School Administrative District #4

Unity of purpose

CORE CURRICULUM: SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

Department: Social Studies

CONTENT STANDARD: HISTORY

 

Performance Indicators: The learner will·

Grade 11

1.        Review and extend prior learning

2.        Identify the major people and events associated with Reconstruction and the establishment of America as a dominant world power from 1866-1919

á         Identify important people associated with the time period, including but not limited to

á         Presidents

á         Addams, Jane

á         Anthony, Susan B.

á         Carnegie, Andrew

á         Debs, Eugene V.

á         Dewey, George

á         Ferdinand, Francis (Archduke)

á         Gompers, Samuel

á         Hearst, William Rudolph

á         La Follette, Robert

á         Morgan, J.P.

á         Pershing, John

á         Pulitzer, Joseph

á         Rockefeller, John D.

á         Sears, Richard

á         Sinclair, Upton

á         Tarbell, Ida

á         Vanderbilt, Cornelius

á         Villo, Pancho

á         Explain how inventors helped the U.S. develop industry

á         Bell, Alexander G.

á         Edison, Thomas

á         Maxim, Hiram

á         Morse, Samuel

á         Describe the changes in American education at the post-secondary level

á         List the reasons that led to growing American interest in overseas expansion during the late 1800's

á         Describe the role of newspapers in encouraging American intervention in the Cuban rebellion

á         Explain the events that led to war between the U.S. and Spain

á         Describe the fighting that took place during the Spanish-American War

á         Discuss the terms of the Treaty of Paris and the problems presented by America's new possessions

á         Explain how the issue of imperialism affected the presidential election of 1900

á         Explain the Open Door Policy and the role of the U.S. in the Boxer Rebellion

á         Describe the construction of the Panama Canal

á         Explain the significance of the sailing of the Great White Fleet

á         List the immediate and underlying causes of World War I

á         Describe Germany's plan for victory, and explain why a stalemate developed

á         Explain the effect of German submarine warfare on American public opinion

á         Explain why Wilson's efforts to end the war through negotiation failed

á         List the events that led the U.S. to declare war on Germany

á         Explain how the U.S. strengthened its military forces and mobilized the war effort at home

á         Explain Wilson's plan for peace as expressed in the Fourteen Points

á         Describe American participation in World War I

á         List the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

á         Explain why the U.S. Senate rejected the peace treaty and the League of Nations

3.        Identify the major people and events associated with prosperity, depression, and war from 1920-1945

á         Identify important people associated with the time period, including but not limited to

á         Presidents

á         Chamberlain, Neville

á         Churchill, Winston

á         De Gaulle, Charles

á         Hirohito (Emperor)

á         Hitler, Adolf

á         Hoover, J. Edgar

á         Lenin, Nikoli

á         MacArthur, Douglas

á         Marshall, George

á         Mussolini, Benito

á         Nimitz, Chester

á         Rommel, Erwin

á         Explain Lindberg's flight and its impact on aviation

á         Provide the reasons why labor troubles developed immediately after World War I

á         Explain why the New Deal came to an end after 1938

á         Describe the steps the U.S. took to promote world peace during the 1920's

á         Discuss the development and the nature of the totalitarian dictatorships that arose in Europe after World War I

á         Explain how the Treaty of Versailles, the Depression, and the lack of world leadership led to World War II

á         Explain how Japan threatened world peace in 1931 and how Italy showed expansionist ambitions in 1935

á         Discuss the purpose of the Neutrality Acts passed in 1935 and 1937

á         Describe the progress of Hitler's aggression in Europe

á         Discuss the policy of appeasement and the reasons for its failure

á         Discuss the reaction in the U.S. to the outbreak of war in Europe

á         Explain how the U.S. aided Britain and strengthened its own defenses

á         Describe the effects of the non-aggression treaty between Germany and the U.S.S.R. of August 23, 1939

á         Explain why Dunkirk was a significant Allied victory

á         Describe the Battle of Britain and its outcome

á         Describe the German invasion of the U.S.S.R.

á         List the developments in Japanese-American relations that led to the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)

á         Describe the course of the early fighting in the Pacific, and explain the significance of the Allied victories In the Coral Sea and at Midway and Guadalcanal

á         Explain the failed German invasion of the Soviet Union at Moscow, Leningrad, and Stalingrad

á         Describe the Axis threat in North Africa, and explain how American and British forces were able to stop Rommel's troops

á         Describe the Allied invasion of Italy

á         Discuss the strategy of the Allies in the invasion of France and the German counter-offensive

á         Describe the agreements that were reached by the Big Three at Yalta and Potsdam

á         List the main objectives of the Allied campaign in the Pacific

á         State Truman's reasons for deciding to use the atomic bomb

á         Explain what was happening on the homefront, placing emphasis on the role of women and minorities

