5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today

The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students. This incredible unit covers everything from the rise and threat of communism, the Korean War and Vietnam War, to the Civil Rights Movement, the attacks of 9/11, the election of Barack Obama, and so MUCH MORE!

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• Unit Outline with Lesson-by-Lesson Overview
• 16 highly curated presentations featuring built-in Discussion Based Questions (DBQ) and videos in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
• 35 student exercise assignments, including a team project (ALL with teacher answer key), PLUS TEAM ACTIVITY!
• 26 links to supplemental and optional videos on YouTube
• Guided Notes Handouts for students for every lesson
• Jeopardy Unit Review Game
• Unit Assessment with teacher answer key

**This unit has been specifically designed and curated following 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines**

You will save HOURS of your time as everything you'll need to teach your students all about the important topics below is included in this unit bundle:

The Cold War

• Causes and Effects of the Cold War
• Role of Communism
• The "Iron Curtain"
• U.S.-Soviet Relations during the Cold War
• Significance of important Cold War landmarks such as the Berlin Wall
• Key individuals during the Cold War, such as Presidents John F. Kennedy & Ronald Reagan, as well as Soviet leaders Joseph Stalin and Mikhail Gorbachev

Civil Rights Movement

• Equal Rights for Minority Groups and Women
• Factors that contributed to the Civil Rights Movement
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Role of individuals like Rosa Parks, Sandra Day O' Connor, and Cesar Chavez, among many others
• Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)

• Factors that influenced Martin Luther King Jr.'s beliefs and values
• MLK's role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Letter from Birmingham Jail
• The historical significance of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
• Enduring legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)

The Korean War

• What caused the Korean War and why the Korean War is significant
• U.S. role in the Korean War
• Effects of the Korean War that persist to this day

U.S.-Soviet Arms Race

• Impact of the Hydrogen bomb
• U.S. Arms Race strategy
• Rise of Fallout Shelters

Cuban Missile Crisis

• Significance of Cuba's geography
• What led to the Cuban Missile Crisis
• Roles of the U.S., Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and the Soviet Union
• Election of President Kennedy and his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
• How the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved

The Space Race

• Importance and historical significance of the U.S.-Soviet Space Race
• Impact of Sputnik
• The U.S. Space Program (NASA)
• First Moon Landing

Vietnam War

• Geography of Vietnam
• What caused the Vietnam War
• U.S. Involvement in Vietnam
• Role of the Draft Lottery
• Guerrilla Warfare
• President Johnson's and President Nixon's roles during the Vietnam War
• Effects of the Vietnam War
• The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial

First Persian Gulf War (1991)

• Factors that led to Operation Desert Storm
• Role of important individuals such as President George Bush, Colin Powell, and Saddam Hussein

September 11, 2001 (9/11)

• Historical significance of September 11, 2001
• Sequential breakdown of the events that occurred on September 11, 2001
• Why U.S. air space was shut down
• President George W. Bush's response to the attacks of 9/11
• Heroism of 9/11 rescue workers

War on Terror

• Why the U.S. entered Afghanistan
• U.S. Patriotism
• Role of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda
• Significance of individuals like Osama bin Laden
• Axis of Evil

Second Persian Gulf War (2003)

• Factors that led to Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Downfall and capture of Saddam Hussein
• Ensuing unrest in Iraq

A New Era

• The historical significance of various U.S. government leaders like Barack Obama, Madeleine Albright, and Hillary Clinton, among others
• Presidential Election of 2008
• Analysis of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election results
• Kamala Harris becomes the first female and first person of African American and Asian American descent to become the Vice President of the United States

These fantastic lesson plans have been designed to cover 20 classroom periods and offer the flexibility to condense -OR- stretch out even further if needed!

The TEKS Standards that this unit covers are:

5.5A, 5.5B, 5.5C, 5.19B, 5.19C, 5.20B, 5.23A, 5.23B, 5.24A, 5.24B, 5.24C, 5.25D

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