Georgia SS5H4.f
The Standard
Explain the role of Eleanor Roosevelt and the U.S. in the formation of the United Nations.
Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies · Explain America's involvement in World War II.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how the United States helped write the UN Charter, hosted the San Francisco Conference, and became a founding member. They describe Eleanor Roosevelt’s work as an early U.S. delegate and human rights leader.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students place the UN’s founding in 1945 after World War II and connect it to cooperation among nations. They distinguish the U.S. government’s founding role from Roosevelt’s later work representing the country and promoting human rights.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the United Nations with the earlier League of Nations or claim Eleanor Roosevelt created the UN alone. They may also think she attended the 1945 founding conference, though she became a delegate afterward.
How to Assess It
- Give students an exit ticket: Name one U.S. action that helped establish the UN and one contribution Eleanor Roosevelt made after its founding.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs event cards about the UN Charter, San Francisco Conference, founding nations, and Roosevelt’s appointment, then have them build a dated timeline.
Ask students to write: Why did world leaders believe nations needed a new organization after World War II?
Play a role-match game using cards for Eleanor Roosevelt, U.S. leaders, delegates, the UN Charter, and the Human Rights Commission.
Have students examine a current UN humanitarian project and identify how cooperation among nations reflects the organization’s original purpose.
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- SS5H4
Explain America's involvement in World War II.
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