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Era
6: Industrial Development of the United States (1870-1900)
Standard
1: Culture
Understand
how industrial development affected the United States culture. 1.1
Video
Lessons of 1800-1860 era - Transcendentalism, The Second Great Awakening,
Utompian Movements, Humanitarian Reforms, Social Reforms, Women's Right, Abolitionism
Understand
how the influx of immigrants after 1880 affected United States ’ culture. 1.2
Understand
the political issues and problems that affected the United States during the last
half of the nineteenth century 4.2
The Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson - online access to Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic 1868 Johnson
Impeachment - with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869 - selected specifically for
the site.
Parlor
Songs - explore music in politics and enjoy some of the greatest, and not
so great, political songs in American history
identify
how the effects of 19 th century warfare promoted the growth of industrialism
(i.e., railroads, iron vs. steel industry, textiles, coal, rubber, processed foods)
identify patterns
of immigration and the causal factors that led to immigration to the United States
of America (i.e., crop famines, California gold rush, European social and political
unrest, religious freedom)
Immigration
Quiz - Take this quiz online to test your knowledge on Immigration
Video
Lessons of Urban Nation era - Chinese Immigrants, New Immigration, Reaction
to New Immigration, Appeal of the City, Social Development, Squalid Side of the
City.
Level
2
distinguish
the differences in assimilation of "old" vs. "new" immigration.
(i.e., languages, settlement patterns, education, employment, housing, Nativist
reaction, religion, geographic origin)
read
and interpret a primary source document reflecting the dynamics of the Gilded
Age American society (e.g., Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise,"
Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth," Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman,"
Jane Addams' Hull House accounts, Jacob Riis photographs and/or writings, a sweatshop
worker's personal story)
Jane
Addams - Text adapted by Julie Johnson from Twenty Years At Hull-House
by Jane Addams and the foreword written by Henry Steele Commager (photo
of Addams)
match
innovators to their industrial and technological contributions (i.e., Vanderbilt,
Westinghouse, Carnegie, Pullman , Hershey, Dupont, Bell , Edison , Rockefeller,
Swift, and Armour)
using a graph,
determine the economic disparity among farmers, wage earners, immigrants, or racial
groups when compared to industrial capitalists
interpret
a political cartoon which portrays the controversial aspects of the Gilded Age
(e.g. Populist reaction to politician and/or tycoons, railroad development, westward
expansion, Dawes Act, urban developments)
Cartoon Prints,
American - more than 500 prints made in America during the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries encompasses several forms of political art
analyze the
impact of different forms of corruption and its consequences in American politics
during the later half of the Age.(i.e., Grant's Black Friday, Credit Mobilier,
Whiskey Ring, Tammany Hall, Boss System, Garfield 's assassination, Civil Service
Reform, Granger laws, Interstate Commerce Act)
Crédit
Mobilier - financial columnist James Surowiecki investigates the Crédit
Mobilier scandal behind the financing of the Union Pacific railroad, and compares
it to the Enron scandal nearly a century and a half later
assess the
effect of late 19 th century technological innovation on the daily lives of American
people (i.e., electricity, indoor plumbing, communication, transportation)
Video Lessons
of Urban Nation era - Chinese Immigrants, New Immigration, Reaction to New
Immigration, Appeal of the City, Social Development, Squalid Side of the City.
Level
2
analyze the economic, social, and political impact of permanent migration
of farmers, miners, merchants, ranchers upon Native Americans in the West
illustrate
through an artistic expression how 19 th C technology laid the foundations for
an "American century"
Freedom
to Create - students research foreign-born artists who came to America
and the impact they and their artistic ability had on American society
and culture
A
Land Fit for Heros - "many of the heroes who went out to fight and die
for their King and Country, their peacetime reward was unemployment, hunger and
despair."
Doughboys
Return From the World War - "Doughboys, fresh from the trenches of France,
brought home a special sense of identity. That sense would influence domestic
and foreign policies for the next two decades."
Understand
the moral, social, and cultural changes that occurred in the 1920's 6.2
Monroe
Doctrine - warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs
of the Western Hemisphere
identify
consequences of American imperialism (i.e. Spanish American War, expanding trade,
extractive economies, Panama Canal , the idea of a superior Anglo-Saxon culture,
yellow journalism, military occupation)
recognize
the progress of political and social reform in America during this era (i.e.,
Women's Suffrage, Regulation of food and drug, Initiative, Referendum, and Recall,
protection of workers' rights, Antitrust Supreme Court decisions, Muckrakers)
Antitrusts - definition
of the laws and information about Congress and the federal branch of government.
