Public learning track
The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
7 lessons
Goal
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 lessons
0 of 7 done
- 1The Roaring Twenties: Economic Boom and Mass ConsumerismUp nextStart
- 2Buying on Credit: Installment Plans and Growing DebtPremiumNot started yet
- 3Overproduction in Factories and Trouble on American FarmsNot started yet
- 4Stock Market Speculation and the Crash of 1929Not started yet
- 5Bank Runs and the Collapse of the Financial SystemNot started yet
- 6Daily Life in the Depression: Unemployment, Breadlines, and HoovervillesNot started yet
- 7The Dust Bowl: Drought, Erosion, and Okies on the MoveNot started yet
Standards Covered
- U.S. II Standard 5.1Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will investigate how individual and institutional decisions made during the 1920s, such as over-production, buying on credit, poor banking policies, and stock market speculation helped lead to the boom of the 1920s and then the Great Depression.
- U.S. II Standard 5.3Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will explain how economic and environmental conditions, including the Dust Bowl, affected daily life and demographic trends during the Great Depression.
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.