Public learning track
Decolonization and 20th-Century Liberation Movements
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
6 lessons
Goal
Examine the causes, leaders, strategies, and outcomes of anti-colonial independence struggles across Asia and Africa in the 20th century.
6 lessons
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- 5Scientific and Medical Revolutions Reshaping the Modern WorldNot started yet
- 6Evaluating the Enduring Legacies of the Colonial Era TodayNot started yet
Standards Covered
- 6.3.4Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Explain the causes and effects of at least three events that created political, social, economic, industrial, and/or scientific revolution during the 18th–20th century (for example, the French Revolution, Vietnam, Latin American revolutions, the Enlightenment, independence movements of India and African nations).
- 6.3.2Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Use maps and other data sets to make inferences about the lasting impacts of exploration, colonization, and/or imperialism.
- 6.3.5Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Cite evidence to identify the causes and effects of World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II.
- 6.3.1Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Describe how the conditions and motivations of exploration, colonization, and/or imperialism around the world connect to globalization.
- 6.3.3Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Use primary and secondary sources to draw conclusions about the positive and negative economic impacts of expansion and major global conflicts (for example, Colombian Exchange, economic depressions, rise of factories, effects of famine, slave trade).
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
7 lessons
Exploration, Imperialism, and the Roots of Globalization
Explain the motives behind global exploration and imperialism and trace how early maritime conquests linked global societies and economies.
2
6 lessons
Mapping Imperialism and Demographic Legacies
Use historical and contemporary maps, demographic charts, and spatial data to infer the enduring impacts of colonization and empire.
3
6 lessons
Economic Transformations: Trade, Factories, and Global Shifts
Analyze primary and secondary sources to evaluate the positive and negative economic impacts of expansion, industrialization, and global crises.
4
8 lessons
The Age of Revolutions and Global Independence Movements
Explain the causes, key ideas, and outcomes of major political, social, and scientific revolutions from the 18th to 20th centuries.
5
8 lessons
Global Conflicts: World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II
Cite historical evidence from primary and secondary sources to explain the interconnected causes and global impacts of WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII.
6
6 lessons
Decolonization and 20th-Century Liberation Movements
Examine the causes, leaders, strategies, and outcomes of anti-colonial independence struggles across Asia and Africa in the 20th century.