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The Founding of the United States

• History: Change, Continuity, and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.1 Analyze change, continuity, and context of American citizenship from 1776 to 1870.

    • Radical Reconstruction (US-F.2)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.2 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions.

    • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.4)
    • Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.4)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.3 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans who displayed civic virtues in the creation of the United States of America.

    • The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
    • The presidency of George Washington (US-C.2)

The Civil War and Reconstruction

• History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

  • SS.9-12.US.4 Evaluate the multiple causes and effects of the Civil War.

    • The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
    • Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)

• History: Change, Continuity, and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.5 Analyze the consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

    • The Civil War: part I (US-E.3)
    • The Civil War: part II (US-E.4)
    • Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
    • Radical Reconstruction (US-F.2)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.6 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

    • The Civil War: part I (US-E.3)
    • The Civil War: part II (US-E.4)
    • Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
    • Radical Reconstruction (US-F.2)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.7 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the Civil War and Reconstruction.

    • The abolition movement (US-D.3)
    • Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.4)

Westward and Industrial Expansion

• History: Change, Continuity, and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.8 Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

    • Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.9 Analyze how labor and government actions during westward expansion influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

    • Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
    • Labor in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
    • Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.4)

• Geography: Human Movement and Patterns

  • SS.9-12.US.10 Explain the patterns of immigration and migration during the westward expansion and the influence on American economic, social, and political systems.

• History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

  • SS.9-12.US.11 Evaluate the causes and effects of Native American displacement and changing settlement patterns in the West during the period of westward expansion (1870–1900).

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.12 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during western and industrial expansion.

    • Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.4)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.13 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the expansion westward and the building of an industrial America.

    • Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)

The Progressive Era

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.14 Analyze how labor and government actions during the Progressive Era influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

    • Labor in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
    • The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)

• Civics/Government Citizenship and Civic Rights and Responsibilities

  • SS.9-12.US.15 Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

    • The Jim Crow system (US-G.5)
    • Progressive Era reform movements (US-H.4)

• History: Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

  • SS.9-12.US.16 Assess the goals of the Progressive Era through the changes and continuities of the period to determine the influence of reformers.

    • The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
    • Progressive Era reform movements (US-H.4)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.17 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Progressive Era.

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.18 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the Progressive Era.

    • The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)

Imperialism and World War I

• History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

  • SS.9-12.US.19 Evaluate the multiple causes and effects of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, and World War I.

    • The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
    • World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.20 Analyze how labor and government actions during imperialism and World War I influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

    • World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
    • Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.21 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions.

    • The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
    • World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
    • World War I: the end of the war (US-I.3)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.22 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the expansion of the United States' global role.

    • The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
    • World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
    • World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
    • World War I: the end of the war (US-I.3)

The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression

• History: Change, Continuity, and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.23 Evaluate the impact of social changes on the development of modern American culture.

    • Prohibition (US-J.1)

  • SS.9-12.US.24 Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.25 Analyze how labor and government actions during the 1920s and the Great Depression influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

    • Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
    • Life during the Great Depression (US-K.2)
    • The New Deal: part I (US-K.3)

• Geography: Human Movement and Patterns

  • SS.9-12.US.26 Explain the patterns of immigration and migration during the 1920s and the Great Depression and the influence on American economic, social, and political systems.

    • Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.27 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions in the 1920s and the Great Depression.

    • Prohibition (US-J.1)
    • The New Deal: part I (US-K.3)
    • Identify New Deal agencies (US-K.4)
    • Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.5)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.28 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the 1920s and the Great Depression.

    • Life during the Great Depression (US-K.2)
    • Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.5)

World War II

• History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

  • SS.9-12.US.29 Evaluate the multiple causes and effects of World War II.

    • Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
    • World War II: U.S. entry (US-L.2)
    • World War II: the European Theater (US-L.3)
    • World War II: the Pacific Theater (US-L.4)

• History: Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

  • SS.9-12.US.30 Evaluate the American response to the Holocaust.