recognize
the new trends, ideas, and innovations of the 1920's popular culture (i.e., radio,
automobile, phonograph, Prohibition, birth control, organized crime, sports)
The
Yellow Wall-Paper. A Story - Charlotte Perkins Stetson -(facsimile
of the original New England Magazine publication, including illustrations,
from Cornell University's Making of America site)
recognize
the role of Tennessee in the women's suffrage movement. (i.e. "the perfect
36", Anne Dallas Dudley, Harry Burn, Governor Albert Roberts)
Anne
Dallas Dudley - a national and state leader in the woman suffrage movement
determine
the possible factors that led to the economic collapse of 1929 (i.e., over production
of agriculture and industry, expansion of credit, financial speculation, agricultural
crop failures, tariff barriers, laissez- faire)
Big Bull
Market - from the book "Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's";
what was happening in 1918.
read
and interpret a primary source document reflecting the social dynamics of the
1920's. (e.g. Harlem Renaissance, Lost Generation, Ida Turnball, Upton Sinclair,
Gifford Pinchot, Theodore Roosevelt)
Level
3
compare
and contrast the philosophies of DuBois, Carver and Garvey
analyze
the American isolationist position versus interventionist arguments
Era
7 Performance Indicators - Teacher Observation
Level
1
explain
why countries seek colonies and define mercantilism
recognize
European countries by their alliance systems and spheres of influence by using
a map
1879-1914:
The Deadly Alliances -overviews of the many alliances that led up to the war.includes
text of documents and maps and war facts about the countries
Video
Lessons of World War I - U.S Neutrality, Subs, Mobilizing the Nation for War,
Wilson's Fourteen Point, Treaty of Versailles, Defeat of Treaty in U.S.
examine the
transition of America 's foreign policy in reaction to international dynamics
spawned from World War I
summarize
the various aspects of the "Roaring 20's" through the analysis of stories,
essays, song, or dance
appraise
the growing impact of militarism on 20 th century warfare and economy
compare and
contrast President Theodore Roosevelt's style of Progressivism and Wilsonian Progressivism
Progressivism
- Theodore Roosevelt's address before the Convention of the National Progressive
Party in Chicago, August, 1912; original audio and video clips.
identify
the causes of World War II (i.e., Treaty of Versailles, fascism, failure of the
League of Nations , Japanese imperialism, economic worldwide difficulties)
recognize
the negative patterns of an economic cycle (i.e., increase of unemployment, decrease
of price level, excess inventory, decrease of production, prepossession, increase
of business failure, and bankruptcy)
identify
the changes in social and cultural life caused by the Great Depression and the
Dust Bowl (i.e., Hoovervilles, Bonus Army, migrations, worldwide economic depression,
Democrat victory in 1932, widespread poverty, unemployment, religious revivalism)
analyze
how World War II affected the American economy (i.e., women in the workforce,
movement to urban centers, military industrial complex, minority employment, post
war G.I.Bill, globalization, rationing, childcare)
G
I Bill - Soldiers to Citizens - The G I Bill - video presentation
, Suzanne Mettler Syracuse University
Recognize
the effect of the New Deal and World War II on Tennessee (i.e, the creation of
Fort Campbell , Kentucky , Tennessee Valley Authority, Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, Oak Ridge )
The
Oak Ridge Story - historical article, pictures available at the
other links on the tabs.
Level
3
evaluate
the impact of the Manhattan Project. (i.e., the creation of Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
nuclear proliferation, espionage, ethical debate, medical experimentation, Nagasaki,
Hiroshima)
recognize
how the industrial and agricultural crisis negatively impacted different socioeconomic
groups (e.g., WWI veterans, farmers, women, minorities, factory workers)
describe
how the events can be interpreted as watershed events. (e.g., Bonus Army, the
election of 1932, the entry into World War II)
trace the
evolution of FDR's New Deal policies and the opposition to them
recognize
the various contributions that Tennessee geographic regions made to the war effort
(e.g., Camp Campbell , Camp Forrest , Tennessee "volunteerism", Memphis
manufacturing firms, Chattanooga 's war production plants, Knoxville 's TVA and
ALCOA influence, and Kingsport 's Eastman explosive plant)
Level
3
appraise
how World War II impacted America 's perception of human rights and national security
issues
assess
the lasting impact of the New Deal (e.g., political parties, social security,
court packing, possible term limits, works projects)
Video
Lessons of Civil Rights Movement era
- Brown v Board of Educatio, Civil Unrest, March on Washington, Civil Rights Legislation,
Affirmative Action, Rice of Black Power.
Investigate
Supreme Court decisions that affected the United States from 1945 to the early
1970's 4.2
Rosa
Parks - pivotal figure in the fight for civil rights
distinguish
social inequities in America in the post World War II era (i.e., racial segregation,
generation conflict, gender equity, ethnic identification)
locate and
label countries, using a map, dominated or threatened by Communism
recognize
the impact of technological and cultural changes on American society (i.e., Space
Race, Hollywood , communication networks, mass media, medical advances, interstate
highway system)
Level
2
identify
areas associated with American containment policies (i.e., Korea , Vietnam , Cuba
, East and West Germany )
recognize
domestic impact of the Cold War on American society (i.e., McCarthyism, fear,
conformity, counterculture, generation gap, highway system, consumerism)
determine
the effects of the Supreme Court's decisions on Civil Rights (i.e., Plessy v.
