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Tennessee Academic Standards: Fifth Grade, Part 1: The History of the United States: Industrialization to the Civil Rights Movement Tennessee Academic Standards: Fifth Grade, Part 1: The History of the United States: Industrialization to the Civil Rights Movement
Tennessee Academic Standards: Fifth Grade, Part 2: Tennessee History Tennessee Academic Standards: Fifth Grade, Part 2: Tennessee History
Tennessee Social Studies Practice Standards: Grades 3-5 Social Studies Practices Tennessee Social Studies Practice Standards: Grades 3-5 Social Studies Practices
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Industrial America and Westward Expansion Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Industrial America and Westward Expansion
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Prior to Civil War Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Prior to Civil War
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): The Civil War and Reconstruction 1860-1877 Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): The Civil War and Reconstruction 1860-1877
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): The Modern United States Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): The Modern United States
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): World War I, The Roaring Twenties, and World War II Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): World War I, The Roaring Twenties, and World War II

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Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)

Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
- 5.01 Explain the need for the South's move toward industrialization after the Civil War.
- 5.02 Examine the appeal and challenges of settling the Great Plains from various cultural perspectives, including: settlers, immigrants, Buffalo Soldiers, and American Indians.
  - Sitting Bull (3-D.10)
- 5.03 Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g., mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g., John D. Rockefeller).
- 5.04 Explain the role of labor unions and the American Federation of Labor in changing the standards of working conditions.
- 5.05 Examine the contributions and impact of inventors on American society, including: Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, and Thomas Edison.
  - Thomas Edison (3-D.11)
  - George Washington Carver (3-D.13)
- 5.06 Examine the impact of important entrepreneurs on American society, including: Andrew Carnegie, Henry T. Ford, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
- 5.07 Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including: imperialism, Rough Riders, USS Maine, and yellow journalism.
- 5.08 Describe the challenges of the journey and process for successful entry into the U.S. through Ellis Island and Angel Island, and examine the role of immigrants in the development of the U.S.
- 5.09 Analyze the major goals, struggles, and achievements of the Progressive Era, including: Prohibition (18th Amendment), women's suffrage (19th Amendment), and the lack of child labor laws.

World War I and the Roaring Twenties (1920s-1940s)

Students will analyze U.S. involvement during World War I as well as the cultural, economic, and political developments of the 1920s.
- 5.10 Summarize the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I, including the attack on the RMS Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram.
  - World War I: events of the war (5-J.3)
- 5.11 Locate the major countries of the Central and Allied Powers during World War I, including: Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Russia.
  - World War I: the road to war (5-J.1)
  - World War I: the war begins (5-J.2)
- 5.12 Describe the impact of U.S. involvement on World War I.
  - World War I: events of the war (5-J.3)
  - World War I: the road to peace (5-J.4)
- 5.13 Explain the aims of world leaders in the Treaty of Versailles and why the U.S. Senate rejected President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations.
  - World War I: the road to peace (5-J.4)
- 5.14 Examine the growth of popular culture during the "Roaring Twenties" with respect to the following: music, clothing, and entertainment, automobiles and appliances, and the Harlem Renaissance.
- 5.15 Identify the causes of the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover's role, and its impact on the nation, including: consumer credit and debt, mass unemployment, Hoovervilles, and soup kitchens.
  - The Great Depression: part I (5-J.5)
  - The Great Depression: part II (5-J.6)
- 5.16 Describe how New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt impacted American society with government-funded programs, including: Social Security, expansion and development of the national parks, and creation of jobs.
  - The New Deal (5-J.7)

World War II (1930s-1940s)

Students will analyze U.S. involvement during World War II as well as the impact of the war at home.
- 5.17 Explain the structures and goals of the governments in Germany and Japan in the 1930s.
  - World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia (5-J.8)
- 5.18 Determine the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its impact on the U.S.
  - World War II: global events (5-J.9)
- 5.19 Identify and locate the Axis and Allied Powers, including: Germany, Italy, Japan, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
  - World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia (5-J.8)
  - World War II: global events (5-J.9)
- 5.20 Examine the reasons for the use of propaganda, rationing, and victory gardens during World War II.
- 5.21 Analyze the significance of the Holocaust and its impact on the U.S.

