Virginia State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 6
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VA.USII.1.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to analyze and interpret primary and secondary source documents to increase understanding of events and life in United States history from 1877 to the present
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Standard VA.USII.1.a.
VA.USII.1.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to make connections between past and present.
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Standard VA.USII.1.b.
VA.USII.1.c.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to sequence events in United States history from 1877 to the present.
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Standard VA.USII.1.c.
VA.USII.1.d.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives.
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Standard VA.USII.1.d.
VA.USII.1.e.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to evaluate and debate issues orally and in writing.
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Standard VA.USII.1.e.
VA.USII.1.f.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to analyze and interpret maps that include major physical features.
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Standard VA.USII.1.f.
VA.USII.1.g.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to use parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude to describe hemispheric location.
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Standard VA.USII.1.g.
VA.USII.1.h.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Skills: The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to interpret patriotic slogans and excerpts from notable speeches and documents.
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Standard VA.USII.1.h.
VA.USII.2.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Geography: The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, and tables for explaining how physical features and climate influenced the movement of people westward.
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Standard VA.USII.2.a.
VA.USII.2.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Geography: The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, and tables for explaining relationships among natural resources, transportation, and industrial development after 1877.
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Standard VA.USII.2.b.
VA.USII.2.c.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Geography: The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, and tables for locating the 50 states and the cities most significant to the historical development of the United States.
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Standard VA.USII.2.c.
VA.USII.3.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern America: 1877 to the Early 1900s: The student will demonstrate knowledge of how life changed after the Civil War by identifying the reasons for westward expansion.
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Standard VA.USII.3.a.
VA.USII.3.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern America: 1877 to the Early 1900s: The student will demonstrate knowledge of how life changed after the Civil War by explaining the reasons for the increase in immigration, growth of cities, new inventions, and challenges arising from this expansion.
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Standard VA.USII.3.b.
VA.USII.3.c.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern America: 1877 to the Early 1900s: The student will demonstrate knowledge of how life changed after the Civil War by describing racial segregation, the rise of 'Jim Crow,' and other constraints faced by African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South.
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Standard VA.USII.3.c.
VA.USII.3.d.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern America: 1877 to the Early 1900s: The student will demonstrate knowledge of how life changed after the Civil War by explaining the rise of big business, the growth of industry, and life on American farms.
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Standard VA.USII.3.d.
VA.USII.3.e.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern America: 1877 to the Early 1900s: The student will demonstrate knowledge of how life changed after the Civil War by describing the impact of the Progressive Movement on child labor, working conditions, the rise of organized labor, women's suffrage, and the temperance movement.
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Standard VA.USII.3.e.
VA.USII.4.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the changing role of the United States from the late nineteenth century through World War I by explaining the reasons for and results of the Spanish American War.
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Standard VA.USII.4.a.
VA.USII.4.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the changing role of the United States from the late nineteenth century through World War I by explaining the reasons for the United States' involvement in World War I and its leadership role at the conclusion of the war.
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Standard VA.USII.4.b.
VA.USII.5.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the social, economic, and technological changes of the early twentieth century by explaining how developments in transportation (including the use of the automobile), communication, and rural electrification changed American life.
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Standard VA.USII.5.a.
VA.USII.5.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the social, economic, and technological changes of the early twentieth century by describing the social changes that took place, including prohibition, and the Great Migration north.
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Standard VA.USII.5.b.
VA.USII.5.c.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the social, economic, and technological changes of the early twentieth century by examining art, literature, and music from the 1920s and 1930s, emphasizing Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, and Georgia O'Keeffe and including the Harlem Renaissance.
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Standard VA.USII.5.c.
VA.USII.5.d.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the social, economic, and technological changes of the early twentieth century by identifying the causes of the Great Depression, its impact on Americans, and the major features of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.
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Standard VA.USII.5.d.
VA.USII.6.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major causes and effects of American involvement in World War II by identifying the causes and events that led to American involvement in the war, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Standard VA.USII.6.a.
VA.USII.6.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major causes and effects of American involvement in World War II by describing the major events and turning points of the war in Europe and the Pacific.
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Standard VA.USII.6.b.
VA.USII.6.c.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major causes and effects of American involvement in World War II by describing the impact of World War II on the homefront.
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Standard VA.USII.6.c.
VA.USII.7.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: The United States since World War II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world between the end of World War II and the present by describing the rebuilding of Europe and Japan after World War II, the emergence of the United States as a superpower, and the establishment of the United Nations.
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Standard VA.USII.7.a.
VA.USII.7.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: The United States since World War II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world between the end of World War II and the present by describing the conversion from a wartime to a peacetime economy.
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Standard VA.USII.7.b.
VA.USII.7.c.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: The United States since World War II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world between the end of World War II and the present by identifying the role of America's military and veterans in defending freedom during the Cold War, including the wars in Korea and Vietnam, the Cuban missile crisis, the collapse of Communism in Europe, and the rise of new challenges.
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Standard VA.USII.7.c.
VA.USII.7.d.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: The United States since World War II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world between the end of World War II and the present by describing the changing patterns of society, including expanded educational and economic opportunities for military veterans, women, and minorities.
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Standard VA.USII.7.d.
VA.USII.8.a.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: The United States since World War II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the key domestic issues during the second half of the twentieth century by examining the Civil Rights Movement and the changing role of women.
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Standard VA.USII.8.a.
VA.USII.8.b.
United States History: 1877 to the Present: The United States since World War II: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the key domestic issues during the second half of the twentieth century by describing the development of new technologies and their impact on American life.
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Standard VA.USII.8.b.