New and Improved U.S.A.: The War Impact
(How does "New and Improved" describe the
U.S.A. after the Second World War?)
QCC objectives for the 5th and 9th grades |
Ideas |
(5.16) Identifies social and economic impact on Georgia and the United States homefronts during World War II: - growth of suburbs- economic and military
mobilization (women in the work force), and |
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Upper Secondary grades also consider the effects of the war (9-12.22). | The DollMaker, by Harriette Arnow (Avon Books: 1954) reflects the social crisis many people faced in the migration from the farm to the city to work in factories during the war. This book documents a family moving from the Appalachian mountains to Detroit. |
(5.18) Describes the economic, social, and political changes in the United States and Georgia since World War II including - segregation, desegregation and the Civil
Rights Movement |
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(5.19) Gives examples of how culture in the United States is reflected through art, music and literature during different historical periods including -Rock 'n' Roll, and |
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Second World War: Resurgence and
Response / Modern Cold War World /
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