SS11 Essential Skills

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US History 1877 to Present Essential Skills for Level 11

First Semester:

Students will be able to:

• Understand the cause and effect relationships in History.
• Understand the basic chronology of events in American History.
• Know the people, places and events of the Reconstruction era.
• Understand how westward expansion affects the United States today.
• Know the main events, people, and places of the Gilded Age.
• Understand basic principles of the progressive movement.
• Understand the implications of World War One and how it affects the US for decades to come.
• Know the places, people and events of the 1920’s.

Second Semester:

Students will be able to:

• Understand the cause and effect relationships in History.
• Understand the basic chronology of events in American History.
• Know the people, places and events of the Depression Era.
• Understand how World War II affects the United States today.
• Know the main events, people, and places of the 1950’s
• Understand basic principles of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Understand the implications of the Vietnam War and how it still affects the United States today.
• Know the places, people and events of the 1970’s.