Standard A: Exploring the Skills and Strategies Underlying U.S. History
Course Objectives: A. Apply terms relevant to the content appropriately and accurately. B. Identify and interpret different types of primary and secondary sources of fundamental importance and relevance to topical inquiry and understanding. C. Interpret timelines of key historical events, people, and periods; locate significant historical places and events on maps. G.
Compose arguments/position papers, and participate in debates on different interpretations of the same historical events; synthesize primary and secondary sources to justify position
Standard D1: Challenges at Home and Abroad (The United States in a Changing World).
Course Objectives: F. Explain the economic, environmental, and social impact of the Great Depression on American society
Essential Vocabulary:
- Price Support
- Credit
- Alfred E. Smith
- Black Tuesday
- Shanty Town
- Redline
- Dust Bowl
- Herbert Hoover
- Hooverville
3. Analyze one or more issues and present a persuasive argument to defend a position.
Geography C: Analyze the patterns and process of movement of people, products, and ideas.
3a. Industrialization and Post-industrialization.
3b. Urbanization and Suburbanization.
3c. Immigration
Economics B: Explain how the U.S. Government provides public services, redistributes income, regulates economic activity, and promotes economic growth and stability.
5. Analyze the impact of the Great Depression and WWII on the economy of the United States and the resulting expansion of the role of the Federal Government.
The New Deal
Standard A: Exploring the Skills and Strategies Underlying U.S. History
Course Objectives: A. Apply terms relevant to the content appropriately and accurately. B. Identify and interpret different types of primary and secondary sources of fundamental importance and relevance to topical inquiry and understanding. C. Interpret timelines of key historical events, people, and periods; locate significant historical places and events on maps. H. Compose an analytical, historical essay containing a thesis, supporting evidence, and a conclusion
Standard D1: Challenges at Home and Abroad (The United States in a Changing World).
Course Objectives: G. Evaluate the impact of the New Deal on various elements of American society (e.g., social, political, environmental, economic)
- F.D.R.
- New Deal
- N.I.R.A.
- Deficit Spending
- Huey Long
- W.P.A.
- Wagner Act
- Social Security Act
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Mary McLeod Bethune
3. Demonstrate how U.S. Governmental policies including taxes, antitrust legislation, and environmental regulations affect individuals and businesses
History F: Identify the major historical patterns and the domestic affairs of the United States during the 20th Century and explain their significance.
10c. Analyze the causes and consequences of major political, economic, and social developments of the 1930’s with emphasis on: (the New Deal)
