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Skinny — US.6_12.3 Cause and Effect · Unit 2 Imperialism & WWI

Standard: US.6_12.3 — Explain the relationship of events focusing on the link(s) between cause and effect. Unit: 2 — Imperialism & WWI (1890s–1918) NDSBL Era: Era 3: 1877-1941 Grade: 10 · US History

Official proficiency scale — the source of truth for scoring

Scoring follows the official NDSBL US History Proficiency Scales — not the examples on this page. Proficient (3.0) for Era 3: 1877-1941 means:

  • Explain the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution on American society.
  • Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of local, state, and federal government policy on American people.
  • Explain the impact of the United States’ transformation into an imperialist power.
  • Explain the causes and effects of the United States’ entrance into World War I.
  • Explain the political, social, and economic changes of the 1920s.
  • Explain the political, social, and economic events of the 1930s.

What This Standard Asks

What caused these events, and what were their consequences — and how are causes and effects linked? — applied to Imperialism & WWI (1890s–1918).

Key Content — Unit 2: Imperialism & WWI

America stepped onto the world stage. The Spanish-American War (1898) brought the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam — and a fierce debate between imperialists and anti-imperialists. Then World War I: neutrality gave way to entry in 1917 (the Zimmermann Telegram, U-boat attacks). Wilson's Fourteen Points and League of Nations were rejected by the Senate (Henry Cabot Lodge). At home: propaganda and the Espionage/Sedition Acts. The turning point — the U.S. becomes a world power, then retreats into isolation.

The Skill in This Unit

Trace the chain around U.S. overseas expansion and entry into WWI: separate an immediate trigger from the long-term causes, and a direct effect from the ripple effects that followed.

What You Need to Know (Score 2.0 — Approaching)

Vocabulary such as: Cause and effect, Causes and consequences, Industrial Revolution, Social, cultural, and economic impacts, Federal government policy, Imperialism, World War I, Political, social, and economic changes.

Basic processes such as: - Identify the causes and effects of events as they relate to Era 3. - Identify social, political, and cultural developments of Era 3. - Describe the causes and/or consequences of the Industrial Revolution - Identify the impacts of government policy on American people - Recognize the impact of the United States’ transformation into an imperialist power - List the causes and effects of the the United States’ entrance into World War I - Recall the political, social, and economic events of the 1920s - Recall the political, social, and economic events of the 1920s

Meeting the Standard (Score 3.0 — Proficiency)

Proficiency on US.6_12.3 means applying Cause and Effect to this unit with no major errors — see the era targets in the callout above. Aim your Demo of Learning at that language, not at simply retelling the events.

Going Beyond (Score 4.0 — Advanced)

Advanced work extends the skill to a higher cognitive level (attainable, not perfection): - Create a logical prediction based on the absence of an existing historical event (cause and/or effect) that relates to Era 3: 1877-1941.

ELA Crosswalk

W.3 — explanatory writing · R.9 — analyze argument and evidence

Where to Go Next

US.6_12.3 · Unit 2 Skinny — SDA Commons · South High School · aligned to the official NDSBL US History proficiency scale