McREL: Propaganda
United States History
Era 1 – Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Level IV Grade : 9-12
1. Understands the political and religious factors that influenced English, Spanish, French, and Dutch colonization of the Americas (e.g., the enclosure movement; the accession of Elizabeth I to the throne in England; how the Spanish “Black Legend” was used to motivate and justify English colonization of North America; to what extent the “Black Legend” was Protestant propaganda; to what extent it was a valid description of the Spanish conquest)
Era 7 – The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Standard 21
Understands the changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War I
Era 8 – A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945
Standard 39
Understands the causes and global consequences of World War I
Level IV Grade : 9-12
2. Understands the extent to which different sources supported the war effort (e.g., how nationalism and propaganda helped mobilize civilian populations to support “total war;” ways in which colonial peoples contributed to the war effort of the Allies and the Central Powers by providing military forces and supplies, and what this effort might have meant to colonial subjects; the effectiveness of propaganda to gain support from neutral nations; how and why original support and enthusiasm to support the war deteriorated)
Standard 41
Understands the causes and global consequences of World War II
Writing
Standard 4
Gathers and uses information for research purposes
Standard 7
Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts