GED Social Studies

A newspaper article written in 2020 about the Civil War

A letter from a soldier who fought in the Civil War

A textbook describing the Civil War

A modern podcast about Civil War battles

A diary from a survivor of the Great Depression

A photo taken during World War II

A biography of Abraham Lincoln written in 2022

A government speech made in 1863

A history podcast

A speech from 1963 played in class

A modern newspaper

A textbook timeline

Germany invaded Poland

The stock market crashed

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

The Cold War began

The North surrendered

Slavery ended immediately in all states

The purpose of the Civil War changed to ending slavery

The U.S. joined World War I

The U.S. became wealthy

New Deal programs were created to provide jobs

Many new factories were built

There was no change in American life

U.S. and USSR had different ideologies (capitalism vs communism)

U.S. was invaded by the Soviet Union

Germany won World War II

France declared war on the USSR

The Cold War was the most dangerous war

The Civil War was unnecessary

The Great Depression began in 1929

World War I was the worst conflict ever

The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest president

World War II ended in 1945

The 13 colonies became independent in 1776

“The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, and it was the most important law ever.”

“Slavery ended in 1865.”

“Martin Luther King Jr. gave the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.”

“The Cold War ended in 1991.”