Georgia SS5H2

SS5H2 is a Georgia social studies standard. These are the elements under it.

• SS5H2.a

  Explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914-1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking ...

• SS5H2.b

  Describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920s of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes), baseba...

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What Students Need to Do

Students explain how attacks on American ships helped move the United States from neutrality into World War I. They identify American contributions, effects of the Treaty of Versailles, and major cultural changes of the 1920s. They connect Louis Armstrong, Langston Hughes, Babe Ruth, Henry Ford, and Charles Lindbergh to specific achievements.

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What Mastery Looks Like

Students can build an accurate timeline and explain the chain from German submarine attacks to American entry into the war. They can match major 1920s figures with their contributions and explain how one contribution changed American life.

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Common Misconceptions

Students often think the Lusitania sinking caused the United States to enter the war immediately, though entry came nearly two years later. They may think America fought throughout the entire war or won without Allied help. Some confuse inventing with popularizing, such as saying Ford invented the automobile or Lindbergh invented the airplane.

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How to Assess It

Use a four-box exit ticket. Students write one reason for American entry, one wartime contribution, one treaty effect, and one 1920s figure with an achievement.

1. 01

   Give groups dated event cards and yarn, then have them build a floor timeline linking submarine attacks, American entry, war contributions, and peace.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: Which event most influenced American entry into the war, and what evidence supports your choice?

3. 03

   Play a matching relay using cards for Armstrong, Hughes, Ruth, Ford, and Lindbergh, along with their achievements and fields.

4. 04

   Show a modern car assembly video beside Ford assembly line images, then have students list what stayed similar and what changed.

• SS8H9.a

  Describe key events leading up to American involvement in World War II; include the Lend-Lease Act and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• SS5H4

  Explain America's involvement in World War II.

• SS8H8

  Analyze Georgia's participation in important events that occurred from World War I through the Great Depression.