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Utah in World Conflicts, Depression, and the Cold War

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Goal

Analyze how 20th-century national and global crises shaped Utah's economy, civil liberties, military role, and communities.

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  1. Utah in World War I and the 1918 Influenza EpidemicUp next
  2. The Great Depression Hits Utah: Unemployment and ReliefNot started yet
  3. New Deal Programs in Utah: The CCC and WPANot started yet
  4. World War II Military Installations and Defense ManufacturingNot started yet
  5. Japanese American Internment at Topaz in Delta, UtahNot started yet
  6. The Uranium Boom and Charlie Steen's Discovery in MoabNot started yet
  7. Nuclear Testing and the Downwinders of Southern UtahYou are here
  8. The MX Missile Controversy and Grassroots DebatesNot started yet
  9. Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Debates in UtahNot started yet
  10. Using Oral Histories to Study Twentieth-Century CrisesNot started yet
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us-utUT Standard 4.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will evaluate the impact of the Cold War on Utah, such as the uranium boom, nuclear testing, nuclear waste storage and disposal, and the MX missile controversy. (history)