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What were the political, economic and social issues of the Twenties and during the Great Depression?
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Student Learning Map
- Topic:Twenties and Great Depression
- Subject(s):Social Studies
- Days:12
- Grade(s):11
Key Learning:
Following WW I, Americans had to deal with political, economic and social issues.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept: Political issues Concept: Economic issues Concept: Social issues Lesson Essential Question(s):What is Communism; what was the government\'s response to its potential spread? (A)How did the influx of immigrants influence government policies and citizen activism (A)Why was the Bonus Army created,what did they do when they got to Washington, and what was the government\'s response to their presence? (A)What was the New Deal and what was its intended purpose? (A)Lesson Essential Question(s):What issues divided labor and management in the 20\'s which led to the rise and volitility of union activity? (A)How did the U.S. economy change from the 20\'s through the Great Depression and what impact did these changes have on the American people? (A)In what ways did Hoover\'s and Roosevelt\'s responses to the economic conditions facing the nation during their administrations differ? (A)What was the Stock Market Crash and how did it impact the American people? (A)Lesson Essential Question(s):How did the automobile change American lives and lifestyle? (A)How would you compare the American standard of living and lifestyles in the 20\'s and 30\'s? How did these changes impact the lives of women and minorities? (A)In what ways did the Harlem Renaissance change American thinking? (A)How did the New Deal change the lives of the American people? (A)Vocabulary:nativism, isolationism, reparations, Communism, Red Scare, anarchist, immigration, Sacco and Vanzetti, quota system, Teapot Dome, scandal, Bonus Army
Vocabulary:Stock market crash, Black Tuesday, installment plan, credit, price support, speculation, buying on margin, New Deal, strike, tariff, Social Security Act, FDIC, SEC, NLRB, TVA, Public Works Administration, NIRA
Vocabulary:Prohibition, speakeasy, flapper, bootlegger, fundamentalism, Ku Klux Klan, Harlem Renaissance, shantytown, soup kitchen, bread line
Additional Info:
THE AMERICANS: RECONSTRUCTION TO THE 21st CENTURY (2005 edition) - Chapters 12-15 American Stories video companion to THE AMERICA Maps, charts, graphs, political cartoons, photographs History Alive, United Mainstreaming, Art, Music, graphic organizers
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