Post-World War II and the Civil Rights Movement (1940s-1960s)

Students will examine the cultural and political developments in the U.S. after World War II and during the Civil Rights Movement.
- 5.22 Examine the growth of the U.S. as a consumer and entertainment society after World War II, including: suburbs, increased access to automobiles, the Interstate Highway System, and television, radio, and movie theaters.
- 5.23 Examine how Cold War events impacted the U.S., including: the Arms Race, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Space Race.
- 5.24 Analyze the key people and events of the Civil Rights Movement, including: Martin Luther King Jr. and non-violent protests, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks, Brown v. Board of Education and Thurgood Marshall, and the Freedom Riders and Diane Nash.
- 5.25 Explain the impact of John F. Kennedy's presidency on the country, including: passage of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the space program, and his assassination.

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Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)

Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.

5.01 Explain the need for the South's move toward industrialization after the Civil War.

5.02 Examine the appeal and challenges of settling the Great Plains from various cultural perspectives, including: settlers, immigrants, Buffalo Soldiers, and American Indians.

5.03 Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g., mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g., John D. Rockefeller).

5.04 Explain the role of labor unions and the American Federation of Labor in changing the standards of working conditions.

5.05 Examine the contributions and impact of inventors on American society, including: Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, and Thomas Edison.

5.06 Examine the impact of important entrepreneurs on American society, including: Andrew Carnegie, Henry T. Ford, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.

5.07 Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including: imperialism, Rough Riders, USS Maine, and yellow journalism.

5.08 Describe the challenges of the journey and process for successful entry into the U.S. through Ellis Island and Angel Island, and examine the role of immigrants in the development of the U.S.

5.09 Analyze the major goals, struggles, and achievements of the Progressive Era, including: Prohibition (18th Amendment), women's suffrage (19th Amendment), and the lack of child labor laws.

World War I and the Roaring Twenties (1920s-1940s)

Students will analyze U.S. involvement during World War I as well as the cultural, economic, and political developments of the 1920s.

5.10 Summarize the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I, including the attack on the RMS Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram.

5.11 Locate the major countries of the Central and Allied Powers during World War I, including: Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Russia.

5.12 Describe the impact of U.S. involvement on World War I.

5.13 Explain the aims of world leaders in the Treaty of Versailles and why the U.S. Senate rejected President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations.

5.14 Examine the growth of popular culture during the "Roaring Twenties" with respect to the following: music, clothing, and entertainment, automobiles and appliances, and the Harlem Renaissance.

5.15 Identify the causes of the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover's role, and its impact on the nation, including: consumer credit and debt, mass unemployment, Hoovervilles, and soup kitchens.

5.16 Describe how New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt impacted American society with government-funded programs, including: Social Security, expansion and development of the national parks, and creation of jobs.

World War II (1930s-1940s)

Students will analyze U.S. involvement during World War II as well as the impact of the war at home.

5.17 Explain the structures and goals of the governments in Germany and Japan in the 1930s.

5.18 Determine the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its impact on the U.S.

5.19 Identify and locate the Axis and Allied Powers, including: Germany, Italy, Japan, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.

5.20 Examine the reasons for the use of propaganda, rationing, and victory gardens during World War II.

5.21 Analyze the significance of the Holocaust and its impact on the U.S.

Post-World War II and the Civil Rights Movement (1940s-1960s)

Students will examine the cultural and political developments in the U.S. after World War II and during the Civil Rights Movement.

5.22 Examine the growth of the U.S. as a consumer and entertainment society after World War II, including: suburbs, increased access to automobiles, the Interstate Highway System, and television, radio, and movie theaters.

5.23 Examine how Cold War events impacted the U.S., including: the Arms Race, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Space Race.

5.24 Analyze the key people and events of the Civil Rights Movement, including: Martin Luther King Jr. and non-violent protests, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks, Brown v. Board of Education and Thurgood Marshall, and the Freedom Riders and Diane Nash.

5.25 Explain the impact of John F. Kennedy's presidency on the country, including: passage of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the space program, and his assassination.