Alabama State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 6
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AL.1. United States Studies: 1877 to the Present: Sixth-grade content standards focus on the United States from 1877 to the present. Historical events studied by sixth graders include the Spanish-American War, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and major events of the latter part of the twentieth century.
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Economics/Geography/History: Describe Westward Expansion and its technological, economic, and social influence on the people of the United States prior to World War I.
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Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: Describe the impact of industrialization, free markets, urbanization, communication, and cultural changes in the United States prior to World War I.
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Geography/History/Political Science: Identify causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War.
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Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: Describe changing social conditions during the Progressive Period.
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Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: Identify causes of World War I and reasons for entry into the war by the United States.
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Economics/History: Identify cultural and economic developments in the society of the United States from 1877 through the 1930s.
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Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: Identify causes of the Great Depression.
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Geography/History/Political Science: List key figures, significant events, and reasons for the involvement of the United States in World War II.
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Economics/History/Political Science: Identify changes in the American home front during World War II.
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History: Identify major social and cultural changes in the United States from 1945 to 1960.
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1.11.
Geography/History/Political Science: Identify critical events occurring in the United States and throughout the world from the Truman through the Johnson Administrations, including the Cold War, Berlin Airlift, Korean Conflict, space race, construction of Berlin Wall, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam War.
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Economics/History/Political Science: Identify components of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier and Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.
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History/Political Science: Describe the role of major civil rights leaders and significant events occurring during the modern Civil Rights Movement.
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Economics/History: Identify cultural and economic changes throughout the United States from 1960 to the present.
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Geography/History/Political Science: Explain major political events from the Nixon administration to the present, including the Vietnam War; Watergate; the collapse of the Soviet Union; the Gulf War; the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and the War on Terrorism.
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