business and public service. USII.9- The student will demonstrate knowledge of national and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by: b. Describing the development of new technologies in communication, entertainment, and business and their impact on American life. VDOE Essential VDOE Essential VDOE Essential Understandings Questions Knowledge After the war, Americans turned Which industries benefited the Industries benefiting from new technologies their energies to the most from the new technologies? Airline industry (jet engine) development of peacetime Automobile industry and interstate highway system technologies. What impact did new technologies Entertainment and news media industries have on American life? Exploration of space New technologies in Computer industry How have new technologies Satellite systems, telecommunications (pagers, cell communication, phones, television) in communication, entertainment, and Internet entertainment, and business business have dramatically affected American life? affected American life. Impact of new technologies on American life Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure Greater access to news and other information Cheaper and more convenient means of communication Greater access to heating and air-conditioning improved the quality of life and encouraged population growth in certain areas of the country. Decreased regional variation resulting from nationwide access to the same entertainment and information provided by national television and radio programming, Internet services, and computer games USII.9- The student will demonstrate knowledge of national and international issues during the
business and public service. USII.9- The student will demonstrate knowledge of national and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by: b. Describing the development of new technologies in communication, entertainment, and business and their impact on American life. VDOE Essential Understandings VDOE Essential Questions VDOE Essential Knowledge After the war, Americans turned their energies to the development of peacetime technologies. New technologies in communication, entertainment, and business have dramatically affected American life. Which industries benefited the most from the new technologies? What impact did new technologies have on American life? How have new technologies in communication, entertainment, and business affected American life? Industries benefiting from new technologies Airline industry (jet engine) Automobile industry and interstate highway system Entertainment and news media industries Exploration of space Computer industry Satellite systems, telecommunications (pagers, cell phones, television) Internet Impact of new technologies on American life Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure Greater access to news and other information Cheaper and more convenient means of communication Greater access to heating and air-conditioning improved the quality of life and encouraged population growth in certain areas of the country. Decreased regional variation resulting from nationwide access to the same entertainment and information provided by national television and radio programming, Internet services, and computer games USII.9- The student will demonstrate knowledge of national and international issues during the