prosperity is a situation in which someone is successful, usually by earning a lot of money

'boom years' are a period of time when businesses are doing well and wages are rising

unfair treatment of someone because of their gender, race, sexual orientation, age, disability or religion is described as discrimination

American people and the 'boom' in the 1920s

History

Causes of the 'boom'

The role of Henry Ford in the 'boom'

Losers of the 'boom' in 1920s America

The Red Scare in 1920s America

Racial tension in early 20th century America

American society in the 1920s

Women and the 'boom' in 1920s America

The Wall Street Crash

The Great Depression

President Hoover and the 1932 presidential election

Effects of the Great Depression on American society

Roosevelt's New Deal

Opposition to the New Deal

1930s American popular culture

World War Two and the US economy

World War Two and US society

American recovery from the Great Depression

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

Post-war American popular culture

McCarthyism and the second Red Scare

Change in Post-War America

Segregation in the USA

Direct action and the Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King and peaceful protest

Black Power and the Civil Rights Movement

Civil rights legislation in the 1960s

The New Frontier and Great Society

The US Feminist Movement in the 1960s and 1970s

Social and civil progress in the USA, c.1950-1973

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

Period Studies

period when businesses are doing well and wages are rising

unfair treatment of someone because of their sex, race or religion

when someone is successful, usually by earning a lot of money

Match each keyword with its correct definition.

How much did average wages rise by in the USA during the 1920s?

Write the missing word. {{}} stars were able to become very wealthy from their films.

guarantees of high-paying jobs in the North

equal treatment of African Americans in the North

Which of the following reasons encouraged many African Americans to leave the South during the 1920s?

most female professionals worked as doctors, dentists and accountants

most women worked in low-skilled, low-paying jobs

women were not hired to work in high-paying jobs

Which of the following statements about 1920s America are accurate?

unemployment fell from over 5% to just over 3%

radio ownership increased by over 150 times 

Hollywood stars like Clara Bow were paid $1600 per week

Which example best demonstrates that many Americans could afford more consumer goods between 1920 and 1929?

Write the missing word. A {{}} was a young woman who followed new fashion trends and acted independently.

What happened to female employment between 1920 and 1929?

Write the missing word. The elected group of politicians who make laws for the USA are referred to as ...

flappers often dressed in knee-length skirts

women started careers in new areas like sales

Which examples show that some women gained greater social freedoms during the 1920s?

Becomes illegal to prevent someone from voting solely because of their race

Becomes illegal to prevent someone from voting solely because of their sex

Congress approves funding for childcare for the first time

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Starter Quiz

Write the missing word. A was a young woman who followed new fashion trends and acted independently.