1. Social Studies US History GED Support

2. Social Studies Section
4 content areas:
US History
Civics & Government
Economics
Geography & the World

3. Social Studies Practices
Lesson 1: Determine central ideas & draw conclusions
Central Idea  topic or main point
Supported by
Details or examples
-as you go through the social studies sections, all of the practices we will learn, keep them in min
-ties together all the elements
-look past what is written and make connections
You’ll be able to …
Draw Conclusions
Gonzales, Fall 2017

4. Social Studies Practices
Lesson 2: Interpret words and ideas
*understand key terms
*social studies material is organized chronologically
*organized by cause and effect
Example: The decline of jobs and income played a role for why the Great Depression occurred.
Gonzales, Fall 2017

5. Social Studies Practices
Lesson 3: Analyze authors purpose and point of view
*to have a viewpoint or purpose
Point of view  authors way of looking at the world
Need to look for bias  only 1 point of view
An extreme bias – propaganda  author tries to convince people to act and think as the author wants
-fake news
Gonzales, Fall 2017

6. Social Studies Practices
Lesson 4: Evaluate author’s reasoning and evidence
Methods of supporting the authors viewpoint:
Facts  information that can be proven true
Opinions  beliefs about a concept or situation; recommendation
Judgements  conclusions that are supported by reasons and evidence
Example:
President Obama was not a good president because he didn’t set immigration rules better before leaving. O no fact to this.
The first president of the us was George Washington. F
I think the best president of the us was Barack Obama because of how implemented the affordable care act, a new system of healthcare which hasn’t been changed in many decades.
Gonzales, Fall 2017

7. Social Studies Practices
Lesson 5: Analyze relationships between materials
Types of Graphics:
Circle graph  shows a whole divided into parts
Line graph  labels on bottom and values on side
Bar graph ”-----”
Gonzales, Fall 2017

8. Social Studies Practices
Lesson 5: Analyze relationships between materials
Graphics have:
Maps use legends (a key) to explain symbols
Compass rose  indicate directions
Scales  determine distances
Gonzales, Fall 2017

9. Social Studies Practices
Lesson 6: Interpret data and statistics
*interpreting tables, finding measures of central tendency, making comparisons, and spotting trends
Gonzales, Fall 2017

10. 7 Continents of the World
Lets Review…
7 Continents of the World
In order to understand our US history, we need to look at the rest of the world. We will learn during the next few weeks that it hasn’t always been like this. Our country alone was once only 13 colonies, not 50 states.
Gonzales, Spring 2017

11. Keeping a Timeline…
As we travel through US History, gather dates, wars, people countries, and anything you find significant
Through out the US history section of the book, there will be a lot of dates. To stay organized, you will keep a timeline. This will help you understand the material and get the “Big Picture”. As I studied and prepared for this course, I did just that. I am passing out your first timeline. You can make your own or use this format, it is totally up to you. I just want you to become accustomed to this and use it to your benefit. This is where your colored pens and pencils will come in handy. You can identify a color for dates, another color for vocab words, so on and so forth. If you are a visual learner, this will definitely work in your favor.
I will add this blank timeline to my site, if you choose to use this. Get creative and have fun with it!
Gonzales, Spring 2017

12. US History

13. Lesson 1: Exploration, Colonialism & the American Revolution
The 1st Americans to travel  Native Americans
Late 1400s  Explorers from Europe
1492  Christopher Columbus and the “New World”
Establishment of colonies
The earliest americans traveled from Asia to North America. These americans were called “Native Americans”. They were the first to settle, until an explorer name Christopher Columbus arrived. There were many explorers traveling and discovering the world in the late 1400s. In 1492, CC set out across the Atlantic ocean. He was rejected by multiple Kings, and finally went to Spain and convinced them finance his trip. At first he assumed he found India and later on it was discovered that he actually found the “new world”.
After this discovery, European nations set out to conquer what they could. In other terms, they discovered new “colonies”.
Was about power, wealth, and place to live
Gonzales, Spring 2017

14. Lesson 1: Exploration, Colonialism & the American Revolution
1500 – 1600s European nations settled in North America
1607  1st English settlement
1620  Pilgrims
1675  Slaves from Africa
The earliest americans traveled from Asia to North America. These americans were called “Native Americans”. They were the first to settle, until an explorer name Christopher Columbus arrived. There were many explorers traveling and discovering the world in the late 1400s. In 1492, CC set out across the Atlantic ocean. He was rejected by multiple Kings, and finally went to Spain and convinced them finance his trip. At first he assumed he found India and later on it was discovered that he actually found the “new world”.
After this discovery, European nations set out to conquer what they could. In other terms, they discovered new “colonies”.
Was about power, wealth, and place to live
Gonzales, Spring 2017

15. Lesson 1: Exploration, Colonialism & the American Revolution
1700s  England beat France----French & Indian War
1775  war for independence (the American Revolution)
The Continental Congress
1776  Declaration of Independence (July 4th)
The earliest americans traveled from Asia to North America. These americans were called “Native Americans”. They were the first to settle, until an explorer name Christopher Columbus arrived. There were many explorers traveling and discovering the world in the late 1400s. In 1492, CC set out across the Atlantic ocean. He was rejected by multiple Kings, and finally went to Spain and convinced them finance his trip. At first he assumed he found India and later on it was discovered that he actually found the “new world”.
After this discovery, European nations set out to conquer what they could. In other terms, they discovered new “colonies”.
Was about power, wealth, and place to live
Gonzales, Spring 2017