á         Discuss genocide as evidenced during the Holocaust

4.        Identify the major people and events associated with the United States as the major world power from 1946-present

á         Identify important people associated with the time period, including but not limited to

á        Presidents

á         Armstrong, Neil

á         Begin, Menacheim

á         Castro, Fidel

á         Cronkite, Walter

á         Dewey, Thomas

á         Dulles, John Foster

á         Glenn, John

á         Goldwater, Barry

á         Gorbachev, Mikhail

á         Hiss, Alger

á         Humphrey, Hubert

á         Hussein, Saddam

á         Kennedy, Robert

á         Khoemeini, Ayatolla

á         King, Martin Luther

á         Kissinger, Henry

á         Malcolm X

á         Marcos, Ferdinand and Imelda

á         Marshall, George

á         Marshall, Thurgood

á         McCarthy, Eugene

á         McCarthy, Joseph

á         Minh, Ho Chi

á         Monroe, Marilyn

á         Muskie, Edmund

á         Noriega, Manuel

á         North, Oliver

á         Oswald, Lee Harvey

á         Perot, H. Ross

á         Powell, Colin

á         Presley, Elvis

á         Rosenberg, Julius and Ethel

á         Sadat, Anwar

á         Schwartzkoph, Norman

á         Smith, Margaret Chase

á         Thatcher, Margaret

á         Walesa, Lech

á         Wallace, George

á         Warren, Earl

á         Yeltsin, Boris

á         Identify the chief problems facing the nation in the immediate postwar years, and describe measures taken to meet them

á         Discuss congressional reaction to President Truman's proposed legislative program

á         Discuss the Communist takeover in China and American reaction to it

á         Discuss the conflict in Korea and the reasons for President Truman's disagreement with General Douglas MacArthur

á         Describe the settlement that ended the Korean War

á         Explain the rationale of the Eisenhower-Dulles policy of massive retaliation

á         Discuss the events that affected American relations with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower administration

á         Discuss President Kennedy's handling of the Bay of Pigs incident, the Berlin crisis, and the Cuban missile crisis

á         Explain how the U.S. was drawn into the Vietnam War

á         Explain the significance of the split between the Soviet Union and China

á         Explain the progress of the American involvement in Vietnam during the Johnson administration

á         List the criticisms voiced by some American's of Johnson's handling of the Vietnam War

á         Explain President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization and analyze its effectiveness

á         Discuss the steps that led to a settlement ending American involvement in Vietnam

á         Describe President Nixon's role in reopening diplomatic relations with China

á         Discuss the events that led to Richard Nixon's resignation during his second term as President

á         Explain President Ford's decision to pardon Nixon and the criticism of his decision

á         Explain the significance of the first lunar landing

á         Indicate the reason for the seizure of the American embassy in Iran, the steps President Carter took to free the hostages, and the outcome of the hostage crisis

á         Discuss events that led to U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf War

á         Describe the outcome of the Persian Gulf War, and explain America's role in the world as the only remaining superpower

CONTENT STANDARD: GEOGRAPHY

 

Performance Indicators: The learner will·

Grade 11

1.      Review and extend prior learning

2.        Demonstrate and understanding of how and why maps change over time

3.        Understand the socio-economic and cultural significance of events associated with the establishment of America as a dominant world power from 1866-1919

á         Describe the changing patterns of immigration in the years after the Civil War

á         Explain why some Americans wanted to restrict immigration

á         Describe a typical immigrant's situation from point of origin to Americanization

á         Describe the rapid growth of New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago and the socio-economic problems these cities faced

á         Describe a typical New York tenement

á         Explain why working people sought to organize

á         Compare the success and failures of various labor unions (e.g. A.F.L., K.O.L)

á         Describe the methods by which business tried to prevent the formation of unions

á         Describe working conditions in a typical sweatshop

á         List the problems exposed by the muckrakers

á         Describe the effects of the changes in American education at the post-secondary level

á         Describe the means by which progressives sought to remedy social evils

á         Discuss the job opportunities the war created for women and blacks

4.        Understand the socio-economic and cultural significance of events associated with prosperity, depression, and war from 1920-1945

á         Discuss the obstacles faced by Black Americans in the years following World War I

á         List some of the accomplishments of the Harlem Renaissance

á         Explain how the Eighteenth Amendment came to be passed and why it proved difficult to enforce

á         Explain the socio-economic changes that took place in the U.S. during the 1920's

á         Describe the changes in American lifestyle created by

á         Automobiles

á         Aviation

á         Radio

á         Movies/television

á         Gasoline engines

á         Electrical appliances

á         Identify the most famous sports heroes of the 1920's and their accomplishments

