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Liberation Movements of the 1970's

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Title:

 Liberation Movements of the 1970's

URL:

 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1970s-america/a/liberation-movements-1970s

Content Source:

 Other
Khan Academy
Type: Informational Material

Overview:

This article from Khan Academy provides an overview of the emergence of the American Indian Movement and the gay rights movement, as well as the continuation of the second-wave feminist women's movement. Students can read the article and answer the questions at the end for assessment to describe changing social conditions during the 1970s. The article can be assigned to Google Classroom.

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 11
United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present
15 ) Describe changing social and cultural conditions in the United States during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. [A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

Examples: economic impact on the culture, feminist movement, recession, Arab oil embargo, technical revolution

Unpacked Content
Strand: Economics, Geography, History, Civics and Government
Course Title: United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Summarize the changing social and cultural conditions in the United States during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • feminist
  • movement
  • embargo
  • environmentalism
  • counterculture
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • The conditions that were conducive to the creation of social and cultural movements during the 1950s-1970s, including the feminist movement, technical revolution, Chicano movement, Women's Movement, American Indian Movement, environmentalism, and the counterculture movement.
  • Social and cultural movements in the United States of the 1950s-1970s.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
  • Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information related to historical events.
  • Read and comprehend historical texts independently and proficiently on various topics related to historical events.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • The social and cultural conditions in the United States during 1950s, 1960, and 1970s changed significantly.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.11.15- Compare and contrast examples of changing social and cultural conditions during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
SS.AAS.11.15a - Identify the major movements that occurred in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1070s, including the Feminist Movement, United Farm Workers and the American Indian Movement (AIM).
Tags: American Indian Movement, feminist womens movement, gay rights movement
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Author: Ginger Boyd
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