ELEVENTH GRADE |
HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Standard
11.1
Students analyze the
significant events surrounding the founding of the nation and its attempts
to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of
Independence, in terms of:
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1.) The Enlightenment and the rise of democratic
ideas as the context in which the nation was founded.
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2.) The ideological origins of the American
Revolution; the divinely-bestowed unalienable natural rights philosophy
of the Founding Fathers and the debates surrounding the drafting and ratification
of the Constitution; the addition of the Bill of Rights.
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3.) The history of the Constitution after
1787 with emphasis on federal versus state authority and growing democratization.
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4.) The effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction
and of the industrial revolution, including demographic shifts and the
emergence in the late 19th century of the United States as a world power.
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Standard
11.2
Students analyze the
relationship among the rise of industrialization,
large scale rural to
urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe,
in terms of:
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1.) The effect of industrialization on living
and working conditions, including the treatment of working conditions and
food safety in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
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2.) The changing landscape, including the
growth of cities linked by industry and trade; the development of cities
divided according to race, ethnicity, and class.
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3.) The effect of the Americanization movement.
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4.) The effect of urban political machines
and responses by immigrants and middle-class reformers.
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5.) Corporate mergers that produced trusts
and cartels and the economic and political policies of industrial leaders.
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6.) The economic development of the U.S. and
its emergence as a major industrial power, including the gains from trade
and advantages of its physical geography.
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7.) The similarities and differences between
the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel (e.g., biographies
of William Graham Sumner, Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody).
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8.) The effect of political programs and activities
of Populists.
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9.) The effect of political programs and activities
of the Progressives. (e.g., federal regulation of railroad transport, Children's
Bureau, the 16th Amendment, Theodore Roosevelt)
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1.) The contributions of various religious
groups to American civic
principles and social reform movements.
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2.) The great religious revivals and the leaders
involved, including the
First Great Awakening, the Second Great Awakening,
the Civil War
revivals, the Social Gospel Movement, the
rise of Christian liberal
theology in the 19th century.
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3.) Incidences of religious intolerance in
the United States.
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4.) The expanding religious pluralism in the
United States and
California as a result of large-scale immigration
in the 20th century.
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5.) The principles of religious liberty found
in the Establishment and
Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment,
including the debate
about the meaning of the phrase separation
of church and state.
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Associate specific religious groups with specific
social reforms.
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Explain how specific religious revivals and their leaders
made contributions and were products of their specific times.
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Cite examples of bias against religion.
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Explain how cultural diversity leads to religious
diversity.
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Relate the freedom of religion guaranteed in the First Amendment.
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Standard
11.4
Students trace the rise
of the U.S. to its role as a world power in the 20th century, in terms
of:
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1.) The purpose and the effects of the Open
Door policy.
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2.) The Spanish-American War and U.S. expansion
in the South Pacific.
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3.) The U.S. role in the Panama Revolution
and the building of the Panama Canal.
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4.) Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, Taft's
Dollar Diplomacy, and Wilson's Moral Diplomacy, drawing on relevant speeches.
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5.) The political, economic and social ramifications
of World War I on the homefront.
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6.) The declining role of Great Britain and
the expanding role of the U.S. in world affairs after World War II.
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Standard
11.5
Students analyze the
major political, social, economic, technological, and cultural developments
of the 1920s, in terms of:
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1.) The policies of Warren Harding, Calvin
Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.
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2.) The international and domestic events,
interests, and philosophies that prompted attacks on civil liberties, including
the Palmer Raids, Marcus Garvey's "back-to-Africa" movement, the Ku Klux
Klan, immigration quotas and the responses of organizations such as the
American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, and the Anti-Defamation League to those attacks.
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3.) The passage of the 18th Amendment to the
Constitution and the Volstead Act. (Prohibition)
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4. The passage of the 19th Amendment and the
changing role of women in society.
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5.) The Harlem Renaissance and new trends
in literature, music, and art, with special attention to the work of writers
(e.g., Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes)
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6.) The growth and effects of radio and movies
and their role in the world wide diffusion of popular culture.
