Nevada State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 6

NV.1.0. Economics: The Economic Way of Thinking: Students will use fundamental economic concepts, including scarcity, choice, cost, incentives, and costs versus benefits to describe and analyze problems and opportunities, both individual and social.

1.8.1 Scarcity, Choice, and Cost: Use the concept of opportunity cost to evaluate the tradeoffs when choices occur. 52
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1.8.2 Incentives and Preferences: Recognize that self-interest is a motivational factor when people respond to incentives. (E 3.8.2) 3
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1.8.3 Cost versus Benefits: Identify the additional benefits and the additional costs that result from choosing a little more or a little less. 5
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1.8.4 Personal Economics: Evaluate career paths by comparing costs and benefits. 26
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NV.2.0. Economics: Measuring U.S. Economic Performance: Students will demonstrate a knowledge of past and present U.S. economic performance, identify the economic indicators used to measure that performance, and use this knowledge to make individual decisions and discuss social issues.

2.8.1 Measuring Economic Growth: Explain gross domestic product (GDP) and how it is used to describe a country's economic output. (H 1.8.1) 6
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2.8.2 Measuring Economic Growth: Given data on population and GDP for several countries, determine their per capita GDP, and compare with the United States. (G 4.81; H 2.8.3) 5
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2.8.4 Measuring Inflation: Use the consumer price index (CPI) to compare the buying power of the U.S. dollar in one year with its buying power in another year. 15
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2.8.6 Measuring Unemployment: Identify the unemployment rate as the percentage of people in the labor force who are not working, but who are actively pursuing work. 26
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2.8.7 Measuring Unemployment: Distinguish between a high rate and a low rate of unemployment for the U.S. economy over time. (H 8.8.6) 30
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2.8.8 Measuring Interest: Explain why riskier loans command higher interest rates than safer loans. 3
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2.8.9 Measuring Interest: Distinguish between high and low interest rates for the U.S. economy over time. 3
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2.8.10 Personal Economics: Identify career fields that are experiencing growth and career fields that are experiencing decline. (E 6.8.2) 26
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NV.3.0. Economics: Functioning of Markets: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how markets work, including an understanding of why markets form, how supply and demand interact to determine market prices and interest rates, and how changes in prices act as signals to coordinate trade.

3.8.1 Trade Is Beneficial: Give examples of markets in which people benefit from trade. (H 6.8.12) 8
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3.8.2 Markets Determine Prices: Explain how supply and demand function to determine market prices. (H 2.8.3) 2
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3.8.3 Prices as Signals: Explain why buyers demand less yet sellers supply more when prices go up. 2
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3.8.4 Prices as Signals: Explain why buyers demand more yet sellers supply less when prices go down. 2
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3.8.6 Personal Economics: Identify instances in which people might pay interest or receive interest. 3
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3.8.7 Personal Economics: Explain the factors that should be considered when making individual purchasing decisions, given changes in prices. 2
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NV.4.0. Economics: Private U.S. Economic Institutions: Students will describe the roles played by U.S. economic institutions including financial institutions, labor unions, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations.

4.8.1 Financial Institutions: Explain the purposes and functions of financial institutions (such as to channel funds from savers to borrowers). 3
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4.8.2 Labor Unions: Explain the purposes and functions of labor unions (such as collective bargaining). (H 7.8.11) 3
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4.8.3 For-profit Business Organizations: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three primary forms of business organizations: sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. (E 10.8.4) 8
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4.8.4 Not-for-profit Organizations: Explain why not-for-profit organizations are tax exempt. 9
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4.8.5 Personal Economics: Compare the rewards and risks of saving and borrowing money with several types of financial institutions. 3
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4.8.6 Personal Economics: Investigate careers associated with financial institutions, labor unions, for-profit business organizations, and not-for-profit organizations. 26
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NV.5.0. Economics: Money: Students demonstrate an understanding of forms of money, how money makes it easier to trade, borrow, save, invest, and compare the value of goods and services; and how the Federal Reserve System and its policies affect the U.S. money supply.

5.8.1 Functions of Money: Illustrate how prices stated in money terms help people compare the value of products. 3
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5.8.4 History of Money: Describe the transition from the use of commodities as money to the use of modern forms of money. (G 4.8.4) 3
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5.8.5 Personal Economics: Identify pros and cons of paying with cash versus using credit. (E 10.8.4) 3
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NV.6.0. Economics: The U.S. Economy as a Whole: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. economic system as a whole in terms of how it allocates resources; determines the nation's production, income, unemployment, and price levels; and leads to variations in individual income levels.

