Tenth grade Social Studies Practice
Tenth grade social studies covers US history in the 20th century: Progressivism, the World Wars, the Cold War, and civil rights.
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Tenth grade Social Studies topics covered
Progressivism and early 20th century
- Describe the Progressive Era reforms
- Understand US involvement in World War I
- Explain the economic boom of the 1920s and the Jazz Age
The Great Depression and New Deal
- Explain the causes of the Great Depression
- Describe how the New Deal attempted to address the crisis
- Understand the impact of the Depression on American society
World War II
- Trace US involvement in World War II
- Understand the Holocaust and US response
- Explain the impact of the atomic bomb and the end of the war
Cold War America
- Describe the origins and early events of the Cold War
- Understand McCarthyism and the Red Scare
- Explain the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Civil Rights Movement
- Trace the history of civil rights from Reconstruction to the 1960s
- Describe key figures: King, Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Thurgood Marshall
- Explain the significance of major civil rights legislation
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