16. Lesson 1: Exploration, Colonialism & the American Revolution
1781  end of the American Revolution
1783  The American Independence (final treaty to end war) & formed the Articles of Confederation
1788  US constitution than the Bill of Rights was created
The earliest americans traveled from Asia to North America. These americans were called “Native Americans”. They were the first to settle, until an explorer name Christopher Columbus arrived. There were many explorers traveling and discovering the world in the late 1400s. In 1492, CC set out across the Atlantic ocean. He was rejected by multiple Kings, and finally went to Spain and convinced them finance his trip. At first he assumed he found India and later on it was discovered that he actually found the “new world”.
After this discovery, European nations set out to conquer what they could. In other terms, they discovered new “colonies”.
Was about power, wealth, and place to live
Gonzales, Spring 2017

17. Lesson 2: Westward Expansion, the Civil War, & Reconstruction
Paid Labor
North and South divided economically
NORTH= industry, commerce, & agriculture
Slavery abolished in early 1800s
SOUTH= largely on agriculture
Major crop = cotton and depended on slaves N E S W
Mid-1800s  tension over western territory
1850  vote about slaves; political parties fractured
1860  presidential race – Abraham Lincoln won & promised to abolish slavery
Slavery
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18. Lesson 2: Westward Expansion, the Civil War, & Reconstruction
Most slave states seceded, set up their own government  Confederacy
1861, April  The US:Union & the Confederacy were at war = Civil War
By 1863  the Confederacy were down & destroyed the South
1865  after 4 years, Confederate Robert E Lee surrendered to the Union general, Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War ENDED
Gonzales, Spring 2017

19. Lesson 2: Westward Expansion, the Civil War, & Reconstruction
For 12 years, rebuilding of the South  Reconstruction
Slaves were freed
Sharecropping system
1870s  as the whites came back to power, they prevented African Americans from voting
**Remember this…the Civil War ended SLAVERY but not RACISM!**
Gonzales, Spring 2017

20. Lesson 3: Industrialization, Immigration, & the Progressive Era
Mid-1800s  the growth of the American industries grew very fast…rapid industrialization
Reasons for the growth:
Addition of Western territories, which the helped the US gain plentiful natural resources
Invention of new products & machines & industrial processes
Nations booming population
New factories were built, near large cities = lots of jobs!!!
These jobs drew in immigrants; increased immigrants from Europe
Gonzales, Spring 2017

21. Lesson 3: Industrialization, Immigration, & the Progressive Era
American Factories
Grueling, dangerous work
Lower pay for long hours
Late 1800s-early 1900s
Union  workers pledged to work together for better & safer working conditions
Strikes  when employers cut wages
Lead to unions
Gonzales, Spring 2017

22. Lesson 3: Industrialization, Immigration, & the Progressive Era
Early 1990s: groups were working towards social & political improvements
Clean up sums
Improve health care
Stop child labor
Nation perseverance
Voice in the government
Women’s rights
Progressive Era
Gonzales, Spring 2017

23. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
Expansion of industries caused an effect on politics
Wanted more access to natural resources & sell more goods overseas
To promote industrial growth & increase US power, the US became
Imperialistic/Imperialism
Policy by which a stronger nation extends economic, military, &/or political control over a weaker nation or region; often by force
Late 1800s  the US joined the imperialism movement, following Europe
Gonzales, Spring 2017

24. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
1898  US fought in the Spanish-American War
US declared war on Spain because of their mistreatment of Cuba; they WON & took over the Spanish colonies
THE NEXT WAR…
Gonzales, Spring 2017

25. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
World War 1 [ ] in Europe
War against…
US joined the ALLIES in 1917
Because Germany sank American ships & helped the Allies WIN the war, that is when World War 1 ended
Allies
Central Powers
-Great Brit
-Russia
-France
-Germany
-Austria-Hungary
-Ottoman Empire
Gonzales, Spring 2017

26. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
Within 12 years, 1929  world had fallen into a serious economic downturn = The Great Depression
The economic problems lead to the rise of  fascism
Squelched (silence) democracy & advocated the takeover of other nations
Example: Germany
Germany:
Lead by Adolf Hitler
Mid-1930s: He started attacking smaller nations in Europe
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27. Lesson 4: The United States as an Emerging World Power
Italy  took over Ethiopia, Africa
Japan  attacked China
1939  war against the Allies & Axis
World War II 
US didn’t join the war until  1941
When Japan bombed US at Pearl Harbor
World War II included: horrific battles, fire bombing, Holocaust, 2 atomic bombs on Japan
Victory by Allies in 1945!
Joined an alliance with Germany
Axis
Gonzales, Spring 2017

28. Lesson 5: The Cold War & the Civil Rights Era
After WWII, capitalist & communist nations engaged in power struggle = the Cold War
Political and military tension
Little fights
US led the Capitalist nations
Soviet Union lead Communist nations
US sent soldiers to both
Korean War [early 1950s]
Vietnam War [ ]
*US pulled out in 1973
Gonzales, Spring 2017

29. Lesson 5: The Cold War & the Civil Rights Era
The Cold War ended with the break up of Soviet Union & end of Communism
For communists, loosing Soviet control led to collapse of communist government
The Berlin Wall  separated Eastern & Western Germany
1950s  African Americans launched the Civil Rights Movement
Try to end segregation & discrimination in the US
Gonzales, Spring 2017