6.8.1 Resource Allocation: Explain ways in which households, schools, or community groups allocate resources. (G 4.8.5) 52
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6.8.2 Resource Allocation: Explain how consumer and producer reactions to price changes affect resource allocation. 52
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6.8.3 The Nation's Production Level: Explain how the current utilization of a productive resource affects the availability of that resource in the future. (G 5.8.6; H 7.8.7) 46
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6.8.4 The Nation's Income Level: Explain the circular flow of economic activity. 29
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6.8.5 The Nation's Unemployment Rate: Identify factors that can affect an individual's likelihood of being unemployed. (H 7.8.11) 34
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6.8.6 Differences in Individual Incomes: Explain that the wage individual's earn is affected by their productivity and by the market value of the goods or services they produce 34
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6.8.7 Personal Economics: Identify a career path of interest and explain how the associated earnings are affected by the market. 37
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NV.7.0. Economics: An Evolving Economy: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how investment, entrepreneurship, competition, and specialization lead to changes in an economy's structure and performance.

7.8.1 Investment: Explain how investment improves standards of living by increasing productivity. (H 6.8.1; H 10.8.1) 3
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7.8.4 Entrepreneurship: Describe the advantages and disadvantages of being an entrepreneur. (E 10.8.4) 14
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7.8.5 Competition: Illustrate how competition among sellers decreases prices, while competition among buyers increases prices. (H 6.8.12) 8
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7.8.6 Specialization: Give examples of how specialization is facilitated by trade. 4
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7.8.7 Personal Economics: Give examples of ways investment can improve students' performance in school, sports, etc. 21
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NV.8.0. Economics: The Role of Government in a Market Economy: Students will explain the role of government in a market economy.

8.8.1 Public Goods: Give examples of the kinds of goods and services that government provides. (C 6.8.1) 17
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8.8.2 Externalities: Give examples of activities that benefit participants, yet harm nonparticipants. 44
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8.8.3 Redistributing Income: Identify methods by which government redistributes income. (C 2.5.3; H 8.8.6) 5
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8.8.4 Property Rights: Give examples of ways government protects property. (C 1.5.1) 14
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8.8.7 Personal Economics: Describe how paying sales, property, and income taxes affect the amount of money an individual has available for spending. 4
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NV.9.0. Economics: The International Economy: Students explore the characteristics of non-U.S. economic systems in order to demonstrate an understanding of how they are connected, through trade, to peoples and cultures throughout the world.

9.8.1 International Trade: Explain how governments use tariffs or quotas to restrict trade. (C 2.8.3; G 4.8.6) 5
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9.8.2 Interdependence: Describe how economic interdependence among countries affects standards of living in those countries. (C 8.8.1; G 4.5.5; G 4.8.7) 7
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9.8.4 Exchange Rates: Compute prices of U.S. products in terms of other countries' currencies. (G 4.8.7) 1
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9.8.5 Personal Economics: Identify goods that would not be readily available in U.S. stores if there were no international trade. 4
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NV.1.0. Geography: The World in Spatial Terms: Students use maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies to locate and derive information about people, places, and environments.

1.8.1 Map Use: Use map elements including scale, latitude and longitude, and projection, to identify and locate physical and human features in the United States and the world. (H 2.8.3; H 4.8.1; H 4.8.2; H 6.8.17) 32
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1.8.2 Map Section: Compare and contrast the characteristics and purposes of several types of maps, map projections, and other geographic representations. (H 2.8.3) 25
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1.8.3 Geographic Tools and Technologies: Use maps, graphic representations, aerial photo-graphs, satellite images, and computer resources to compare Earth's physical and human features. (H 2.8.3) 26
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1.8.4 Map Construction: Construct maps and charts to display information about human and physical features. (H 1.8.2) 26
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1.8.5 Map Applications: Compare and contrast maps of similar areas for purpose, accuracy, content, and design. 26
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1.8.6 Map Analysis: Make and defend a spatial decision using basic geographic vocabulary and concepts. (H 1.12.2) 32
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1.8.7 Map Concepts: Recognize that countries may be grouped into both physical and political regions, such as Latin America, Oceania, East Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Europe. (H 2.8.3: H 3.8.3) 37
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1.8.8 Map Locations: Identify prominent countries relative to region or continent and locate major cities of the world such as Beijing, Bombay (Mumbai), Buenos Aires, Cairo, Jakarta, London, Montreal, Moscow, Mexico City, Paris, Sydney, and Tokyo. (H 2.8.3; H 3.8.3) 33
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NV.2.0. Geography: Places and Regions-Students understand the physical and human features and cultural characteristics of places and use this information to define and study regions and their patterns of changes.

