Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Stagflation and the Oil Crisis

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

11

Overview

This article from Khan Academy gives an overview of the economic downturn of the 1970s and the OPEC oil embargo of 1973-1974. This article can be used when describing the changing social and cultural conditions in the US in the 1970s. Students can read the article and then answer the questions at the end as an assessment.  The article can be read in a whole group setting or individually.

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 11 - United States History II

    SS10.US2.15

    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.]

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.US2.15

    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.
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    Khan Academy
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