Unit 1`

Dawning of the American Century

Semester 1, 4 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.01 Acquire critical thinking and analytical skills (ongoing instructional objective).

Standard Reference
132101

Associated Instructional Objectives:

Develop and interpret different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases and models.

9-12.USH2.2.1.1

Evaluate and interpret points-of-view using primary and secondary sources.

132101a

Chronologically organize significant events and people in United States history into major eras and themes to identify and explain historical relationships.

132101b

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Describe how geographic features have affected the settlement patterns or economic activities within a specific region of the United States.

TMA

02

Describe various settlement patterns and/or waves of migration that have shaped the United States (e.g., physical distribution, impact of customs, traditions, economic development, "melting pot" v. "salad bowl"), emphasizing their impact on existing physical and human systems.

1321.04.01

TMA

03

Organize, create, or interpret data on a timeline, utilizing calendar time.

1321.06.01
1321.13.01

TMA

04

Create and utilize charts, tables, graphs, and flowcharts to organize, sequence, display, and interpret historic information.

1321.07.01
1321.15.03

TMA

05

Create and/or utilize all types of maps and map projections about geographic settings, climate, distances, directions, relative and absolute locations, patterns of spatial distribution, and other geographic information.

1321.06.04
1321.08.06

TMA

06

Create mental maps to organize data.

TMA

07

Locate, organize, and analyze historical data, using a variety of written, visual, and electronic sources (e.g., computer databases, census reports, standard references, maps, periodicals, documentary films, journals), distinguishing between primary and secondary sources.

1321.03.03
1321.12.02
1321.19.02

TMA

08

Question data, assessing it for credibility and completeness, and recognizing stereotypes and biases.

1321.06.02
1321.09.02

TMA

09

Examine photographs, newspapers, cartoons, paintings, electronic media systems, and other visual sources to clarify and interpret historical information.

1321.02.02
1321.06.04

TMA

10

Read historical narratives and sources, comprehend the main idea, identify various interrelationships, and/or examine patterns of change in the succession of events or chronological structure of the narrative or source.

1321.05.02
1321.22.01

TMA

11

Differentiate between historical fact and historical interpretation or between fact and opinion.

1321.05.04

TMA

12

Understand the values, beliefs, and ideas held by people in the historical past, as disclosed by their diaries, letters, speeches, literature, and art.

1321.05.01
1321.12.02

TMA

13

Analyze cause-and-effect relationships associated with historical issues, as well as compare and contrast multiple perspectives, values, events, and personalities.

1321.03.01
1321.06.03
1321.17.01

TMA, EOC

14

Analyze current events and relate them to the historical past when applicable.

TMA

15

Define a central issue, distinguish verifiable information, and determine an essential component of a given problem or situation.

1321.11.01

TMA, EOC

16

Evaluate information related to problem solving, identify alternative solutions, assess or predict probable consequences of events, and/or follow a course of action.

1321.10.02
1321.24.02

TMA, EOC

17

Participate in historic and contemporary investigations, research projects, discussions, debates, surveys, interviews, individual oral reports, and cooperative presentations.

1321.07.03

TMA

18

Analyze and respond to a primary source, work with others to clarify ideas, and write an essay related to a specific integrated task.

1321.04.03
1321.12.03

TMA, EOC

19

Write an essay, synthesizing and integrating knowledge obtained on a subject pertinent to United States history.

1321.03.02
1321.16.04

TMA, EOC

20

Examine works of art, literature, or music and analyze how they reflect the times in which they were created.

1321.09.04
1321.12.05
1321.18.02

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.02 Explain the factors that contributed to the rise of industrialization in the 19^th century.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.4.1

Associated Instructional Objectives:

Describe the emergence of the modern corporation.

9-12.USH2.3.1.1

Describe the development of a consumer economy.

9-12.USH2.3.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Explain the factors that shaped the expansion of American industry during the Gilded Age and analyze the impact of industrial expansion.

Ch. 6

TMA, EOC

02

Summarize the impact of industrial expansion on western migration and settlement.

Ch. 7

TMA

Instructional Objective

1321.03 Describe the economic responses to industrialization and the emergence of the American labor movement.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.4.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Describe working and economic conditions of the Gilded Age and explain their connection to the rise of organized labor in the United States.

Ch. 6

TMA, EOC

02

Compare the goals, methods, and impact of major labor organizations during the Gilded Age.

