Unit 7 - Prosperity and Depression (1920-1939)
After World War I the right to vote for women changed due to their protests, demonstrations and work for the home front. This handout cover the Expansion of Suffrage in the United States relating to the 19th Amendment passed in Congress.
The Roaring Twenties was seen as a great time in American history and this somewhat lengthy but informative lesson on the New Era and the 1920's illustrates society and government actions leading up to the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
However, all was not perfect in this decade. The Ku Klux Klan in 1924 handout along with the K.K.K. Perspective (1926) on nativism and the case of Sacco and Vanzetti tell of a different life in many regions of the nation.
After World War I the right to vote for women changed due to their protests, demonstrations and work for the home front. This handout cover the Expansion of Suffrage in the United States relating to the 19th Amendment passed in Congress.
The Roaring Twenties was seen as a great time in American history and this somewhat lengthy but informative lesson on the New Era and the 1920's illustrates society and government actions leading up to the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
However, all was not perfect in this decade. The Ku Klux Klan in 1924 handout along with the K.K.K. Perspective (1926) on nativism and the case of Sacco and Vanzetti tell of a different life in many regions of the nation.
The Harlem Renaissance and Black Nationalism handout covers the African American cultural and political changes that took place during the 1920's and 1930's. It was a time for freedom and equal rights while showing the true talents and cultural identifies of the African American. people.
A Trip through Texas, tells of a unique view of America in the 1920's and is definitely worth reading to obtain a different perspective and point of view towards American society during these times. However the nation would struggle for many years as seen in the handout that covers The Great Depression.
The Grapes of Wrath, an extract from the book written by John Steinbeck, is an incredible source of understanding life during this time and combined with the Brother can you spare a dime lyrics illustrate the toils of these who are desperate and have little hope.
The "3R's" are the focus of the following lesson that covers Franklin D. Roosevelt and The New Deal. This link goes to the Photographs to accompany the New Deal and includes the TVA project show the success of the programs in the 1930's.