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11.8 Teacher Tests Periodic Assessments
11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and social
transformation of post-World War II America.
- Trace the growth of service sector, white
collar, and professional sector jobs in business and government.
- Describe the significance of Mexican immigration and its relationship to the agricultural
economy, especially in California.
- Examine Truman's labor policy and congressional reaction to it.
- Analyze new federal government spending on
defense, welfare, interest on the national debt, and federal and state spending on education, including the California
Master Plan.
- Describe the
increased powers of the presidency in response to the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War.
- Discuss the diverse environmental regions
of North America, their relationship to local economies, and the origins and prospects of environmental problems
in those regions.
- Describe
the effects on society and the economy of technological developments since 1945, including the computer revolution,
changes in communication, advances in medicine, and improvements in agricultural technology.
- Discuss forms of popular culture, with emphasis on their
origins and geographic diffusion (e.g., jazz and other forms of popular music, professional sports, architectural and
artistic styles).
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