Ch. 6

TMA, EOC

03

Explain the response of management to organized labor and the role of the federal government in its relation with organized labor and big business.

Ch. 6, 11

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.04 Identify motives for continued immigration to the United States.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.2.1

Associated Instructional Objectives:

Discuss the causes and effects of 20th century migration.

9-12.USH2.1.2.3

Analyze how scientific and technological innovations have shaped migration and settlement patterns in the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.2.3.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify the causes and results of regional migration during the Gilded Age.

Ch. 7

TMA

02

Explain the motives for immigration, the changes in immigration patterns, and the nativist response to immigration.

Ch. 8

TMA, EOC

03

Summarize the results of the rapid growth of American cities.

Ch. 8

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.05 Summarize American life and culture at the turn of the twentieth century.

Standard Reference
132105

Associated Instructional Objective:

Analyze ways in which language, literature, the arts, traditions, beliefs, values and behavior patterns of diverse cultures have enriched American society.

9-12.USH2.1.1.1

Identify the impact of landmark United States Supreme Court cases, including Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

9-12.USH2.4.3.1

Explain ways in which people responded to their physical environment in the development and emergence of the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.2.2.1

Analyze ways in which the physical environment affected political and economic development.

9-12.USH2.2.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Explain the philanthropic efforts of individuals and organizations during the Gilded Age.

Ch. 6, 9

TMA, EOC

02

Explain the impact of the expansion of American education and increased leisure time at the turn of the 20^th century on American society.

Ch.9

TMA, EOC

03

Examine the development and impact of Jim Crow.

Ch. 9

TMA, EOC

04

Explain the late 19^th century reforms started in response to industrialization/urbanization and the role women played in implementing reform.

Ch.8, 9

TMA, EOC

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Unit 2

Imperialism and the Progressive Era

Semester 1, 4 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.06 Trace the major foreign policy positions that have characterized the United States’ relations with the world in the 20th century.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.5.1.2

Associated Instructional Objective:

Describe the factors that contributed to the expansion of the United States.

9-12.USH2.1.5.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Summarize the causes and development of American imperialism.

Ch. 10

TMA, EOC

02

Analyze the emergence of the United States as a world power between 1890 and 1914.

Ch. 10

TMA, EOC

03

Contrast the pro- and anti-imperialist points-of-view.

Ch. 10

TMA

04

Evaluate the effect of American imperialism between 1890 and 1917.

Ch. 10

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.07 Analyze the political and social responses to industrialization.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.4.3

Associated Instructional Objective:

Trace the development of political, civil, and economic rights.

9-12.USH2.4.4.1

Explain ways in which people responded to their physical environment in the development and emergence of the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.2.2.1

Analyze ways in which the physical environment affected political and economic development.

9-12.USH2.2.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Explain the origin, goals and characteristics of the Progressive movement.

Ch. 11

TMA

02

Identify the major personalities of the Progressive movement and assess their contributions.

Ch. 11

TMA

03

Evaluate the accomplishments and shortfalls of the Progressive movement.

Ch. 11

TMA, EOC

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Unit 3

The First World War

Semester 1, 2 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.08 Explain the significance of principal events in the United States’ relations with the world, such as World Wars I and II, formation of the United Nations, Marshall Plan, NATO, Korean and Vietnam Wars, end of the Cold War, and interventions in Latin America.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.5.1.3

Associated Instructional Objective:

Compare competing belief systems of the 20^th century, including communism, totalitarianism, isolationism, and internationalism.

9-12.USH2.5.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Explain the causes of the First World War (e.g., system of alliances, militarism, nationalism, propaganda campaigns) and examine Wilson’s reasons for United States neutrality at the beginning of the war.

Ch. 12

TMA, EOC

02

Trace the course of the First World War and assess the impact of military innovations on the strategies and outcomes of the war.

Ch. 12

TMA, EOC

03

Analyze the reasons for the United States’ entry into the war as well as the arguments against entry.

Ch. 12

TMA, EOC

04

Describe the impact of federal government policies on the American home front in the areas of public opinion, workers and the economy, and civil liberties.

Ch. 12

TMA, EOC

05

Describe the causes of the Russian Revolution and evaluate its impact on the course of the war.

Ch. 12

TMA, EOC

06

Summarize the economic and military contributions of the United States to the allied victory.

