United States History: 1877 to the Present

The United States Since World War II

USII.8

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the key domestic and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by

a) examining the Civil Rights Movement and the changing role of women;
b) describing the development of new technologies in communication, entertainment, and business and their impact on American life;
c) identifying how individual citizens from the time period influenced America scientifically, culturally, academically, and economically;
d) examining American foreign policy, immigration, the global environment, and other emerging issues.

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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