Discuss the reasons for U. S. intervention in the wars and the ways in which the wars expanded the diplomatic and military power of the United States. Describe the international impact of involvement by the United States in the wars. Identify the major participants, battles, and key strategic decisions of the wars. Discuss the Holocaust and its impact. Benchmark Analyze the effect of nation crises on individual freedoms.
Indicators Discuss the impact of mobilization for war on the home front.
Trace the effect domestic problems had on the limitation of personal rights. Recognize the 1920s as a decade of conflict between the more simple rural values of the 19th century and the more complex urban values of the 20th century. Benchmark Describe the efforts of individuals and groups to extend the American Dream. Describe the development of consumerism and its influence on society. Trace the settlement and cultural patterns of various national and ethnic groups.