Ch. 12

TMA

07

Assess the results of World War I, including the impact of the Versailles Treaty and its rejection by the United States Senate.

Ch. 12

TMA, EOC

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Unit 4

The Roaring Twenties

Semester 1, 3 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.09 Analyze ways in which language, literature, the arts, traditions, beliefs, values and behavior patterns of diverse cultures have enriched American society.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the changes in American society during the 1920s and the resulting cultural conflicts.

Ch. 13

TMA, EOC

02

Describe the role of mass media, movies, and sports in the culture of the 1920s.

Ch. 13

TMA, EOC

03

Explain the contribution of African-American ideas, art, literature and music during the 1920s.

Ch. 13

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.10 Analyze the changes in the political, social, and economic conditions of immigrant groups.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze American attitudes toward immigrants and immigration after the First World War.

Ch. 14

TMA, EOC

02

Assess the legal restrictions placed on immigration after the First World War.

Ch. 14

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.11 Examine the political and economic developments of the 1920s at home and abroad.

Standard Reference
132111

Associated Instructional Objective:

Describe the development of a consumer economy.

9-12.USH2.3.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Evaluate the causes and results of the Red Scare.

Ch. 14

TMA, EOC

02

Analyze the domestic policy of the Republican administrations of the 1920s.

Ch. 14

TMA, EOC

03

Account for the changes in American industry during the 1920s.

Ch. 14

TMA, EOC

04

Analyze American prosperity during the 1920s.

Ch. 14

TMA, EOC

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Unit 5

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Semester 1, 4 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.12 Identify and analyze the causes of the Great Depression and its effect upon American society.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.4.4

Associated Instructional Objective:

Discuss the causes and effects of various conflicts in American history.

9-12.USH2.1.1.2

Explain ways in which people responded to their physical environment in the development and emergence of the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.2.2.1

Analyze ways in which the physical environment affected political and economic development.

9-12.USH2.2.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Explain the political and economic causes and outcomes of the Great Depression

Ch. 15

TMA, EOC

02

Analyze how the Great Depression affected American people and their response to hard times.

Ch. 15

TMA

03

Compare the philosophies, methods, and policies of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt to deal with the Great Depression.

Ch. 15-16

TMA, EOC

04

Analyze the opposition to New Deal policies (e.g., FDR and the Supreme Court, Senator Huey Long, Father Coughlin).

Ch. 16

TMA, EOC

05

Evaluate the successes and failures of the New Deal including its impact on American society.

Ch. 16

TMA, EOC

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Unit 6

The Second World War

Semester 2, 4 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.13 Explain the significance of principal events in the United States’ relations with the world, such as World Wars I and II, formation of the United Nations, Marshall Plan, NATO, Korean and Vietnam Wars, end of the Cold War, and interventions in Latin America.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.5.1.3

Associated Instructional Objective:

Provide and evaluate examples of social and political leadership in American history.

9-12.USH2.4.3.2

Compare competing belief systems of the 20^th century, including communism, totalitarianism, isolationism, and internationalism.

9-12.USH2.5.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Assess American foreign policy in the years between the First and Second World Wars, including Republican policy of the 1920’s, Latin American policy, and isolationism of the 1930’s.

Ch. 14, 17

TMA, EOC

02

Analyze the factors that led to the outbreak of war in Europe and Asia, 1931-1941.

Ch. 17

TMA, EOC

03

Summarize the key methods and strategies that led to Allied victories in Europe and Asia.

Ch. 18

TMA, EOC

04

Describe the changes on the American home front during the Second World War.

Ch. 18

TMA, EOC

05

Summarize the issues and events of the Holocaust and the response by the United States.

Ch. 18

TMA, EOC

06

Evaluate the results of the Second World War.

Ch. 18-19

TMA, EOC

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Unit 7

The Cold War and Postwar Society

Semester 2, 3 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.14 Explain the significance of principal events in the United States’ relations with the world, such as World Wars I and II, formation of the United Nations, Marshall Plan, NATO, Korean and Vietnam Wars, end of the Cold War, and interventions in Latin America.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.5.1.3

Associated Instructional Objectives:

Discuss the causes and effects of various conflicts in American history.

9-12.USH2.1.1.2

Compare competing belief systems of the 20^th century, including communism, totalitarianism, isolationism, and internationalism.