2.8.1 Characteristics of Places and Regions: Describe the relationship between physical and human features, such as landforms and political boundaries. (H 2.8.3; H 3.8.2) 39
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2.8.2 Cultural Identity: Explain how places, regions, and belief systems are important to the expression of cultural identity. (E 3.8.3; E 8.8.3; H3.8.3; H 3.8.5; H 5.8.9; H 6.8.14; H 6.8.17; H 6.8.18, H 6.8.19) 15
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2.8.3 Cultural Perspectives: Compare how cultural characteristics affect different points of view with regard to places and regions. (C 4.8.3; E 3.8.3; H 3.8.2; H 3.8.3) 89
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2.8.4 Impact of Technology: Describe ways in which technology affects how cultural groups use places and regions. (H 6.8.1; H 6.8.14) 56
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2.8.5 History and Region: Evaluate the role regions have played in historical events. (H 3.8.3; H 5.8.10; H 5.8.17; H 6.8.21; H 7.8.5; H 7.8.14; H 9.8.1) 15
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2.8.6 Patterns of Change: Describe how and why regions change over time. (H 3.8.3; H 7.8.14; H 9.8.1) 29
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2.8.7 Applying Concepts of Regions: Illustrate the relationship between the physical and cultural characteristics of a region. (H 3.8.3; H 3.8.5; H 5.8.5; H 5.8.6; H 5.8.10; H 6.8.19) 24
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NV.3.0. Geography: Physical Systems-Students understand how physical processes shape Earth's surface patterns and ecosystems.

3.8.1 Physical Systems: Explain how the physical processes within each of the four basic systems influence the Earth's surface. 9
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3.8.2 Natural Hazards: Explain how natural hazards alter Earth's environments, such as avalanches, wildfires, and drought. 34
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3.8.3 Characteristics of Ecosystems: Describe the interdependence among soil, climate, plant life, and animal life within different ecosystems. 29
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3.8.4 Distribution of Ecosystems: Compare and contrast the biodiversity and productivity of different ecosystems on Earth. 29
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3.8.5 Analysis of Ecosystems: Formulate a hypothesis about the changing nature of an ecosystem and use appropriate research skills to draw conclusions. 24
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NV.4.0. Geography: Human Systems - Students understand how economic, political, and cultural processes interact to shape patterns of human migration and settlement, influence and interdependence, and conflict and cooperation.

4.8.1 Demographic Concepts: Describe the characteristics of developing and developed countries using key demographic concepts. (Ec 2.8.1; Ec 2.8.2; H 9.8.6; H 10.8.3) 22
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4.8.2 Migration and Settlement: Describe the reasons for human migration and settlement and explain the effects on places and cultures. (H 3.8.1; H 3.8.2; H 3.8.3; H 4.8.3; H 5.8.7; H 6.8.19; H 9.8.6; H 10.8.3) 13
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4.8.3 Historical Movement of People, Goods, and Ideas: Describe how a historical event was affected by the movement of people, goods, and ideas. (H 5.8.7; H 5.8.11; H 6.8.17; H 6.8.19; H 7.8.5;H 9.8.12) 42
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4.8.4 Patterns of Human Settlement: Identify the different patterns of migration and settlement in developing and developed countries. (H 3.8.2; H 5.8.11; H 9.8.6; H 10.8.3) 22
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4.8.5 Economic Systems and Interdependence: Explain how the physical and human geography of regions influences their economic activities. (C 8.8.2; Ec 6.8.1; H3.8.3; H 5.8.7; H 5.8.11; H 5.8.12; H 6.8.1; H 7.8.5; H 9.8.6; H 10.8.3) 16
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4.8.6 Analysis of Economic Issues: Identify a regional or international economic issue and explain it from a spatial perspective. (H 6.5.21; H 10.5.3; Ec 9.5.1; Ec 9.5.2; Ec 9.5.4) 16
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4.8.7 Patterns of Human Development: Compare the elements of economic development and quality of life between developing and developed countries. (Ec 2.8.1;Ec 2.8.2; Ec 5.8.4; Ec 7.8.1; Ec 9.8.2; Ec 9.8.4; H 10.8.3) 22
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4.8.8 Human Organizations: Compare and contrast changes in cultural, political, and economic organizations over time. (C 4.8.2; C 4.8.3; C 7.8.1; C 7.8.2; Ec 2.8.9; Ec 2.8.10; H 3.8.2; H 3.8.3; H 5.8.12; H 7.8.14; H 9.8.6; H 9.8.12; H 10.8.3; H 10.8.7) 17
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4.8.9 Cooperation and Conflict: Compare how cooperation and conflict among people contribute to political, economic, and cultural divisions on Earth's surface. (C 7.8.1; Ec 9.8.2; H 6.8.21; H 7.8.14; H 9.8.3; H 9.8.9; H 9.8.12; H 10.8.3) 13
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4.8.10 International Alliances and Organizations: Identify trans-regional alliances and international organizations that influence cooperation and conflict among countries. (C 8.8.4; H 9.8.3; H 9.8.9; H 9.8.12; H 10.8.3; H 10.8.4) 9
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NV.5.0. Geography: Environment and Society-Students understand the effects of interactions between human and physical systems and the changes in use, distribution, and importance of resources.

