TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.41.c.2

(2) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history from 1877 to the present. The student is expected to:

• (A) identify the major characteristics that define an historical era;
• (B) identify the major eras in U.S. history from 1877 to the present and describe their defining characteristics;
• (C) apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods; and
• (D) explain the significance of the following years as turning points: 1898 (Spanish-American War), 1914-1918 (World War I), 1929 (the Great Depression begins), 1939-1945 (World War II), 1957 (Sputnik launch ignites U.S.-Soviet space race), 1968-1969 (Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and U.S. lands on the moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 (terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon), and 2008 (election of first black president, Barack Obama).