9-12.USH2.5.1.1

Explain how and why the United States assumed the role of world leader after World War II and what its leadership role is in the world today.

9-12.USH2.5.1.4

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the origins of the Cold War.

Ch. 19

TMA, EOC

02

Analyze the consequences of Truman’s containment policy during his administration.

Ch. 19

TMA, EOC

03

Analyze the causes, course, and outcomes of the Korean War.

Ch. 19

TMA, EOC

04

Assess the Cold War policies of the Eisenhower administration in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

Ch. 19

TMA, EOC

05

Assess the rise, significance, and consequences of McCarthyism (e.g., HUAC, the Loyalty Review Board, effect on civil liberties, how McCarthyism changed people’s lives, reasons for its fall).

Ch. 19

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.15 Understand the social, political, and economic developments of Postwar America.

Standard Reference
132115

Associated Instructional Objective:

Analyze the role of government policy in the economic development of the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.3.2.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the social and economic changes of the postwar period, 1945-1960.

Ch. 20

TMA, EOC

02

Explain the role and impact of the federal government on the postwar economy.

Ch. 20

TMA, EOC

03

Evaluate the policies of Truman’s "Fair Deal" and the domestic issues of Eisenhower’s "Modern Republicanism."

Ch. 20

TMA, EOC

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Unit 8

The Civil Rights Movement and the 1960s

Semester 2, 4 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.16 Trace the development of political, civil, and economic rights.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.4.4.1

Associated Instructional Objectives:

Identify the impact of landmark United States Supreme Court cases, including Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

9-12.USH2.4.3.1

Provide and evaluate examples of social and political leadership in American history.

9-12.USH2.4.3.2

Discuss the causes and effects of various conflicts in American history.

9-12.USH2.1.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Summarize the problems of African Americans during Jim Crow.

Ch. 9, 20, 21

TMA, EOC

02

Explain the role and actions of the NAACP and the Warren Court in advancing the postwar civil rights movement.

Ch. 21

TMA, EOC

03

Identify key civil rights leaders and analyze the issues, methods, and events of the civil rights movement.

Ch. 21

TMA, EOC

04

Account for the actions of the federal government and state governments during the civil rights movement.

Ch. 21

TMA, EOC

05

Assess the results of the civil rights movement.

Ch. 21

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.17 Assess the cultural, social and political struggles of the 1960s.

Standard Reference
132117

Associated Instructional Objective:

Explain the significance of principal events in the United States’ relations with the world, such as World Wars I and II, formation of the United Nations, Marshall Plan, NATO, Korean and Vietnam Wars, end of the Cold War, and interventions in Latin America.

9-12.USH2.5.1.3

Trace the development of political, civil, and economic rights.

9-12.USH2.4.4.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the foreign policies of the Kennedy administration in Latin America and Europe.

Ch. 22

TMA, EOC

02

Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the domestic policies of JFK’s "New Frontier" as well as Lyndon Johnson’s "War on Poverty" and "Great Society."

Ch. 22

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.18 Analyze ways in which language, literature, the arts, traditions, beliefs, values and behavior patterns of diverse cultures have enriched American society.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.1.1

Associated Instructional Objective:

Trace federal policies such as Indian citizenship, Indian Reorganization Act, Termination, AIM, and self-determination throughout history that have impacted contemporary American Indians.

9-12.USH2.1.3.1

Discuss the resistance of American Indians to assimilation.

9-12.USH2.1.3.2

Explain the influences of American Indians to the history and culture of the United States.

9-12.USH2.1.3.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the efforts of minority groups to gain social, political and economic equality during the 1960s and assess their continuing struggle to meet and overcome challenges.

Ch. 23

TMA, EOC

02

Evaluate the social revolution of the 1960s.

Ch. 23

TMA, EOC

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Unit 9

The Vietnam War and Aftermath

Semester 2, 3 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.19 Explain the significance of principal events in the United States’ relations with the world, such as World Wars I and II, formation of the United Nations, Marshall Plan, NATO, Korean and Vietnam Wars, end of the Cold War, and interventions in Latin America.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.5.1.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Summarize the course of events that led to United States military involvement in Vietnam.

Ch. 24

TMA, EOC

02

Describe and account for the conduct of the Vietnam War by the Johnson and Nixon administrations.

Ch. 24

03

Assess the social, political, and economic impact of the Vietnam War on Americans in Vietnam and at home.

