| Standard 1: | How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people |
| Standard 1B | The student understands the rapid growth of cities and how urban life changed. |
| Standard 2: | Massive immigration after 1870 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity |
| Standard 2B | The student understands "scientific racism", race relations, and the struggle for equal rights. |
| Standard 2C | The student understands how new cultural movements at different social levels affected American life. |
| Standard 3: | The rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes |
| Standard 3A | The student understands how the "second industrial revolution" changed the nature and conditions of work. |
| Standard 3B | The student understands the rise of national labor unions and the role of state and federal governments in labor conflicts |
| Standard 3C | The student understands how Americans grappled with social, economic, and political issues. |
