Social Studies - 5th Grade (2024)
Strand 5: 20th Century to Now (Modern America: Social Movements, Economic Changes, Modern Warfare, and Current Events)
Students will examine impactful conflicts, moments, movements, communities, and people of the 21st century. They will analyze the role of the United States as a world power and the effects of its territorial and colonial expansion.
Compelling Questions:
Standard 5.5.3
Craft an evidence-based argument for why a particular event should be considered the most significant moment in UnitedStates history from 1900–now (for example, Stock Market Crash of 1929, Great Depression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, terrorist attack on 9/11, the launch of the Internet).
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