5.8.1 Changes in the Physical Environment: Describe and predict the regional or global impact of changes in the physical environment. (H 9.8.8) 50
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5.8.2 Constraints of the Physical Environment: Compare and contrast the opportunities and constraints that the physical environment places on human activity. (H 3.8.1; H 3.8.2; H 3.8.3; H 3.8.5; H 4.8.1; H 4.8.2; H 6.8.1; H 7.8.7; H 8.8.6) 24
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5.8.3 Technology and the Physical Environment: Evaluate the role of technology in the human modification of the physical environment. (C 4.8.6; H 3.8.2; H 4.8.2; H 6.8.1; H 7.8.5; H 7.8.7; H 8.8.2; H 8.8.6; H 9.8.7; H 9.8.8) 85
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5.8.4 Human Modification: Describe the changes that result from human modification of the physical environment. (C 4.8.6; H 3.8.2; H 4.8.2; H 6.8.1; H 7.8.5; H 7.8.7; H 8.8.2; H 8.8.6; H 9.8.7; H 9.8.8) 43
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5.8.5 Effects of Natural Hazards on Human Systems: Research a specific natural hazard and document its effects on human systems. 25
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5.8.6 Earth's Resources: Identify and locate examples of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. (Ec 6.8.3; H 9.9.8; H 10.8.3; H 10.8.4) 34
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5.8.7 Management of Earth's Resources: Select a resource and evaluate different viewpoints regarding its use. (C 4.8.6; Ec 6.8.1; H 7.8.3) 39
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NV.6.0. Geography: Geographic Applications-Students apply geographic knowledge of people, places, and environments to interpret the past, understand the present, and plan for the future.

6.8.1 Applying Geography in History: Explain how different characteristics of people, places, and resources have affected events and conditions in the past. (H 3.8.2; H 3.8.2; H 4.8.1; H 4.8.2; H 5.8.5; H 5.8.6; H 5.8.8; H 5.8.9; H 5.8.1; H 6.8.21; H 6.8.22; H 7.8.5) 35
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6.8.2 Applying Geography in Current Events: Explain how the physical geography of a place or region can influence current events. 16
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6.8.3 Applying Geography to Contemporary Issues: Examine a contemporary issue using geographic knowledge, skills, and perspectives. (C 4.8.6) 75
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6.8.4 Applying Geography to the Future: Describe several future outcomes of a geographic issue and defend one possible solution. (C 4.8.6) 73
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NV.7.0. Geography: Geographic Skills: Students ask and answer geographic questions by acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information.

7.8.1 Ask Geographic Questions: Identify and define geographic problems and issues by asking geographic questions. 25
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7.8.2 Acquire Geographic Information: Use a variety of research skills, including field work and computer resources, to collect geographic information. (E 11.8.2) 33
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7.8.3 Organize Geographic Information: Create and prepare various forms of maps, graphs, diagrams, tables, or charts to organize geographic information. (E 11.8.5; H 4.8.4) 39
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7.8.4 Analyze Geographic Information: Evaluate and analyze information obtained from a variety of geographic sources. (E 11.8.2; H 4.8.1) 33
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7.8.5 Present Geographic Information: Make generalizations by developing and presenting combinations of geographic information to answer geographic questions. (E 10.8.2) 43
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NV.1.0. Civics: Rules and Law: Students know why society needs rules, laws, and governments.

1.8.1 Rules and Law: Explain the difference between the rule of law and the rule of man (such as divine right of monarchs, dictatorships). (H 6.12.7; H 8.8.1) 10
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1.8.2 Documents: Describe the significance of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution as foundations of U.S. democracy. (H 6.8.4; H 6.8.7; H 6.8.8) 24
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1.8.4 Democratic Participation: Explain popular sovereignty and the need for citizen involvement at all levels of U.S. government. (H 6.8.3) 2
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1.8.5 The U.S. Constitution and Amendments: Describe how the U.S. Constitution serves as a device for preserving national principles and as a vehicle for change, including knowledge of the formal process of amending the U.S. Constitution. (H 6.8.7; H 6.8.8) 8
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NV.2.0. Civics: The U.S. Government: Students know the United States Constitution and the government it creates.

2.8.1 The U.S. Constitution: Explain the functions of the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) as found in the U.S. Constitution. (H 6.8.7) 14
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2.8.2 The Legislative Structure and Process: Explain the historic compromises that created a two-house Congress and identify the responsibilities of each. (H 6.8.7) 5
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2.8.3 Legislative Powers: Discuss enumerated and implied powers of the U.S. Congress. (Ec 8.8.1; H 6.8.7) 5
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2.8.4 The Executive Branch: Describe the duties of the President, such as presenting a budget proposal. (Ec 8.8.1; H 6.8.7) 4
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2.8.5 The Judicial Branch: List the ways the Supreme Court determines policy, including: judicial review, interpreting laws, overruling or revising its previous decisions. (H 6.8.7) 6
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2.8.6 The Jury System: Describe the trial process, including the selection and responsibilities of jurors. (H 6.8.7) 6
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2.8.7 Checks and Balances: Explain the system of checks and balances in the design of the U.S. Constitution. (H 6.8.7) 15
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NV.3.0. Civics: National and State Government: Students can explain the relationship between the states and national government.

