GDP refers to the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

some companies sell shares in order to raise money; people who own shares in a company receive part of the company’s profits

laissez-faire beliefs suggest that the government should not interfere with the economy

a tariff is a government tax on imports into a country

goods which people use for their own benefit, such as cars or clothes, are known as consumer goods

Causes of the 'boom'

History

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

American people and the 'boom' in the 1920s

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

total value of goods and services produced by a country

where the government avoids interfering with the economy

allow owners to take a portion of a company's profits

a government tax on imports into a country

Match up the keywords with the correct definitions.

Which of the following goods was commonly produced on assembly lines?

Write the missing word. {{}} politicians in the USA were usually in favour of laissez-faire policies in the 1920s.

What name was also given to credit schemes?

unemployment rose and average wages fell during the 1920s

unemployment and average wages fell during the 1920s

unemployment fell and average wages rose during the 1920s

unemployment and average wages rose during the 1920s

What name is given to the process whereby changes in the US economy positively reinforced the effects of other changes?

Which word best describes someone who buys goods?

What type of economic activity is involved in industry?

Write the missing word. The Industrial {{}} began in Britain in the 18th century.

Which of the following countries was not initially involved in WWI?

they are the most powerful group in the Americas

they are the most populous group in the Americas

they were the original inhabitants of the Americas

Why can Native Americans be described as 'indigenous' to the Americas?

abolition of slavery in the British Empire

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

Starter Quiz

Which word best describes someone who buys goods?