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List of Benchmarks for United States History
 Standard 24.Understands how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state
  
Topics1. Impact of the New Deal on labor; 2. Labor movements, patterns, and conflicts
   Level III (Grade 7-8)
  Benchmark 4.Understands the labor movement during the New Deal era (e.g., the re-emergence of labor militancy and the struggle between craft and industrial unions; the commitment of labor unions to organize diverse groups and secure equitable conditions and pay for minorities; the objectives of labor leaders and advocates; how art, photographs, and song lyrics contributed to the emotional appeal to support unions; WPA projects and their impact on local areas)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  labor movement (New Deal era)
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the re-emergence of labor militancy during the New Deal era   
  2. Understands the struggle between craft and industrial unions during the New Deal era   
  3. Understands the commitment of labor unions to organize diverse groups during the New Deal era   
  4. Understands the commitment of labor unions to secure equitable conditions for minorities during the New Deal era   
  5. Understands the commitment of labor unions to secure equitable pay for minorities during the New Deal era   
  6. Understands the objectives of labor leaders to the New Deal   
  7. Understands the objectives of labor advocates to the New Deal   
  8. Understands how art contributed to the emotional appeal to support unions   
  9. Understands how photographs contributed to the emotional appeal to support unions   
  10. Understands how song lyrics contributed to the emotional appeal to support unions   
  11. Knows about WPA projects   
  12. Understands the impact of WPA projects on local areas   


Citation Log: BD(BE,118;​AE,195-196;​LI,157)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
A   NCHS: U.S. History, Expanded Edition
B   NCHS: Basic Edition
L   Lessons from History
N   NAEP: Framework 2006

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document