VA Standards of Learning

1. The American Dream
Post-WWII – The Present
USII.8d-e

2. Essential Question:
What factors led to changing
patterns of society in post-
World War II era?

3.  Strong _________
Healthy ____ Market
____________ Productivity
____________ Demand for
American ___________
K. FACTORS LEADING TO CHANGING
PATTERNS IN UNITED STATES SOCIETY
Economy
Job
Increased
Increased
Products

4.  Greater
Investment in
___________
K. FACTORS LEADING TO CHANGING
PATTERNS IN UNITED STATES SOCIETY
Education

5.  The ____________ which
led to changing
_______________
K. FACTORS LEADING TO CHANGING
PATTERNS IN UNITED STATES SOCIETY
Baby Boom
demographics

6.  Interstate _________ System
K. FACTORS LEADING TO CHANGING PATTERNS IN
UNITED STATES SOCIETY
Highway

7.  Evolving role of _________ :
 Expected to play a supporting
role for the family while
increasingly working outside the
home.
K. FACTORS LEADING TO CHANGING
PATTERNS IN UNITED STATES SOCIETY
Women

8.  Role of ________
_________ in
expanding
_______rights.
K. FACTORS LEADING TO CHANGING
PATTERNS IN UNITED STATES SOCIETY
Eleanor
Roosevelt
human

9.  African Americans’
aspirations for ______
opportunities
K. FACTORS LEADING TO CHANGING
PATTERNS IN UNITED STATES SOCIETY
equal

10. Essential Question:
What policies and programs expanded
educational and employment
opportunities for the military, women,
and minorities?

11.  ______________ gave
__________, _______,
and __________ benefits
to _______.
L. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS EXPANDING
EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
G.I. Bill of Rights
educational housing
employment
veterans

12.  In 1948, President
Truman ______________
the United States Armed
Forces.
L. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS EXPANDING
EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
desegregated

13.  Civil Rights legislation
let to _________
educational, economic,
and political
opportunities for
______ and _________.
L. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS EXPANDING
EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
increased
women
minorities

14. Essential Question:
How has globalization
impacted American life?

15.  Globalization is the
LINKING of NATIONS
through:
 TRADE
 INFORMATION
 TECHNOLOGIES
 COMMUNICATION
M. Globalization

16.  Globalization involves
increased _________ of
different ________
integration
societies
M. Globalization

17.  Improvement of ALL
__________________
:

____________________
_

____________________
_

Travel
Telecommunications
Internet
Communications
Telecommunication –
Communicating from a distance
through the use of technology
N. Impact of globalization on
American Life

19.  Availability of a
wide variety of
foreign-made
______ and
__________
goods
services
N. Impact of Globalization on
American Life

20. McDonald’s…A Global Franchise

21. At Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin

24.  Outsourcing of
American ______Jobs
N. Impact of Globalization on
American Life