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1790's
Social Studies at this point was no more than studying the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. -
Late 1800s
Around this time more and more schools were appearing and the discussion was whether schools were meant for students to attend university or prepare them to become members of society. -
A Committee of Ten- 1893
Goals and guidelines were set up around this time to have better standards and so an emphasis was put on modern history along with civil government and economics. -
The AHA Committee of Seven- 1899
The American Historical Association recommended that students take 4 years of history classes before entering college. -
The 1916 NEA Committee on Social Studies
The most influential impact on social studies today. It put an emphasis on citizenship as a significant outcome of schooling. The reason for these changes was that they wanted students to reflect and resolve issues that were plaguing American society. This is the first real focus on the social sciences. -
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World War II
The aftermath of WWII was bad but the U.S. and the Soviet Union wanted to have the best education system so a strong nationalistic fervor surrounded social studies and school in general. -
New Social Studies
In the 1960s and 1970s, the government and private investors invested money into creating more social studies materials rather than the actual content itself. Today it is mostly gone from the educational field. -
Education Summit
George H. W. Bush issued 6 national education goals which included history and geography but not social studies.