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.31 Analyze how labor and government actions during World War II influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

    • Japanese American internment (US-L.6)

• History: Change, Continuity and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.32 Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

    • World War II: the Pacific Theater (US-L.4)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.33 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during World War II.

    • World War II: U.S. entry (US-L.2)
    • Japanese American internment (US-L.6)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.34 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in World War II.

    • World War II: the European Theater (US-L.3)
    • World War II: the Pacific Theater (US-L.4)

The Cold War

• History: Comparison and Corroboration

  • SS.9-12.US.35 Compare and corroborate interpretations of the multiple causes and effects of the Korean War to the Vietnam War.

    • The Vietnam War (US-N.2)

• History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

  • SS.9-12.US.36 Analyze the roots of domestic communism and anti-communism during the Cold War.

  • SS.9-12.US.37 Analyze the American policy of containment as a response to the threat of Communism during the Cold War.

    • Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
    • The presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (US-M.2)
    • The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)

• History: Change, Continuity and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.38 Evaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.

    • The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.39 Analyze how labor and government actions during the Cold War influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.

    • The presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (US-M.2)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.40 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Cold War Era.

    • Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
    • The presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (US-M.2)
    • The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
    • The Vietnam War (US-N.2)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.41 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the Cold War.

    • The presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (US-M.2)
    • The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
    • The presidency of Richard Nixon (US-P.1)

Civil Rights

• History: Change, Continuity, and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.42 Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

    • Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
    • Civil rights movement: nonviolent direct action (US-O.2)

• History: Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

  • SS.9-12.US.43 Analyze how government actions impact American opinion of the U.S. political system.

    • The presidency of Richard Nixon (US-P.1)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.44 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Civil Right Era.

    • Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
    • Source analysis: Letter from Birmingham Jail (US-O.3)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.45 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.

    • Civil rights movement: nonviolent direct action (US-O.2)

The Rise of Conservatism

• History: Change, Continuity, and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.46 Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

    • The presidency of Ronald Reagan: domestic policy and legacy (US-P.3)

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.47 Explain how American policies towards globalization impacted various economic growth, labor markets, the environment, and income distribution.

    • The presidency of Richard Nixon (US-P.1)
    • The presidency of Jimmy Carter (US-P.2)
    • The presidency of Ronald Reagan: domestic policy and legacy (US-P.3)

• History: Comparison and Corroboration

  • SS.9-12.US.48 Evaluate the Rise of Conservatism's influence on American foreign policy, including its role in ending the Cold War, promoting military intervention, and shaping international relations.

    • The presidency of Richard Nixon (US-P.1)
    • The presidency of Jimmy Carter (US-P.2)
    • The presidency of Ronald Reagan: domestic policy and legacy (US-P.3)

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.49 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions from the late 60s through 1990.

    • The presidency of Richard Nixon (US-P.1)
    • The presidency of Jimmy Carter (US-P.2)
    • The presidency of Ronald Reagan: domestic policy and legacy (US-P.3)

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.50 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.

    • The presidency of Jimmy Carter (US-P.2)
    • The presidency of Ronald Reagan: domestic policy and legacy (US-P.3)

A Global Superpower Facing Change

• History: Change, Continuity, and Context

  • SS.9-12.US.51 Assess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.

  • SS.9-12.US.52 Evaluate American foreign policy after the Cold War.

    • The Gulf War (US-P.4)

• History: Comparison and Corroboration

  • SS.9-12.US.53 Assess government responses to domestic challenges.

• Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Systems

  • SS.9-12.US.54 Explain how American policies towards globalization impacted various economic growth, labor markets, the environment, and income distribution.

• History: Multiple Perspectives

  • SS.9-12.US.55 Analyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions from 1990 to the present.

• Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

  • SS.9-12.US.56 Assess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.