| Standard 1: | The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States |
| Standard 1B | The student understands how the social changes of the postwar period affected various Americans. |
| Standard 2: | How the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics |
| Standard 3: | Domestic policies after World War II |
| Standard 3A | The student understands the political debates of the post-World War II era. |
| Standard 3B | The student understands the "New Frontier" and the "Great Society." |
| Standard 4: | The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties |
| Standard 4A | The student understands the "Second Reconstruction" and its advancement of civil rights. |
| Standard 4C | The student understands the Warren Court's role in addressing civil liberties and equal rights. |