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7.) The rise of mass production techniques,
the growth of cities, the impact of new technologies (e.g., the automobile,
electricity), and the resulting prosperity and effect on the American landscape.
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Standard
11.6
Students analyze the
different explanations for the Great Depression and how the New Deal fundamentally
changed the role of the federal government, in terms of:
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1.) The monetary issues of the late 19th and
early 20th century
that gave rise to the establishment of the
Federal Reserve and the
weaknesses in key sectors of the economy in
the late 1920's.
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2.) The principal explanations of the
causes of the Great Depression and steps taken by the Federal Reserve,
Congress and the President to combat the economic crisis.
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3.) The human toll of the Depression, natural
disasters, unwise agricultural practices and their effect on the depopulation
of rural regions and on political movements of the left and right with
particular attention to the Dust Bowl refugees and their social and economic
impact in California.
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4.) The effects and controversies of New Deal
economic policies and the expanded role of the federal government in society
and the economy since the 1930's (e.g., Works Progress Administration,
Social Security, National Labor Relations Board, farm programs, regional
development policies and energy development such as the Tennessee Valley
Authority, California Central Valley Project, Bonneville Dam)
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5.) The advances and retreats of organized
labor, from the creation of the American Federation of Labor and Congress
of Industrial Organization to current issues of a post-industrial multinational
economy, including the United Farmworkers in California.
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Standard
11.7
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1.) The origins of American involvement in
the war, with an emphasis
on the events that precipitated the attack
on Pearl Harbor.
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2.) The major battles of Midway, Normandy,
Iwo Jima, Okinawa,
and the Battle of the Bulge.
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3.) The role and sacrifices of American soldiers.
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4.) Roosevelt's foreign policies during World
War II.
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5.) The constitutional issues and impact of
events on the U.S.
home front, including the interment of Japanese-Americans;
the response of the administration to Hitler's
atrocities against
Jews and other groups; the role of women in
military production.
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6.) Major developments in aviation, weaponry,
communication, and
medicine and the War's impact on the location
of American industry
and use of resources.
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7.) The decision to drop atomic bombs and
the consequences (Hiroshima
and Nagasaki)
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8.) The effect of massive aid given to western
Europe under the
Marshall Plan to rebuild itself after the
war, and its importance
to the U.S. economy.
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Chronicle the events that led the United States to fight in the
war.
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Chart the strategic importance of various battle sites.
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Explain FDR's wartime foreign policies.
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Describe the contributions of women and minorities
to World War II
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Explain how war stimulated research and development in industry
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Identify key aspects of the post-war U.S.
aid programs to Europe
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Standard
11.8
Students analyze the
economic boom and social transformation ofpost-World War II America, in
terms of:
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1.) The growth of service sector, white collar,
and professional sector jobs in government and business.
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2.) The significance of Mexican immigration
and its relationship to the agricultural economy, especially in California.
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3.) Truman's labor policy and congressional
reaction to it.
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4.) New federal government spending on education
(including the California Master Plan), defense, welfare, and interest
on the national debt.
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5.) The increased powers of the presidency
in response to the Great Depression, World War II and the Cold War.
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6.) The diverse environmental regions in North
America, their relation to particular forms of economic life, and the origins
and prospects of environmental problems in those regions.
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7.) The effects on society and the economy
of technological developments since 1945, including the computer revolution,
changes in communication, advances in medicine, and improvements in agricultural
technology.
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8.) Forms of popular culture with emphasis
on their origins and geographic diffusion (e.g., jazz and other forms of
popular music, professional sports, architectural and artistic styles)
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Standard
11.9
Students analyze United
States foreign policy since World War II, in
terms of:
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1.) The establishment of the United Nations
and International Declaration of Human Rights, IMF, the World Bank, and
GATT, and their importance in shaping modern Europe and maintaining peace
and international order.
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2.) The role of military alliances including
NATO and SEATO in deterring communist aggression and maintaining security
during the Cold War.
