New and Improved U.S.A.: The War Impact
(How does "New and Improved" describe the U.S.A. after the Second World War?)

QCC objectives for the 5th and 9th grades

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(5.16) Identifies social and economic impact on Georgia and the United States homefronts during World War II:

- growth of suburbs- economic and military mobilization (women in the work force), and
- increased technology (aviation, weapons, communication, and medicine). (11)

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Upper Secondary grades also consider the effects of the war (9-12.22). The DollMaker, by Harriette Arnow (Avon Books: 1954) reflects the social crisis many people faced in the migration from the farm to the city to work in factories during the war. This book documents a family moving from the Appalachian mountains to Detroit.

(5.18) Describes the economic, social, and political changes in the United States and Georgia since World War II including

- segregation, desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement
- patterns of immigration
- role of women
- advancement of technology, and
- impact of drugs and gangs. (17)

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(5.19) Gives examples of how culture in the United States is reflected through art, music and literature during different historical periods including

-Rock 'n' Roll, and
-Contemporary Art. (19)

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