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Social Studies: World War I and the Roaring Twenties/Great Depression
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January
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8.4e World War I and the Roaring Twenties: The Roaring Twenties
- After World War I, the United States focused on domestic issues under a series of Republican Presidents.
- The twenties brought many changes to the mass culture and to the lives of women and African Americans.
- A burst of creativity energized the worlds of music and literature during what was know as the Jazz Age.
- The twenties were a time of widespread prosperity, but serious economic problems lay just beneath the surface.
8.5 The Great Depression: The Great Depression and the New Deal
- A stock market crash in 1929 set off a severe economic depression.
- President Roosevelt introduced a series of reforms designed to combat the effects of the Depression and prevent another one.
- The Great Depression and the New Deal had a deep impact on every American.
- The New Deal had long-lasting effects, but many critics argued that it went too far.
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8.4e World War I and the Roaring Twenties: The Roaring Twenties
How did the nation react to change in the 1920s?
- What problems at home and abroad challenged the nation after World War I?
- How did social change and conflict mark the 1920?
- What arts and culture symbolized the Jazz Age?
- What economic problems threatened the economic boom of the 1920s?
8.5 The Great Depression: The Great Depression and the New Deal
How did the Great Depression affec the American people and change the role of government?
- Why did the economy collapse after the stock market crash?
- How did President Roosevelt respond to the Great Depression?
- How did the Great Depression affect daily life?
- What were the long-term effects of the Great Depression?
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SS.8.4 |
WORLD WAR I AND THE ROARING TWENTIES: Various diplomatic, economic, and ideological factors contributed to the United States decision to enter World War I. Involvement in the war significantly altered the lives of Americans. Postwar America was characterized by economic prosperity, technological innovations, and changes in the workplace. |
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SS.8.5 |
GREAT DEPRESSION: Economic and environmental disasters in the 1930s created hardships for many Americans. Amidst much debate about the appropriate role of government, President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped to create intensive government interventions in the United States economy and society. |
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SS.I.1 |
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York. |
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SS.I.3 |
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global—including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface. |
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SS.I.5 |
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the United States and other nations; the United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation. |
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College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Skills
Dimension 1: Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries
- D1.3.6-8. Explain points of agreement experts have about interpretations and applications of disciplinary concepts and ideas associated with a supporting question.
Dimension 2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts & Tools
- Civics D2.Civ.6.6-8. Describe the roles of political, civil, and economic organizations in shaping people's lives.
- Economics D2.Eco.6.6-8. Explain how changes in supply and demand cause changes in prices and quantities of goods, services, labor, credit, and foreign currencies.
- Geography D2.Geo.7.6-8. Explain how changes in transportation and communication technology influence the spatial connections among human settlements and affect the diffusion of ideas and cultural practices.
- History D2.His.17.6-8. Compare the central arguments in secondary works of history on related topics in multiple media.
Dimension 3: Evaluating Sources & Using Evidence
- D3.2.6-8.Evaluate the credibility of a source by determining its relevance and intended use.
Dimension 4: Communicating Conclusions & Taking Informed Action
- D3.2.6-8. Evaluate the credibility of a source by determining its relevance and intended use.
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8.4e World War I and the Roaring Twenties: The Roaring Twenties
- disarmament
- communism
- anarchist
- prohibition
- bootlegger
- speakeasy
- jazz
- installment buying
- bull market
- buying on margin
8.5 The Great Depression: The Great Depression and the New Deal
- overproduction
- bankruptcy
- default
- bonus
- fireside chat
- pension
- infrastructure
- civil rights
- migrant worker
- payroll tax
- collective bargaining
- sit-down strike
- deficit spending
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- Do Now Questions
- Socrative Entrance/Exit Tickets
- Polls
- Interactive Readings
- Graphic Organizers
- Thinking Maps
- Common Core Protocols
- Comprehension Assessments
- Writing Assessments
- Map Quiz
- Quizzes
- J. Dodge Differentiated Activities
- Marzano Strategies
- Primary Source Documents
- Document Based Questions
- Political Cartoons
- Constructed Response Questions
- Chapter Test
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