Public learning track
Culture, Politics, and the Reagan Era
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
10 lessons
Goal
Evaluate how post-war innovations, social changes, landmark court rulings, and neo-conservative politics redefined modern American life.
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- 1Suburban Growth, the Interstate Highway System, and Car CultureUp nextStart
- 2How Television Transformed Politics, Entertainment, and NewsPremiumNot started yet
- 3Rock and Roll: Youth Culture and Generational ChangeNot started yet
- 4Rachel Carson, Earth Day, and the Modern Environmental MovementNot started yet
- 5The Immigration Act of 1965 and Changing American DemographicsNot started yet
- 6The Warren Court and Expanding Protections for Individual RightsNot started yet
- 7Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society and the War on PovertyNot started yet
- 8Ronald Reagan and the Rise of Neo-ConservatismNot started yet
- 9Reaganomics: Deregulation, Tax Cuts, and the Shrinking Government RoleNot started yet
- 10Comparing the Great Society and the Reagan RevolutionNot started yet
Standards Covered
- U.S. II Standard 7.5Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will use evidence to demonstrate how technological developments (such as television and social media), government policies (such as Supreme Court decisions), trends (such as rock ‘n’ roll or environmental conservation), and/or demographic changes (such as the growth of suburbs and modern immigration) have influenced American culture.
- U.S. II Standard 7.4Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will explain how Reagan’s neo-conservatism differed from the policies of previous presidential administrations of this era, most notably Johnson’s Great Society.
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.