5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 10 | WW1, WW2, Great Depression, and MORE!!

The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 10: WW1, WW2, Great Depression, and MORE COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students! Teach your students all about the causes and effects, as well as the historical significance of WWI, the Roaring 20s, WWII, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, New Deal, and more!

The resources included in this incredible lesson plan unit follow the TEKS standards and come ready to use for BOTH in-person and online digital learning (via Google Apps)!

These fantastic lesson plans have been designed to cover 19 classroom periods and offer the flexibility to shorten or stretch out even further if needed!

Get even GREATER VALUE and save even more TIME and MONEY! This unit is a part of the 5th grade social studies TEKS multi-unit bundle! CHECK IT OUT HERE!!

STOP spending hour-after-hour searching for incredible lesson plans and resources right now!!

Here's what you'll receive:

• Unit Outline with Lesson-by-Lesson Overview
• 14 highly curated presentations featuring built-in Discussion Based Questions (DBQ) in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
• 26 student exercise assignments, including a team project (ALL with teacher answer key) PLUS TWO team ACTIVITIES!
• 27 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**

EVERY lesson in this unit comes loaded with amazing resources! You'll save HOURS of your time and have no problem whatsoever teaching your 5th grade students all about these important topics:

World War One (WWI)

• Rise of European rivalries
• Formation of alliances like the Central Powers
• President Woodrow Wilson and the U.S. role in WWI
• Veterans Day
• Effects of WWI, such as the League of Nations

Roaring 20s

• American life, culture, and society during the 1920s
• Role of new forms of entertainment like the radio
• Harlem Renaissance
• 18th Amendment: Prohibition (and the rise of organized crime leader Al Capone)

Great Depression

• Factors that led to the Great Depression, such as high unemployment and the stock market crash
• Life during the Great Depression
• "Hoovervilles"
• Election of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932

The New Deal

• President Franklin Roosevelt's New deal goals
• Significance of New Deal programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Social Security Act
• 21st Amendment: Repeal of Prohibition

The Dust Bowl

• Causes and effects of the Dust Bowl
• Thorough breakdown of the various factors that contributed to the conditions that led to the Dust Bowl

Important World Leaders during World War Two (WWII)

• Role of dictatorships and dictators like Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin
• Historical Significance of American leaders such as President Franklin Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, and General Dwight Eisenhower

World War Two (WWII) Alliances

• The Allies (Britain, France, Poland, the Soviet Union, and United States)
• Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Why it was targeted and attacked by Japan
• Significance of the USS Arizona
• Importance of President Franklin Roosevelt's address to the nation after the attack: "a date which will live in infamy"
• Dedication of Labor Day

D-Day

• Effects of D-Day
• Breakdown of the Allied strategy and how the Allies were victorious on D-Day
• Why D-Day was crucial
• Geography of D-Day

World War Two (WWII) in Europe

• Allied advance of Europe towards Germany
• Who and why certain individuals were sent to Nazi concentration camps
• Significance of the Holocaust and its impact on Jews
• Nazi propaganda
• Deaths of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
• The Nuremberg Trials

World War Two (WWII) in the Pacific

• Empire of Japan
• Battle of Midway and Battle of Iwo Jima
• Importance of the atomic bomb
• Surrender of Japan

Effects of World War Two (WWII)

• Overview of various interesting facts about WW2
• Introduction of weapons of mass destruction (atomic bomb)
• Emergence of two super powers (Soviet Union and the U.S.)
• Communism vs. Democracy (birth of the Cold War)
• Split of Germany and its capital Berlin into East and West
• Establishment of the United Nations (U.N.)

The TEKS Standards that this unit covers are:

5.5A, 5.5C, 5.9B, 5.12A, 5.12B, 5.17D, 5.19C, 5.24A, 5.24B, 5.24C, 5.24D, 5.25B, 5.25D, 5.25E

Put an end to the lesson planning madness and start saving time NOW!!

Receive EXCLUSIVE notice of sales and special offers by clicking HERE to follow me!

If you have any questions about this product, PLEASE don't hesitate to reach out to me directly at jillian@lessonplanguru.com

Thank you for visiting,

-Jillian