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SSUSH20Truman and Eisenhower Era Policies

Analyze U.S. international and domestic policies including their influences on technological advancements and social changes during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

Appears in: Social Studies, High School

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Expectations

  • SSUSH20.a

    Analyze the international policies and actions developed as a response to the Cold War including containment, the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Korean War.

  • SSUSH20.b

    Connect major domestic issues to their social effects including the G.I. Bill, Truman's integration policies, McCarthyism, the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, and Brown v. Board of Education.

  • SSUSH20.c

    Examine the influence of Sputnik on U.S. technological innovations and education.

Georgia Milestones coverage

  • US History (EOC) · Post–World War II to the Present

    Post–World War II to the Present

    about 24% of the test · 11 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.