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CONCORDIA R-2
**JH & High School Core Curriculum
Social Studies - American History   SS156699

Study and Research Skills

The learner will be able to interpret and create maps, statistics, charts, diagrams, graphs, timelines, pictures, political cartoons, audiovisual materials, political spectrums, written resources, art, and artifacts.
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Chart
  
The learner will be able to demonstrate effective research skills to develop a research plan using appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics.
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Research Skills
  
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The learner will be able to organize written information using primary and secondary sources.
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Writing
  
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Reading Operations

The learner will be able to analyze fact and opinion in research materials and recognize bias and points of view.
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Fact/Opinion
  
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The learner will be able to differentiate Reconstruction policies which were followed, and summarize the results.
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sectionalism
  
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Westward Expansion

The learner will be able to describe the settlement of the frontier in Post Civil War America.
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western expansion
  
The learner will be able to assess life on the Great Plains and results of conflicts between settlers and Native Americans.
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western expansion
  
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The learner will be able to determine and explain the factors that encouraged industrial growth.
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growth of business
  
The learner will be able to examine the major forms of political corruption during the Gilded age.
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growth of business
  
The learner will be able to relate the ideas of Populism to the present legislation that they resulted in. LEARNER OBJECTIVES: 1) differentiate reconstruction policies which were followed, and summarize the results; 2) describe the settlement of the frontier in Post Civil War America; 3) determine and explain the factors that encouraged industrial growth; 4) examine the major forms of political corruption during the Gilded Age; 5) explain how methods and strategies used in business and education influenced social reform; 6) organize written information using primary and secondary sources.
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Populism
  
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Beginning a New Century

The learner will be able to summarize issues that led to the Spanish American War and the results of the War.
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Entering a new Century
  
The learner will be able to explain how methods and strategies used in business and education influenced social reform.
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Entering a new Century
  
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Crusade and Disillusion

The learner will be able to examine causes of America's entry into World War I and the results of the war on the United States.
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World War I
  
The learner will be able to analyze the events that led to the Great Depression.
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Stock Market Crash
  
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The learner will be able to compare and determine if legislation of the New Deal was reform, relief, or recovery.
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Reform, recovery, and relief
  
The learner will be able to interpret the impact of the New Deal on present day United States. LEARNER OBJECTIVES: 1) interpret and create maps, statistics, charts, diagrams, graphs, timelines, pictures, political cartoons, audiovisual materials, political spectrums, written resources, art and artifacts; 2) analyze the events that led to the Great Depression; 3) compare and determine if legislation of the New Deal was reform, relief or recovery; 4) analyze fact and opinion in research materials and recognize bias and points of view.
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Reform, recovery, and relief
  
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Times of Crisis

The learner will be able to identify causes of World War II.
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World War II
  
The learner will be able to reconstruct the major battles of World War II and describe the results.
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World War II
  
The learner will be able to describe the results of World War II and assess their affect on the present world. LEARNER OBJECTIVES: 1) reconstruct the major battles of World War II and describe the results; 2) demonstrate effective research skills to develop a research plan using appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics; 3) identify causes of World War II.
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World War II
  
The learner will be able to explain the foreign policy goals of post World War II America.
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Cold War Politics
  
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Redefining the United States

The learner will be able to analyze the impact of the Civil Rights movement on the United States.
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Civil rights
  
The learner will be able to specify events leading to American involvement in Vietnam.
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Vietnam and Protest
  
The learner will be able to relate major events of the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. LEARNER OBJECTIVES: 1) specify events leading to American involvement in Vietnam; 2) describe major events of the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations.
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Domestic politics of the 60's and 70&quo
  
The learner will be able to describe major events of the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations.
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Recent administrations
  
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