Curriculum Map
Social Studies Grade 8
U.S. History from
Reconstruction until the Present


Unit 7 - An Industrial Society

     The Maturing of an Industrial Society in the Second Half of the 19th Century
     Changes in the Social Structure Altered the American Scene
     The Progressive Movement:  1900-1920:  Efforts to Reform the New Society

Unit 8 - The United States as an Independent Nation in an Increasingly Interdependent World
    
The United States Expands Its Overseas Empire
     The United States Begins to Take a Role in Global Politics

Unit 9 - The United States Between the Wars

    The "Roaring Twenties" Reflects the Spirit of the Postwar Period
     The Great Depression

Unit 10 - The United States Assumes Worldwide Responsibilities
     World War II
     The United States in the Post-World War II World
     The United States in a World of Turmoil

Unit 11 - The Changing Nature of the American People from World War II to the Present
An Age of Prosperity Characterized the Postwar Society
Post Industrial Society Ushers in the Age of Limits
The Americans Move Toward the 21st Century

Unit 12 - Citizenship in Today's World
Citizenship in the United States
Citizenship in State and Local Government
Comparitive Citizenship
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