United States History: 1877 to the Present

Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945

USII.5

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the social, economic, and technological changes of the early twentieth century by

a) explaining how developments in factory and labor productivity and transportation (including the use of the automobile), communication, and rural electrification changed American life;
b) describing the social and economic changes that took place, including prohibition, and the Great Migration north and west;
c) examining art, literature, and music from the 1920s and 1930s, emphasizing Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Georgia O’Keeffe, and the Harlem Renaissance;
d) identifying the causes of the Great Depression, its impact on Americans, and the major features of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

NOTE: The Virginia Board of Education adopted the revised 2008 History and Social Science Standards of Learning at the January 10, 2008, meeting. Full implementation of these documents is scheduled for the 2010-2011 school year, as outlined in Superintendent’s Memorandum Informational Number 49.

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