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3.) The origins and geopolitical consequences
(foreign and domestic) of the Cold War and containment policy, including
·the era of McCarthyism, instances of domestic communism (e.g.,
Alger Hiss) and blacklisting.
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6.) The Korean War.
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7.) The Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban
Missile Crisis.
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8.) Atomic testing in the American west, "mutual
assured destruction."
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9.) Doctrine, disarmament policies.
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10.) The Vietnam War.
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11.) Latin American policy and the economic
relationships today.
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12.) The effects of foreign policy on domestic
policies and vice versa (e.g., protests during the war in Vietnam and the
"nuclear freeze" movement)
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13.) The role of the Reagan Administration
and other factors in the victory of the West in the Cold War.
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14.) The strategic, political, and economic
factors in Middle East policy, including the Gulf War.
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15.) U.S.-Mexican relations in the twentieth
century, including key economic, political, immigration, and environmental
issues
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1.) How President Roosevelt's ban on racial
discrimination in defense
industries in 1941 and President Truman's
decision to end segregation
in the armed forces in 1948 produced a stimulus
for civil rights.
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2.) The key events, policies and court cases
in the evolution of civil
rights, including Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy
v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board
of Education, Regents of the University of
California v. Bakke, and
California Proposition 209.
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3.) The collaboration on legal strategy between
African-American and
white civil rights lawyers to end racial segregation
in higher education.
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4.) The role of civil rights advocates, including
the significance of
Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham
Jail" and "I Have
a Dream" speeches.
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5.) The diffusion of the civil rights movement
from the churches of the rural South and the urban North, including the
resistance to racial desegregations in Little Rock and Birmingham and how
the advances influenced the agendas, strategies.
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6.) The passage and effect of voting rights
legislation and the 24th Amendment with an emphasis on equality of access
to education and to the political process.
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7.) The women's rights movement from the era
of Elizabeth Stanton and Susan Anthony to the movement launched in the
1960's, including perspectives on the role of women.
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Explain how demands of African Americans helped produce a
stimulus for civil rights.
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Detail the key events, policies and court cases in the evolution
of civil rights, including Dred Scott v. Sandford, Plessy v. Ferguson,
Brown v. Board of Education, Regents of the University of
CA v. Bakke, and CA Proposition 209.
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Describe the collaboration on legal strategy between African-American
and white civil rights lawyers to end racial segregation in higher
education.
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Identify the role of civil rights advocates.
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Outline the diffusion of the civil rights movement from the
churches of the rural South and the urban North, including the
resistance to racial desegregation in Little Rock and Birmingham
and how the advances influenced the agendas, strategies.
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Explain the effect of civil rights and voting rights legislation
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how the 24th Amendment promoted the equal access to education
and the political process.
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Outline the women's rights movement from the era of Elizabeth
Stanton and Susan Anthony and the passage of the 19th Amendment
to the movement launched in the 1960s, including differing perspectives
on the role of women.
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1.) The reasons for the nation's changing
immigration policy with
emphasis on the way the Immigration Act of
1965 and successor
acts have transformed American society.
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2.) The significant domestic policy speeches
of Truman, Eisenhower,
Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush,
and Clinton.
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3.) The changing role of women in society
as reflected in the major
entry of women into the labor force and the
changing family structure.
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4.) The constitutional crisis originating
from the Watergate scandal.
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5.) The impact, need and controversies associated
with environmental conservation, expansion of the national park system,
and the development
of environmental protection laws, with particular
attention to the interaction between environmental protection.
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6.) The persistence of poverty and how different
analyses of the issue
influence welfare reform, health insurance
reform and other social policies.
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7.) How the federal, state and local governments
have responded to
demographic and social changes such as population
shifts to the suburbs,
racial concentrations in the cities, Frostbelt
to Sunbelt migration,
international migration.
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Trace the "waves of immigration" since the early 1960s and the
changes that occurred in American society as a result.
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Examine and discuss the significant social and policy issues that
had a significant impact on contemporary American society.
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Examine how the demographic and social changes experienced
during the late 1990s changed our American society.
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