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D. THE UNITED STATES, 1877–1945 OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
D1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: describe various social, economic, and political events, trends, and developments in the United States between 1877 and 1945, and analyse their key causes and consequences (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Historical Perspective)
D2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: describe significant issues that led to conflict and cooperation in the United States between 1877 and 1945, and analyse the impact of these interactions (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change)
D3. Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage: analyse the impact of various policies, groups, and cultural and technological developments on identity, citizenship, and heritage in the United States between 1877 and 1945 (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Historical Perspective)
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
D1. Social, Economic, and Political Context
FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Historical Perspective
By the end of this course, students will:
D1.1 describe key social trends and developments in the United States during this period, and analyse their impact on various groups (e.g., with reference to continuing urbanization; immigra- tion of people from other parts of the world; the growth of ethnic neighbourhoods in large cities; segregation and oppression of African Americans; the impact on Native American nations of the near extinction of buffalo on the Great Plains; the Great Migration of African Americans to northern cities; the social impact of prohibition and the Great Depression; changes in the roles of women; trends in religion, education, recreation)
Sample questions: “What were some of the great internal migrations in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century? What were their causes? What were their consequences?” “What were some key changes in the roles of American women during this period? What were some factors that contributed to these changes? Did they apply to all American women?”
D1.2 explain key economic events, trends, and/or developments in the United States during this period, and analyse some of their causes and
consequences (e.g., with reference to the growth of industry, corporations, and trusts; robber barons; the growth and collapse of banks; the Federal Reserve Act; the stock market crash of 1929; the development of Hoovervilles; the Dust Bowl and the collapse
of agriculture in the Midwest; protectionism; the Lend-Lease Act)
Sample questions: “What is meant by the term conspicuous consumption? What was the historical context for the coining of the term?” “What were the consequences of the misuse of credit and buying on margin?” “How did investment patterns change after the stock market crash of 1929?”
D1.3 describe key political events and/or develop- ments related to domestic policy in the United States during this period, and analyse some
of their causes as well as their consequences for various groups (e.g., with reference to the Pendleton Act, the Dawes Act, Jim Crow laws,
the Progressive Party, the extension of the vote
to women, prohibition, the establishment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the creation of a permanent income tax system, the Selective Service Act, the Indian Reorganization Act, the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth term)
Sample questions: “What were the key consti- tutional amendments during this period? What impact did they have on different groups in the country?” “What trends and developments led to the passing of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?” “How and why did laws with respect to income tax develop during this time?”
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