3.8.1 Division of Powers: Give examples of governmental powers (such as the power to tax, declare war, and issue drivers' licenses) that are distributed between the state and national governments. (Ec 8.8.1) 19
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3.8.2 Federalism: 'Define 'federalism.' 19
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3.8.3 Constitutional Supremacy: Explain how the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution defines the relationship between state and national governments. 8
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NV.4.0. Civics: The Political Process: Students describe the roles of political parties, interest groups, and public opinion in the democratic process.

4.8.1 Leaders and Elections: Describe the election process. 10
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4.8.2 Political Parties: Provide examples of how political parties changed. (H 6.8.13) 5
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4.8.3 Interest Groups: Identify the impact of interest groups on the political process. (G 4.8.8) 14
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4.8.4 Formation of Public Opinion: Identify the influence of the media in forming public opinion. (E 4.8.1; E 4.8.2; E 11.8.2; H 10.8.5) 4
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4.8.5 Propaganda: Identify propaganda and persuasion in political advertising and literature. (E 4.8.4) 9
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4.8.6 Public Policy: Provide examples of contemporary public issues that may require public solutions. (G 5.8.3; G 5.8.4; G 5.8.7; G 6.8.3) 44
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NV.5.0. Civics: Citizenship: Students know the roles, rights, and responsibilities of United States citizens and the symbols of our country.

5.8.1 Citizenship: Identify the rights, privileges, and responsibilities associated with U.S. citizenship, including voting, holding office, jury duty, or military, community, or public service. (H 7.8.1; H 7.8.13) 4
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5.8.3 Symbols: Explain the significance of mottoes and symbols including: E Pluribus Unum, National Anthem, Flag, Statue of Liberty, Great Seal, Oath of office, Pledge of Allegiance. 2
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5.8.4 Individual Rights: Explain the necessity of the Bill of Rights for a democratic society. (H 6.8.7) 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.4

5.8.6 Conflict and Resolution: Identify examples of conflict resolution that respect individual rights at school and in the community, within the United States. (H 9.8.8; S 18.8.4) 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.6

NV.6.0. Civics: State and Local Government: Students know the structure and functions of state and local governments.

6.8.1 Structure of State, Local, and Tribal Government: Compare the organization and purpose of state, local, and tribal government. (Ec 8.8.1) 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.1

6.8.5 Court Systems: Describe the juvenile, civil, and criminal court systems. 11
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.5

NV.7.0. Civics: Political and Economic Systems: Students explain the different political and economic systems in the world.

7.8.1 Comparative Political Systems: Define the world's major political systems, including: monarchy, totalitarian dictatorship, presidential system, communism. (H 8.8.1; H 9.8.12) 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.1

7.8.2 Comparative Economic Systems: Define the world's major economic systems, including: capitalism, mixed economy, socialism, command economy. (H 6.8.12; S 16.8.5) 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.2

NV.8.0. Civics: International Relations: Students know the political and economic relationship of the United States and its citizens to other nations.

8.8.1 From Individual to the World: Identify nations that play a significant role in U.S. foreign policy. 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.1

8.8.2 Foreign Policy: Define foreign policy and describe ways nations interact diplomatically, including: treaties, trade, humanitarian aid, military intervention. 12
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.2

8.8.3 International Organizations: Describe the purpose of the United Nations. (H 8.8.7) 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.3

8.8.4 International Organizations: List and describe non-governmental international organizations, such as the World Bank, Amnesty International, and the International Red Cross. (G 4.8.10) 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.4

NV.1.0. History: Chronology: Students use chronology to organize and understand the sequence and relationship of events.

1.8.1 Current Events: Describe how a current event is presented by multiple sources. (E 10.8.4; E 11.8.2) 53
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 1.8.1

1.8.2 Chronology: Create a tiered time line. (E 2.8.4; E 3.8.1; G 1.8.4) 50
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 1.8.2

NV.2.0. History: History Skills: Students will use social studies vocabulary and concepts to engage in inquiry, in research, in analysis, and in decision making.

2.8.1 Inquiry: Frame historical questions that examine multiple viewpoints. (E 11.8.1; E 11.8.2) 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 2.8.1

2.8.2 Research and Analysis: Evaluate sources of historical information based on: bias; credibility; cultural context; reliability; time period. (E 4.8.4; E 8.8.1; E 11.8.2) 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 2.8.2

2.8.3 Informational Tools: Read and use informational tools, including: charts; diagrams; graphs; maps; political cartoons; photographs; tables. (E 2.8.4; E 11.8.2; E 11.8.5; G 1.8.1; G 1.8.2; G 1.8.3; G 1.8.4; G 1.8.7; G 1.8.8) 41
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 2.8.3

NV.3.0. History: Prehistory to 400 CE: Students understand the development of human societies, civilizations, and empires through 400 CE.

