SOUTH CAROLINA HALL OF FAME
Teacher Guide
Bernard Baruch
South Carolina Social Studies Standards
Bernard Baruch
Early 20th Century (all 4 categories)-Late 20th and Early 21 Centuries-Cold War
America
Topics include - Philanthropist, Hobcaw Barony, WWI, War Industries Board, Treaty of
Versailles, League of Nations, Presidential advisor, The Great Depression, WWII, United Nations,
Atomic Energy Commission, Belle W. Baruch Foundation
Standard 7-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes and
effects of world conflicts in the first half of the twentieth century.
7-4.2 - Explain the outcomes of World War I, including the creation of President Woodrow
Wilson's Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, the shifts of national borders, and the League
of Nations.
Standard 7-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of international
developments during the Cold War era.
7-5.2 - Summarize the impact of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Nations, and the Warsaw Pact on the course of the Cold
War.
Standard 8-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role of
South Carolina in the nation in the early twentieth century.
8-6.1 - Explain the reasons for United States involvement in World War I and the war's impact
on South Carolina and the nation as a whole, including the building of new military bases and
the economic impact of emigration to industrial jobs in the North.
Standard 8-7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact on
South Carolina of significant events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first
centuries.
8-7.1 - Compare the social and economic impact of World War II and the Cold War on South
Carolina with its impact on the rest of the United States, including the increases in the birth
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rate; the emergence of the consumer culture; the expanding suburbanization, highway
construction, tourism and economic development, the continuing growth of military bases and
nuclear power facilities; and the increases in educational opportunities.
8-7.4 - Summarize key economic issues in present-day South Carolina, including the decline of
the textile industry, the state's continuing right-to-work status, the changes in agricultural
emphasis, the growing globalization and foreign investment, the influx of immigrants and
migrants into the Sunbelt, the increased protection of the environment, the expanding number
of cultural offerings and the changes in tax policy.
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S.C. Hall of Fame Biography
Bernard Baruch
Bernard Baruch, an American financier,
advised American presidents ranging from
Woodrow Wilson to John F. Kennedy on
economic matters for more than 40 years.
Born in Camden, South Carolina, he moved
with his family to New York City where he
graduated from the City College of New York.
Becoming a broker and then a partner in the
firm of A. Housman and Company, he bought a
seat on the New York Stock Exchange,
becoming one of Wall Street’s financial
leaders. His public career included serving as
chairman of the War Industries Board during
World War I, advisor to President Franklin
Roosevelt on the New Deal and on economic
measures during World War II, and
representative to the United Nations Energy
Commission. He hosted world leaders such as Winston Churchill and President Franklin
Roosevelt at Hobcaw Barony, his winter residence on the coast of South Carolina. He was an
adviser on international issues until his death.
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Credits
South Carolina Social Studies Standard Correlations were provided by Lisa Ray
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and past citizens who have made outstanding contributions to South Carolina's heritage and
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