11: Analyze the foreign policy of the United States as it relates to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.12: Analyze political, economic, and social concerns that emerged at the end of the 20th century and into the 21st century. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.13: Analyze the attempts to extend New Deal legislation through the Great Society and the successes and failures of these programs to promote social and economic stability. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.14: Review the role of the United States as a participant in the global economy (trade agreements, international competition, impact on American labor, environmental concerns). This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.16: Examine changes in immigration policy and attitudes toward immigration since 1950. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.17: Examine key events and key people in Florida history as they relate to United States history. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

Chapter 34 The Untied States in Today’s World


Pages: 1064-1096

Chapter Objective: To summarize the political and social events of the 1990’s and

early 2000’s.

Section 1: The 1990’s and the New Millennium

Section 2: The New Global Economy

Section 3: Technology and Modern Life

Section 4: The Changing Face of America


» SS.912.A.7.14: Review the role of the United States as a participant in the global economy (trade agreements, international competition, impact on American labor, environmental concerns). This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.15: Analyze the effects of foreign and domestic terrorism on the American people. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.16: Examine changes in immigration policy and attitudes toward immigration since 1950. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

» SS.912.A.7.17: Examine key events and key people in Florida history as they relate to United States history. This benchmark belongs to: Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

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