Florida US History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications

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100000394587 Sample Item 11 SS.912.A.6.10 Content Focus NATO How did the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact intensify the Cold War A. by establishing military alliances based on political philosophies B. by creating economic unions based on political borders C. by providing funds for nuclear laboratories D. by identifying locations for military bases
BENCHMARK SS.912.A.6.13 Strand A American History Reporting Category The United States and the Defense of the International Peace Standard 6 World War II and post–World War II Understand the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the United States’ role in the post-war world. Benchmark SS.912.A.6.13 Analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Also Assesses SS.912.A.6.11 Examine the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear technology in the United States and the world. Benchmark Clarifications Content Limit Stimulus Attribute Content Focus SS.912.A.6.12 Korean War. SS.912.A.6.14 Vietnam War. Examine causes, course, and consequences of the Analyze causes, course, and consequences of the Students will interpret how the major foreign policy events of the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations shaped social interactions and government policies in the United States and how those policies affected the international perspective of the United States and its role in foreign affairs. Students will recognize the major foreign policy events of the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Students will identify and/or evaluate the role of nuclear technology in shaping foreign policies during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Students will identify and/or evaluate the influence of the media on public opinion concerning the presidential foreign policy actions of the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Items should not require students to recall minute details of specific foreign policies but to address the broader implications of those policies. Items addressing American foreign policy events in mid-twentieth century (1945–72) will use historical documents and other relevant stimuli (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, graphs, tables). These terms are given in addition to those found in the standards, benchmarks, and benchmark clarifications. Additional items may include, but are not limited to, the following: arms race, Berlin, Cold War, domino theory, Indochina, Korean War, McCarthyism, Panmunjom, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), Vietnam War. | 45
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