USII.9

The United States since World War II

USII.9​ The student will apply social science skills to understand the key domestic and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by

a)​ examining the impact of the Civil Rights Movement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the changing role of women on all Americans;

b)​ describing the development of new technologies in communication, entertainment, and business and their impact on American life;

c)​ analyzing how representative citizens have influenced America scientifically, culturally, academically, and economically; and

d)​ evaluating and explaining American foreign policy, immigration, the global environment, and other emerging issues.

N.I.C.E. Alternatives

Combahee River Collective

Angela Davis

Governor Douglas Wilder

Sylvia Rivera

Marsha P. Johnson

Stonewall

Bayard Rustin

James Baldwin