á         Explain the changes in the "new" American woman

5.        Understand the socio-economic and cultural significance of events associated with the United States as the major world power from 1946-1988

á         Describe the changes in American lifestyle created by

á         Expanded air and highway transportation

á         Consumer electronics (e.g., television, video)

á         Computer technology

á         Space technology

á         Expanded telecommunication

á         The Cold War

á         Identify changes in the American socio-economic picture during various presidential administrations from 1946-1988

á         Explain the connection between Gandhi's religion and his concept of civil disobedience as it applies to the American Civil-Rights Movement

á         Identify the goals of Johnson's Great Society program

á         Describe the changes in America's immigration patterns from the 1970's to the late 1980's

6.        Understand the socio-economic and cultural significance of events associated with the United States as the major world power from 1989-present

á         Describe the changes in America's immigration patterns from the late 1980's to the present

á         Identify changes in the American socio-economic picture during various presidential administrations from 1989-present

á         Describe the changes in American lifestyle created by

á         Global warming, deforestation, acid rain, etc.

á         The AIDS epidemic

á         Illegal drug trafficking

á         Illegal immigration

CONTENT STANDARD: CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT

 

Performance Indicators: The learner will·

Grade 11

1.      Review and extend prior learning

2.      Demonstrate an understanding of the political and legal significance of events associated with the establishment of America as a dominant world power from 1866-1919

á         Describe the purchase of Alaska

á         Explain the events that led to the annexation of Hawaii

á         Discuss the effect of the United States intervention in the development of Latin-American democracies

á         Explain the origins and goals of the Progressive Movement

á         Discuss the reforms in city and state government instituted by progressive reformers

á         Describe the change in electing United States senators brought about by the Seventeenth Amendment

á         Explain the significance of the Eighteenth Amendment

á         Discuss the restrictions placed on the Southern blacks in the late 1800's and the effects of the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy vs. Ferguson

á         Discuss Roosevelt's attitude toward business

á         Explain the Roosevelt Corollary and "dollar diplomacy"

á         Discuss the American role in the Russo-Japanese War and in international peace efforts

á         Discuss the accomplishments and problems of President Taft

á         Describe Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom program

á         Explain why the Progressive Movement came to an end

á         Describe American involvement in the Mexican Revolution

á         Describe United States policy at the beginning of World War I and the attitude of most Americans toward the belligerents

3.      Demonstrate an understanding of the political and legal significance of events associated with prosperity, depression, and war from 1920-1945

á         Explain the fears that led to the Red Scare and the actions taken by Attorney General Palmer

á         Describe the steps taken in the 1920's to restrict immigration

á         Describe the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Amendments to the Constitution

á         Discuss Hoover's attempt to end the Depression without government intervention

á         Identify the goals of the first New Deal as an agent of social change

á         List the steps taken to accomplish Roosevelt's goals of relief, recovery, and reform

á         Describe the achievements of the Tennessee Valley Authority

á         Identify the goals of the second New Deal, and list the programs undertaken to achieve those goals

á         Describe Roosevelt's court-packing plan and reasons for its failure

á         Describe the Good Neighbor Policy

á         Discuss the candidates, issues, and outcomes of presidential elections from 1920-1945

á         Identify the principles on which presidential administrations from 1920-1945 based foreign policy and discuss the foreign-policy achievements of each administration

4.      Demonstrate an understanding of the political and legal significance of events associated with the United States as the major world power from 1946-1988

á         Compare and contrast United States foreign policy following World War II with United States foreign policy following World War I

á         Explain how the Soviet Union came to control Eastern Europe, and explain the reasoning behind the Truman administration's policy of containment and the Marshall Plan

á         Describe the political results of the United States occupation of Japan

á         Discuss the splits that occurred in the Democratic Party during the 1948 presidential race

á         Describe the organization and purpose of the United Nations and NATO

á         Explain how the issue of disloyalty in government arose, and describe the provisions of the McCarran Internal Security Act

á         Describe Eisenhower's domestic policy proposals, and discuss the continuing concern over internal security

á         Discuss the methods used by the civil rights leaders and the gains they made during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations (Brown vs. the Board of Education, 1954)

á         Describe Kennedy's domestic policy proposals, and explain which of them were passed during Kennedy's administration

á         Discuss the political significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs

á         Discuss President L. Johnson's domestic policies

á         Describe the circumstances under which civil disobedience might be justified

á         Discuss the Tonkin Gulf Resolution

á         Discuss the political significance of the Watergate scandal

á         Explain President Ford's decision to pardon Nixon and discuss the criticism of his decision

á         Explain the policy of détente

á         Characterize the relationship between the Carter administration and Congress

á         Explain why the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and what sanctions the United States announced in response to the invasion

