Public learning track
Civil Rights, Social Movements, and Counterculture
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
8 lessons
Goal
Evaluate the strategies, key figures, and landmark achievements of mid-20th-century civil rights campaigns and social movements.
8 lessons
0 of 8 done
- 1Brown v. Board of Education and the Legal Fight Against SegregationUp nextStart
- 2Nonviolent Direct Action: Bus Boycotts, Sit-Ins, and Freedom RidesPremiumNot started yet
- 3The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965Not started yet
- 4American Indian Movement and Tribal Sovereignty CampaignsNot started yet
- 5The Chicano Movement and Farm Workers' RightsNot started yet
- 6The Women's Rights Movement: Equal Pay, Title IX, and Workplace EqualityNot started yet
- 7Beatniks, Hippies, and the Counterculture of the 1960sNot started yet
- 8The Anti-Vietnam War Movement and Conservative Counter-ArgumentsNot started yet
Standards Covered
- U.S. II Standard 4.2Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will use case studies involving African-American civil rights leaders and events to compare, contrast, and evaluate the effectiveness of various methods used to achieve reform, such as civil disobedience, legal strategies, and political organizing.
- U.S. II Standard 4.3Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will identify the civil rights objectives held by various groups, assess the strategies used, and evaluate the success of the various civil rights movements in reaching their objectives, paying specific attention to American Indian, women, and other racial and ethnic minorities.
- U.S. II Standard 4.4Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will identify significant counter-cultural movements of the 20th century as well as the reactions and counter-arguments to those movements, using examples such as the Beatniks, hippies, and the anti-Vietnam War movement.
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
5 lessons
The Industrial Boom: Inventions, Transportation, and Resources
Understand how new manufacturing technologies, expanding transportation networks, communication tools, and resource extraction fueled America's rapid industrial growth.
2
7 lessons
The Gilded Age: Cities, Immigrants, and Big Business
Examine how industrialization transformed society through urbanization, immigration, factory labor conditions, and the rise of powerful corporate monopolies.
3
11 lessons
The Progressive Era and Reform Movements
Evaluate how muckrakers, labor unions, suffragists, and political reformers tackled social problems and transformed American democracy.
4
5 lessons
American Expansion and Imperialism
Examine the debate over American overseas expansion, the outcomes of the Spanish-American War, and the growth of U.S. influence in Latin America and the Pacific.
5
7 lessons
World War I and the American Home Front
Analyze the causes of U.S. entry into World War I and investigate how wartime mobilization transformed American society and the home front.
6
7 lessons
The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
Examine the economic boom of the 1920s, the factors leading to the 1929 crash, and the everyday hardships of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl.
7
5 lessons
FDR's New Deal and Economic Recovery
Investigate how New Deal relief programs, financial reforms, and government policies sought to end the Great Depression and stabilize economic cycles.
8
4 lessons
Cultural Clashes and Change in the 1920s
Analyze the major social tensions, cultural shifts, and artistic movements that defined America in the 1920s.
9
8 lessons
Civil Rights, Social Movements, and Counterculture
Evaluate the strategies, key figures, and landmark achievements of mid-20th-century civil rights campaigns and social movements.
10
6 lessons
World War II: Mobilization and the American Home Front
Explain how the United States mobilized for World War II and how wartime pressures transformed American society, industry, and civil liberties.
11
6 lessons
From World War II to the Cold War
Examine the global impacts of total war and the ideological tensions that led from World War II into the early Cold War.
12
11 lessons
The Cold War at Home and Abroad
Analyze Cold War foreign policies, military conflicts, and their social impact on American society and Middle Eastern diplomacy.
13
10 lessons
Culture, Politics, and the Reagan Era
Evaluate how post-war innovations, social changes, landmark court rulings, and neo-conservative politics redefined modern American life.
14
11 lessons
Modern America: The 21st Century and Beyond
Apply historical thinking to analyze 21st-century turning points, propose solutions to pressing global challenges, and evaluate future opportunities.