Ninth Grade – American History

            Standard 1: Geography
                        Benchmark:  Identify significant states and countries in United States history

a.       TLW identify the states that were effected by the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s

b.      TLW identify which states benefited from the Tennessee Valley Authority

c.       TLW list the Allied Powers and Central Powers of World War I

d.      TLW will list the Allied Powers and Axis Powers of World War II

Standard 2:  History

Benchmark:  Identify significant events and people in United States history.

a.       TLW name the causes of the Great Depression

b.      TLW identify and explain Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal

Benchmark:  Understand how historical events have influenced our past and present

a.       TLW explain the causes of WWI

b.      TLW explain the causes of the Great Depression

c.       TLW explain the causes of WWII

d.      TLW explain the causes of the Korean War

e.       TLW explain the causes of the Vietnam War

Benchmark:  Select, organize and sequence information using timelines

a.       TLW construct a timeline of the FDR administration (1933 – 1945)

b.      TLW construct a timeline of WWII

Standard 3:  Political Science and Citizenship

Benchmark:  Understand the origins and consequences of various forms of persecution

a.       TLW explain and describe the Nazi Holocaust

b.      TLW explain the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Benchmark:  Describe the evolution of movements to gain rights for women, racial minorities, and people with disabilities

a.       TLW explain the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution

b.      TLW explain the history of federal civil rights legislation