SS10.7C.11

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 7 - 7th Grade: Civics

SS10.7C.11
Compare changes in social and economic conditions in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Many political, social, and economic changes have occurred in the United States over the past 100 years.
Alabama played a major role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Alabama's role in contemporary world trade includes being a major exporter of poultry, steel, and machinery, in addition to attracting many international companies to the state.

Skills

Students are able to:

Investigate social changes and their impact in the U.S. and Alabama during the 20^th and 21^st centuries.
Investigate economic changes and their impact in the U.S. and Alabama during the 20^th and 21^st centuries.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There have been many social and economic changes in the past 100 years and Alabama has been at the forefront of many of these changes.

Vocabulary

social conditions
economic conditions
world trade
Civil Rights Movement
voting rights

COS Examples

Examples: social–family values, peer pressure, education opportunities, women in the workplace

economic–career opportunities, disposable income, consumption of goods and services

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