3.8.1 World, United States, and Nevada: Explain the characteristics and environments of hunter-gatherer. 3
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 3.8.1

3.8.2 World: Identify significant characteristics of early agricultural societies, including: farming; domestication of animals. (G 4.8.5; G 5.8.2; G 5.8.4; G 6.8.1) 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 3.8.2

3.8.3 World: Locate ancient and classical civilizations in time and place, including: China; Egypt; Greece; India; Mesopotamia; Rome. (G 2.8.5; G 2.8.8; G 6.8.1) 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 3.8.3

3.8.4 World: Describe achievements made by ancient and classical civilizations, including: the Americas; China ; Egypt; Greece; India; Mesopotamia; Rome. 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 3.8.4

3.8.5 Nevada: Describe the lifestyles of Nevada's Desert Archaic people. (G 5.8.2) 3
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 3.8.5

NV.4.0. History: 1 CE to 1400: Students understand the characteristics, ideas, and significance of civilizations and religions from 1 CE to 1400.

4.8.1 World: Describe the Viking exploration of North America. (G 5.8.2; G 6.8.1; G 7.8.3; G 7.8.4) 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 4.8.1

4.8.2 World: Describe contributions of and locate the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations. (G 1.8.1; G 5.8.2; G 5.8.4; G 6.8.1) 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 4.8.2

4.8.3 World: Describe the origin, traditions, customs, and spread of western and eastern world religions, including: Buddhism; Christianity; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism. 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 4.8.3

4.8.4 World: Identify the characteristics of European feudalism. 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 4.8.4

NV.5.0. History: 1200 to 1750: Students understand the impact of the interaction of peoples, cultures, and ideas from 1200 to 1750.

5.8.1 World: Define the Renaissance in terms of science and fine arts. 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.1

5.8.5 Nevada: Describe the lifestyles of Nevada's Native American cultures, including: Northern Paiute; Southern Paiute; Washoe; Western Shoshone. (G 2.8.7; G 6.8.1) 3
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.5

5.8.6 United States and Nevada: Describe Native North American cultural regions, such as: Southwest; Southeast; Northeast; Northwest; California; Great Basin; Plains; Plateau; Arctic; Sub-Arctic. (G 2.8.7; G 6.8.1) 38
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.6

5.8.7 World and United States: Describe motivations for Scandinavian and European explorations, including: all-water routes to Asia; trade; religion. (G 4.8.2; G 4.8.3; G 4.8.5) 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.7

5.8.8 World and United States: Explain interactions among Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans. (G 2.8.3; G 6.8.1) 39
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.8

5.8.9 World and United States: Compare the lifestyles of Native Americans with those of the colonists. (G 2.8.2; G 6.8.1) 57
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.9

5.8.10 World and United States: Explain where and why colonies were established in the Americas by European nations and how those colonies were governed. 34
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.10

5.8.11 United States: Describe lifestyles in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. (G 4.8.3; G 4.8.4; G 4.8.5; G6.8.1) 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.11

5.8.12 World and United States: Describe the African slave trade. (G 4.8.5; G 4.8.6; G 4.8.8) 3
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 5.8.12

NV.6.0. History: 1700 to 1865: Students understand the people, events, ideas, and conflicts that led to the creation of new nations and distinctive cultures.

6.8.1 World and United States: Describe major inventions of the Industrial Revolution, including: steam engine; textile machines. (Ec 7.8.1; Ec 7.8.4; Ec 7.8.5; G 2.8.4; G 4.8.5; G 5.8.2; G 5.8.3; G 5.8.4) 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.1

6.8.3 United States: Describe the effect of laws and taxes enacted by the British on the American colonies, including: Stamp Act; Intolerable Acts; Quartering Act. (C 1.8.4; Ec 8.8.3) 31
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.3

6.8.4 United States: Explain the major ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence, including: Equality; Right to change government; Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (C1.8.2; C1.8.4) 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.4

6.8.5 United States: Describe key people and events of the American Revolution, including: King George III; George Washington; Lexington and Concord; Battle of Saratoga; Valley Forge. 38
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.5

6.8.6 United States: Identify the Articles of Confederation. 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.6

6.8.7 United States: Explain why the Constitution was written. (C 1.8.2; C 1.8.5; C 2.8.1; C 2.8.2; C 2.8.3; C 2.8.4; C 2.8.5; C 2.8.6; C 2.8.7) 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.7

6.8.8 United States: Identify the principles of the Bill of Rights. (C 1.8.5; C 2.8.6; C 5.8.4) 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.8

6.8.12 World and United States: Define capitalism and free market economy. (C 7.8.2; Ec 3.8.1; Ec3.8.2; Ec 3.8.3; Ec 3.8.4; Ec6.8.2 Ec 6.8.6; Ec 7.8.5;Ec 9.8.5) 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.12