Ferguson , Brown v. Board, Miranda v. Arizona , Gideon v. Wainwright)
identify
significant events in the struggle for Civil Rights (i.e. Little Rock Central
High, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Rider's route, Birmingham bombings, Nashville
lunch counters, Ole Miss, Martin Luther King's March on Washington speech, Civil
Rights 1964, Civil Rights 1968, Great Society)
recognize
the altered American approach to foreign policy (i.e., Bay of Pigs , Brinkmanship,
Cuban Missile Crisis, peaceful coexistence)
match leading
figures of the Civil Rights era with their respective groups and goals (i.e.,
Strom Thurman, Bull O'Conner, George Wallace, Diane Nash, Betty Friedan, Martin
Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Albert Gore, Sr)
read and
interpret Cold War documents (e.g., Truman's announcement of the dropping atomic
bombs, the contrast between Eisenhower's and Kennedy's speeches at Kennedy's inaugural,
Goldwater's 1964 party nomination acceptance speech, Johnson's Gulf of Tonkin
declaration)
identify
the changes in the music industry brought about by Tennessee 's influence (i.e.,
Grand Ole Opry, WSM , Nashville music publishing, Memphis Sun Studio, Elvis Presley)
Level
3
evaluate socio-economic impact of the post World War II Baby Boomer generation
(i.e., media, entertainment, sports, suburbia, education, and counterculture)
Era
9 Performance Indicators - Teacher Observation
Level
1
map
the post World War II geographic changes
contrast
communism and capitalism
list
milestones in American Civil Rights in terms of ethnicity and gender
Level
2
explain
the G. I. Bill and its subsequent effects
illustrate
domestic and foreign policy issues of the Truman presidential administration
examine domestic
and foreign policy issues of the Eisenhower presidential administration
compare the
ideologies and effectiveness of different groups involved in the Civil Rights
and women's movement
compare
and contrast the domestic and foreign policies of the Kennedy/Johnson administrations
to the Nixon administration
describe
the expansion of suburbanization and analyze how the "crabgrass frontier"
affected American society
Level
3
assess
America 's socioeconomic dynamic as a postwar superpower
evaluate
how the threat of nuclear holocaust contributed to international stability
investigate
the effects of the turbulent 1960's upon American society
analyze Tennessean
Estes Kefauver's role in as chairman of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate
Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce's role and participation in the Civil Rights
movement
Recognize
how the scientific and technological advances of the computer age influenced American
culture 1.1
Timeline of Computer History
- "This timeline explores the history of computing from 1939 to 1994. Each
year features illustrated descriptions of significant innovations in hardware
and software technology, as well as milestones in areas such as commercial applications
and artificial intelligence"
Identify
areas of the world in which commercial and security interests involved the United
States from 1968 to the present 3.2
Standard
4: Governance and Civics
Investigate
the impact of political turmoil on American attitudes toward governance since
1968 4.1
Video
Lessons of Imperial Presidency era
- The New Frontier of Politics, The New Frontier Abroad, The New Frontier at Home,
Election of 1968, The Nixon Economy, Watergate
Identify
the impact of constitutional change, various civil rights movements, feminism,
and the Reagan Revolution 4.2
Standard
5: History
Understand
the causes, the course, and the effects of the Vietnam War at home and abroad
5.1
Vietnam
War - Thinkquest ; summary, timeline, political leaders
match innovators or entrepreneurs in the new "new economy" (i.e.,
Sam Walton, Michael Dell, Ray Kroc, Lee Iococca, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Steve
Jobs, Jeff Bezos).
Level
2
recognize
the roles of the key figures of Watergate (i.e., administration, investigators,
media)
use
a timeline to identify America 's interest and participation in Southeast Asia
since World War II
Level 3
compare
and contrast the Reagan and George H. Bush administrations with the Clinton administrations
and the nature of their respective political opposition (i.e., economic, domestic,
budgets, foreign policy, ethics, and generational values).
Era
10 Performance Indicators - Teacher Observation
Level
1
recognize
the impact of scandal on American politics
Political
Corruption - Political corruption undermines political and economic
development in many countries, and raises difficult challenges for foreign
aid.
Watergate
scandal - article with hyperlinks for more details on individuals
and topic
A
Century of New Ideas - "Advances in science, medicine and creative inventions
came at such a rapid pace that society now complains of information and gadget
overload. Innovative advances that seem mysterious a hundred years ago, soon became
commonplace. Society in history absorbed them all, and everything subtly affected
the lives we lead today."
review
prior American migration and immigration patterns
A
New Century: Immigration and the US - "mmigration, perhaps more than
any other social, political, or economic process, has shaped the United States
over the past century"
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