á         Describe the crisis that arose in Poland (1981), and identify the sanctions the United States announced in response to the crisis

á         Identify the goals of the nuclear freeze advocates in Western Europe and the United States, and explain the Reagan administration's position on arms reduction, SALT, and START

á         Identify the role of the United States in conflicts in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Grenada, Lebanon, and Panama; and explain the reasons behind American foreign policy in each case

á         Discuss the candidates, issues, and outcomes of presidential elections from 1946-1988

á         Identify the principles on which presidential administrations from 1946-1988 based foreign policy and discuss the foreign-policy achievements of each administration

5.      Demonstrate an understanding of the political and legal significance of events associated with the United States as the major world power from 1989-present

á         Describe the controversial decisions reached by the Supreme Court in the late 1980's, e.g., flag burning, abortion

á         Explain the effects of the "collapse of Soviet communism" on the United States

á         Discuss the Savings and Loan crisis

á         Identify the role of the United States in Somalia and Kuwait

á         Discuss the political significance of the World Community supporting United States' actions in the Gulf War

á         Identify the advantages and disadvantages of trade agreements, e.g., NAFTA and GATT

á         Demonstrate how domestic policy may impose constraints or obligations on Untied States actions in the world, using current examples

á         Describe the American public policies set up to deal with the serious environmental problems of the present and the future

á         Trace the development of a current major world event (e.g. population, global warming) and predict possible outcomes

á         Explain the legal issues that arose in connection with the AIDS epidemic

á         Identify the role of the United States in Bosnia, Haiti, and the Middle East

á         Explain the causes of the federal government shutdowns in 1995 and 1996

á         Identify trends in international relations at the end of the century

á         Discuss the candidates, issues, and outcomes of presidential elections from 1989-present

á         Identify the principles on which presidential administrations from 1989-present based foreign policy and discuss the foreign-policy achievements of each administration

CONTENT STANDARD: ECONOMICS

 

Performance Indicators: The learner will·

Grade 11

1.        Review and extend prior learning

2.        Understand the economic significance of events associated with Reconstruction and the establishment of America as a dominant world power from 1866-1919

á         Explain how the Civil War and the government stimulated industrial expansion

á         Explain the advantages of corporations over proprietorships

á         Explain the influence of railroads on American economy

á         Explain the role of industrialists, such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller

á         Explain the new forms of business organization that developed at the end of the nineteenth century

á         Explain how business leaders dominated American life in the late 1800's

á         List the advances in urban transportation and architecture that made possible the rise of modern cities

á         Describe the origins of the Grange movement

á         List some of the problems the farmers faced in the late 1800's

3.        Understand the economic significance of events associated with prosperity, depression, and war from 1920-1945

á         Describe Henry Ford's contributions to the automobile industry

á         Explain the Dust Bowl and its economic effect on the Great Plains

á         Discuss the effects of the stock-market crash on the U.S.

á         Compare President Hoover's and F.D. Roosevelt's approaches to the nation's economic problems

á         Explain the role of government programs during the Depression, e.g., the New Deal

á         List the ways in which the U.S. mobilized its military and industrial power to finance its war efforts

á         List the economic sacrifices Americans were asked to make to support the war efforts

á         Explain the economic effects of World War I and World War II

á         Describe the economic advantages provided by the Panama Canal

4.        Understand the economic significance of events associated with the United States as the major world power from 1946-present

á         Explain how and why capitalism and communism collided in Europe

á         Explain how the Marshall Plan revitalized Europe

á         Explain the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba

á         Explain how the U.S. economy was impacted by issues/events, including but not limited to

á         Economic discrimination

á         Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System

á         Johnson's Great Society

á         OPEC

á         Reaganomics

á         Television/advertising

á         The Baby Boom

á         The Civil-Rights Movement

á         The Cold War

á         The Suez War

á         The Vietnam War

á         Watergate

á         Identify the following terms associated with the U.S. economy and its operational principles, past and present, including but not limited to

á         Balanced budget

á         Balance of payments

á         Balance of trade

á         Bonds

á         Collective bargaining

á         Consumer

á         Corporation

á         Federal Reserve System

á         Fiscal year

á         Foreign aid

á         Free enterprise

á         Gross National Product (GNP)

á         Holding company

á         Inflation

á         Investment

á         Junk bonds

á         Legalized monopoly

á         Liquidity

á         Loose money

á         Merger

á         Mixed economy

á         Monopoly

á         Municipal bonds

á         Partnership

á         Poverty

á         Price and wage controls

á         Recession

á         Single proprietorship

á         Social insurance

á         Stocks

á         Supply and demand

á         Tariffs

á         Tight money

á         Trust

á         U.S. Savings Bonds

07/30/98

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