Ch. 24

TMA, EOC

04

Evaluate the effects of the Vietnam War.

Ch. 24

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.20 Analyze the impact of the actions and policies of the federal government on American society during the 1970s.

Standard Reference
132120

Associated Instructional Objective:

Provide and evaluate examples of social and political leadership in American history.

9-12.USH2.4.3.2

Explain ways in which people responded to their physical environment in the development and emergence of the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.2.2.1

Analyze ways in which the physical environment affected political and economic development.

9-12.USH2.2.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Explain the foreign and domestic policies of the Nixon administration.

Ch. 25

TMA

02

Analyze the Watergate scandal and its impact on American society.

Ch. 25

TMA, EOC

03

Evaluate the efforts of Nixon’s successors to solve foreign and domestic problems of the 1970s.

Ch. 25

TMA, EOC

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Unit 10

The Conservative Revolution and the Post Cold War World

Semester 2, 3 Weeks

Instructional Objective

1321.21 Understand the political and economic changes of the new conservatism.

Standard Reference
132121

Associated Instructional Objectives:

Analyze the role of government policy in the economic development of the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.3.2.1

Trace the development of political, civil, and economic rights.

9-12.USH2.4.4.1

Provide and evaluate examples of social and political leadership in American history.

9-12.USH2.4.3.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Trace the development of the conservative revolution of 1980.

Ch. 26

TMA, EOC

02

Assess the political and economic policies of the Reagan-Bush era.

Ch. 26

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.22 Analyze ways in which language, literature, the arts, traditions, beliefs, values and behavior patterns of diverse cultures have enriched American society.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.1.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Examine the effects of the social issues of the 1980s and 1990s on American politics and culture.

Ch. 26, 27

TMA, EOC

02

Discuss American pop culture issues that have affected the rest of the world.

Ch. 26, 27

TMA

Instructional Objective

1321.23 Explain the significance of principal events in the United States’ relations with the world, such as World Wars I and II, formation of the United Nations, Marshall Plan, NATO, Korean and Vietnam Wars, end of the Cold War, and interventions in Latin America.

Standard Reference
9-12.USH2.5.1.3

Associated Instructional Objective:

Compare competing belief systems of the 20^th century, including communism, totalitarianism, isolationism, and internationalism.

9-12.USH2.5.1.1

Trace the major foreign policy positions that have characterized the United States’ relations with the world in the 20^th century.

9-12.USH2.5.1.2

Explain how and why the United States assumed the role of world leader after World War II and what its leadership role is in the world today.

9-12.USH2.5.1.4

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the foreign policies of the Reagan and Bush administrations.

Ch. 26

TMA, EOC

02

Analyze reasons for the collapse of various communist governments throughout Eastern Europe and the resulting changes and challenges in American post Cold War foreign policy.

Ch. 26, 27

TMA, EOC

Instructional Objective

1321.24 Understand the social and political changes in the United States during the late 20^th century and the impact of government policies on domestic and global affairs.

Standard Reference
132124

Associated Instructional Objectives:

Discuss the causes and effects of various conflicts in American history.

9-12.USH2.1.1.2

Analyze the changes in the political, social, and economic conditions of immigrant groups

9-12.USH2.1.2.2

Account for and define the shift from the industrial society at the beginning of the 20^th century to the technological society at the end of the 20^th century.

9-12.USH2.1.4.5

Analyze the role of the modern United States in the global economy.

9-12.USH2.3.1.3

Analyze the role of government policy in the economic development of the modern United States.

9-12.USH2.3.2.1

Provide and evaluate examples of social and political leadership in American history.

9-12.USH2.4.3.2

Trace the development of political, civil, and economic rights.

9-12.USH2.4.4.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the divided politics of the 1990s, including the policies and scandals of the Clinton presidency.

Ch. 27

TMA, EOC

02

Summarize the federal government’s response to the issues of international trade, immigration, environment, and changing demographics.

Ch. 26, 27

TMA, EOC

03

Examine scientific and technological advances and explain their effect on the economy and workplace.

Ch. 27

TMA, EOC

04

Analyze social and economic changes in industry and in the makeup of the labor force since 1968 (e.g., shift from manufacturing to service industries, influx of women and new immigrants, decline in labor unionism).

Ch. 26, 27

TMA, EOC