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2A - The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history from 1877 to the present. The student is expected to identify major eras in US history from 1877 to the present and describe defining characteristics.
2A - The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history from 1877 to the present. The student is expected to identify major eras in US history from 1877 to the present and describe defining characteristics.
Westward Expansion and Gilded Age (1877-1898)
Progressive Era (1890-1920)
US Expansionism and World War I (1898-1920)
Roaring 20s (1920-1929)
Great Depression and New Deal (1929 - 1939)
WWII (1939 - 1945)
Cold War, (onset 1945 - 1991)
Civil Rights Movement (19th, 20th, 21st centuries)
Conservative Resurgence (1970-1990)
Modern America (1990 – present)
Explain the significance of the following years as turning points: 1898 (Spanish-American War), 1914-1918 (World War I), 1929 (the Great Depression begins), 1939-1945 (World War II), 1957 (Sputnik launch ignites U.S.-Soviet), 1968 (Martin Luther King Jr. assassination), 1969 (U.S. lands on the moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 (terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon), and 2008 (election of first black president, Barack Obama).
Explain the significance of the following years as turning points: 1898 (Spanish-American War), 1914-1918 (World War I), 1929 (the Great Depression begins), 1939-1945 (World War II), 1957 (Sputnik launch ignites U.S.-Soviet), 1968 (Martin Luther King Jr. assassination), 1969 (U.S. lands on the moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 (terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon), and 2008 (election of first black president, Barack Obama).
1898: Spanish-American War; Expanded U.S. territories.
1914-1918: World War I; Brought the U.S. out of isolationism and neutrality.
1929: Stock Market crash and the Great Depression begins
1939-1945: WWII brought the country out of the Great Depression and shaped the country into a superpower.
1939: World War II begins when Germany invades Poland; United States enters the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
1957: Sputnik and 1969: Moon landing; Begins space race and the struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
1991: Cold War ends
1968: Martin Luther King, Jr assassinated
2001: Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center & Pentagon
2008: Election of Barack Obama
economic impacts
economic impacts
Laissez-faire principles suggest that the government should refrain from interfering in economics. "HANDS OFF"
social impacts
social impacts
Egalitarianism suggests that we are a society of equals.
Individualism is the belief that all individuals can rise through society through hard work.
political impacts
political impacts
Liberty provides protection from the government.
Populism is the idea that everyone has the same right to participate in government.
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