| TAKS Objective | 1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the issues and events in U.S. history. |
| Knowledge and Skill Statement | (US 6) History. The student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts from World War II to the Cold War to the present on the United States. The student is expected to |
| Student Expectation |
(F) describe the impact of the GI Bill [the election of 1948,] McCarthyism, and Sputnik I. |