6.8.13 United States: Describe the early development of the United States government, including: Washington's cabinet; Marbury v. Madison; political parties. (C 3.8.3; C 4.8.2) 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.13

6.8.14 United States: Describe contributing factors in the development of a national identity, such as: the cotton gin; Erie Canal; the factory system; immigration and nativism; Monroe Doctrine; railroads; telegraph; War of 1812. (G 2.8.4) 30
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.14

6.8.15 United States: Identify key people and events in the social reform movements of antebellum United States, including: Dorothea Dix; Horace Mann; Sojourner Truth; Seneca Falls Declaration. 83
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.15

6.8.16 United States: Recognize the development of an emerging United States culture, including contributions from: literature; language development; poetry; music. 22
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.16

6.8.17 United States and Nevada: Describe Manifest Destiny and the expansion of the United States, including: Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase; Trail of Tears; the Battle of the Alamo; Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo; Oregon and California Trails; Spanish Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Central Overland Trail, Mormon Trail; Donner Party; California Gold Rush. (G 1.8.1; G 2.8.5; G 4.8.3; G 6.8.1) 19
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.17

6.8.18 Nevada: Describe the contributions of the explorers and settlers in pre-territorial Nevada and their influences on the future, including: Kit Carson; John C. Fremont; James Beckwourth; Peter Skene Ogden; Joseph Walker; Jedediah Smith. 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.18

6.8.19 Nevada: Describe the Mormon influence on the political and economic development of pre-territorial Nevada. (G 2.8.2; G 2.8.3; G 2.8.7; G 4.8.2; G 4.8.3) 47
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.19

6.8.20 United States: Define abolition and identify the key people and events of the movement, including: Frederick Douglass; Harriet Tubman; Underground Railroad; Sojourner Truth. 29
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.20

6.8.21 United States: Identify the causes, key people, events, and outcome of the Civil War, including: states' rights and slavery; President Lincoln; Emancipation Proclamation; Vicksburg and Gettysburg; Gettysburg Address; Generals Grant and Lee. (G 2.8.5; G 4.8.6; G 4.8.9; G 6.8.1) 59
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.21

6.8.22 Nevada: Explain the events that led to Nevada statehood, including: Comstock Lode; Election of 1864. (G 6.8.1) 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 6.8.22

NV.7.0. History: 1860 to 1920: Students understand the importance and impact of political, economic, and social ideas.

7.8.1 United States: Identify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. (C 5.8.1) 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.1

7.8.2 United States: Identify the Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws. 56
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.2

7.8.3 United States: Discuss and analyze the interactions between settlers and Native Americans during the westward expansion, including: Ghost Dance/ Wounded Knee; Little Big Horn. (G 5.8.7) 40
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.3

7.8.4 Nevada: Describe the contributions of Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins to Native Americans in Nevada and the United States. 36
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.4

7.8.5 United States and Nevada: Describe the western frontier, including: communication (Pony Express, telegraph); farming and water issues; mining; ranching; transportation. (G 2.8.5; G 4.8.3; G 4.8.5; G4.8.6; G 5.8.3; G 5.8.4; G 6.8.1) 30
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.5

7.8.7 United States: Describe effects of industrialization and new technologies on the transformation of the United States, including: steel industry; mass production; mechanized assembly line; communication. (G 5.8.2; G 5.8.3; G 5.8.4) 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.7

7.8.8 United States: Identify American industrialists and their contributions, including: Andrew Carnegie; Henry Ford; John D. Rockefeller. (Ec 7.8.4) 3
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.8

7.8.9 Nevada and United States: Identify immigrant and native groups involved in mining, ranching, railroads, and commerce in Nevada and the United States. 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.9

7.8.11 United States and Nevada: Describe the goals and accomplishments of labor unions in Nevada and the United States. (Ec 4.8.2; Ec 6.8.5) 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.11

7.8.13 United States: Describe the women's suffrage movement and the 19th Amendment. (C 5.8.1) 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.13

7.8.14 World and United States: Describe United States expansion, including: Alaska; Hawaii; Panama Canal; Spanish-American War. (G 1.8.1; G 2.8.5; G 2.8.6; G 4.8.8; G 4.8.9) 1
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.14

7.8.17 World and United States: Identify causes, outcome, and consequences of World War I, including: Sarajevo; alliances and nationalism; weapons and tactics; Treaty of Versailles. 12
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 7.8.17

NV.8.0. History: The Twentieth Century, a Changing World: 1920 to 1945: Students understand the importance and effect of political, economic, technological, and social changes in the world from 1920 to 1945.

