process
. Please reinstate the Bessemer steel process. It is essential to understanding the industrial development inthis country.
United History Studies Since Reconstruction [High School]
(b) Introduction. In this course, which is the second part of a two-year study of U.S. history that begins in Grade 8,students study the history of the United States since Reconstruction to the present.The founding documents provide aframework for our heritage. Historical content focuses on the political, economic, and social events and issues relatedto industrialization and urbanization, major wars, domestic and foreign policies of the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, and reform movements including civil rights.
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Students examine the impact of geographic factors on major events and eras and analyze their causes and effects of the Great Depression. Students examine the impact of constitutional issues on American society, evaluate the dynamicrelationship of the three branches of the federal government, and analyze efforts to expand the democratic process.Students describe the relationship between the arts and popular culture and the times during which they were created.Students analyze the impact of technological innovations on the American life. labor movement. Students use critical-thinking skills and a variety of rich primary and secondary source material to explain and apply different methods thathistorians use to understand and interpret the past, including multiple points of view and historical context.Moving the highlighted sentences into the introduction outlines what is to be taught. Section [1] then sets up theexpectations for student learning.
(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history from 1877 to the present. The student is expected to:(D) (C) explain the significance of the following years dates: 1898, 1914-1918, 1929, 1941-1945, and 1957,1968, 1989, 2001, and 2008 .What is the significance of adding 1989?
(3) History. The student understands the emergence of the United States as a world power between 1898 and1920. The student is expected to:(B) evaluate the responses to American imperialism including Guam, Hawaii, Cuba, Philippines, and PuertoRico;The concept is fine, but this is poorly written. The meaning is unclear in the actual wording.(4) History. The student understands the effects of reform and third party movements in the early twentiethcentury on American society. The student is expected to:(B) evaluate the impact of muckrakers and reform leaders such as including Upton Sinclair, Susan B. Anthony,Ida B. Wells, and W.E.B. DuBois, and
Robert LaFollette
on American society; andLeave Robert LaFollette(7) (8) History. The student understands the impact of the U.S. civil rights movement. The student is expected to:(B) evaluate describe government efforts to achieve equality in the United States including desegregation of theArmed Forces, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965;Add Plessy v Ferguson andBrown v Board of Education.(9) History. The student understands the impact of political, economic, and social factors in U.S. role in theworld from the 1970s to 1990. The student is expected to:(B) describe Ronald Reagan’s role in restoring national confidence, such as Reaganomics and Peace withStrength.Too politically biased. There needs to be balance.(D) describe U.S. involvement in the Middle East, includingthe Camp David Accords, the Iran Contra Affair,
and the Iran Hostage Crisis. Change including tosuch as(10) History. The student understands the circumstances of the U.S. as it emerges into the 21
st century. The student is
expected to:
(A) describe U.S. involvement in world affairs including the Persian Gulf War, Balkans Crisis, 9/11, andglobal war on terror;andThe United States has not been in a declared war since World War II. It is historicallyinaccurate to use this phrase, no matter what the media or politicians may say.(B) identify significant conservative advocacy organizations and individuals, such as Newt Gingrich, PhyllisSchlafly, and the Moral Majority.This is politically biased. Consider the following instead:
Identify significant advocacy groups such as Moral Majority, Planned Parenthood, National Rifle Association,Sierra Club
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