| Standard 1: | The causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society |
| Standard 1B | The student understands how American life changed during the 1930s. |
| Standard 2: | How the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state |
| Standard 2A | The student understands the New Deal and the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| Standard 2B | The student understands the impact of the New Deal on workers and the labor movement. |
| Standard 3: | The causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs |
| Standard 3B | The student understands World War II and how the Allies prevailed. |
| Standard 3C | The student understands the effects of World War II at home. |