8.8.1 World: Define totalitarianism. (C 1.8.1; C 7.8.1) 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.1

8.8.2 World and United States: Identify scientific and technological advancements and their impacts, including: airplane; radio; automobile; household appliances. (G 5.8.3; G 5.8.4) 37
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.2

8.8.4 United States: Explain how literature, music, and visual arts were a reflection of the time. (E 3.8.3) 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.4

8.8.5 United States and Nevada: Describe the causes and effects of the Great Depression and the New Deal on life in the United States and Nevada, including: stock market crash; family life; Hoover Dam; government programs. 3
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.5

8.8.6 World, United States, and Nevada: Identify causes, effects, and outcome of World War II, including: legacy of WWI; Pearl Harbor; Allies; Axis powers and leaders; atomic bomb; United Nations. (Ec 2.8.1; Ec 2.8.6; Ec 2.8.7; Ec 6.8.5;Ec 6.8.6; Ec 8.8.1; Ec 8.8.3; G 4.8.6; G 5.8.2; G 5.8.3; G 5.8.4) 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.6

8.8.7 World and United States: Identify key elements of the Holocaust, including: 'Aryan supremacy'; Kristallnacht; 'Final Solution'; concentration and death camps. (C 8.8.3) 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.7

8.8.8 United States and Nevada: Identify the effects of WWII on the home front in the United States and Nevada, including: end of the Great Depression; internment camps; rationing; propaganda; 'Rosie the Riveter.' 18
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 8.8.8

NV.9.0. History: The Twentieth Century, a Changing World: 1945 to 1990: Students understand the shift of international relationships and power as well as the significant developments in American culture.

9.8.1 World and United States: Identify the Cold War, including: Marshall Plan; Berlin Blockade; NATO. (C 8.8.1; C 8.8.2; G 2.8.5; G 2.8.6; G 4.8.6; G 4.8.7; G 4.8.8; G 4.8.9; G 4.8.10) 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.1

9.8.2 United States: Identify the effects of the Cold War on the United States, including: arms race and nuclear testing; McCarthyism; space race; Cuban Missile Crisis. (C 8.8.1; C 8.8.2; C 8.8.3) 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.2

9.8.3 World and United States: Explain why the United Nations was involved in the Korean War and the outcome of its involvement. (G 4.8.9; G 4.8.10) 1
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.3

9.8.5 World and United States: Discuss how science and technology changed life in the United States after WWII, including: television; electronics and computers; medical advances. 12
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.5

9.8.6 United States: Summarize the changes in the United States' demographics. (G 4.8.1; G 4.8.2; G 4.8.4; G 4.8.5;G 4.8.6; G 4.8.8) 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.6

9.8.7 Nevada: Describe the impact of the United States military and atomic testing in Nevada. (G 5.8.3; G 5.8.4)

9.8.8 World, United States, and Nevada: Identify the major issues, events, and people of the modern Civil Rights movement in the United States and Nevada, including: Rosa Parks; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Brown v. Board of Education; voting rights; integration; Grant Sawyer; Cesar Chavez. (C 5.8.6) 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.8

9.8.9 World and United States: Identify the causes and effects of the Vietnam war, including: Tet Offensive; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; anti-war movement; draft and lottery; POWs and MIAs. (G 4.8.9; G 4.8.10) 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.9

9.8.10 United States: Identify the significance to United States political culture of the following: Watergate; Iranian hostage crisis; Iran-contra Affair. 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.10

9.8.11 World and United States: Identify key people and events that contributed to the end of the Cold War, including: recognition of China, detente; disarmament; Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.11

9.8.12 United States and World: Describe the significance of the breakup of the USSR, including: fall of the Berlin Wall. (C 7.8.1; G 4.8.8; G 4.8.10) 1
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.12

9.8.13 Nevada: Describe the effects of tourism and gaming on Nevada. (G 2.8.4) 1
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.13

9.8.14 United States: Identify examples of arts, music, literature, and the media in United States society. (E 3.8.3) 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 9.8.14

NV.10.0. History: New Challenges, 1990 to the Present: Students understand the political, economic, social, and technological issues challenging the world as it approaches and enters the new millennium.

10.8.1 World and United States: Describe scientific and technological developments, including: personal computers; Internet; satellites; medical advances. (Ec 7.8.1) 12
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 10.8.1

10.8.3 World, United States, and Nevada: Describe major world, national, and local issues, including: ethnic and religious conflicts; environmental issues; gaming; health issues; water and resource allocation. (G 2.8.4; G 4.8.1; G 4.8.2; G 4.8.8;G 4.8.10; G 5.8.6) 46
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 10.8.3

10.8.4 World and United States: Identify the causes and effects of the Persian Gulf War. (G 4.8.6; G 4.8.10) 1
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 10.8.4

10.8.5 United States: Identify the role of the media in the changing political climate. 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 10.8.5

10.8.6 World and United States: Identify how literature, music, and the visual arts are a reflection of the time. (E 3.8.3) 19
Suggested Titles for Nevada Social Studies State Standard 10.8.6