US History Assessment Limits Kent Island High School-Mr. Engel

1. Analyze the political, economic and social effects of Reconstruction on the relationships between individuals and groups. Novice Proficient Master
2. Explain the causes and characteristics and consequences of industrialization in the late 19th century United States.
3. Describe unregulated working conditions and the rise of the labor movement.
4. Analyze immigration and its impact on city life.
5. Analyze the causes and consequences of westward expansion and Manifest Destiny.
6. Explain how the Populists sought political, social, and economic reform.
7. Explain the significance of Progressivism as a response to political, social, and economic conditions. 8. Analyze the economic, social and political impact of Progressive Era Amendments, Supreme Court Cases and legislation.
9. Analyze the principles of American foreign policy in the era of imperialism.
10. Analyze U.S. foreign policy regarding World War One.
11. Analyze the political, social, economic and cultural changes in American society.
12. Analyze the causes of the Great Depression and early responses to it.
13. Explain the effects of the Great Depression on American Society.
14. Evaluate the New Deal and the expanded role of the federal government in society and the economy.
15. Explain the reasons the United States moved from a policy of isolationism to involvement with emphasis on the events that precipitated United States involvement in World War II.
16. Analyze United States strategies and major turning points of the war in both Asia and Europe.
17. Describe the economic, social, and political impact of World War II on America’s home front.
18. Trace the origins and expansion of the Cold War.
19. Analyze the social, political, and economic impact of the Cold War on American society.
20. Analyze the origins, major developments, controversies and consequences of the post-war African American Civil Rights Movement.
21. Analyze United States foreign policy initiatives from 1964 to 1980.
22. Evaluate the domestic response to United States containment policies in South East Asia.
23. Describe the impact of federal government politics and policy on American society from 1964 to1980.
24. Analyze the major developments, controversies and consequences of the African American Civil Rights Movement from 1964 to1980.
25. Analyze the origins, major developments, controversies, and consequences of the women’s movement.
26. Analyze how the advances in the African American Civil Rights Movement influenced the agendas and strategies of other groups in American society.
27. Analyze major United States foreign policy initiatives from 1981 to the present.
28. Describe the impact of domestic events, politics, and policy on American society from 1981 to the present. Impact of the “New Conservatism

This is what every American History Student in Mr. Engel’s classes should know by the end of the year…But hopefully this is only the beginning….

These Assessment Limits are based on the Maryland State Department of Education core learning goals for American History