GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

consumerism is a situation where growing amounts of non-essential goods are sold and purchased

a government tax on imports into a country is called a tariff

inequality is a situation in which some groups in a society have more advantages than others

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

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

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

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

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

where growing amounts of non-essential goods are sold and purchased

schemes where consumers buy products without full upfront payment

Match each keyword with its correct definition.

How did average family incomes in the USA change between 1945 and 1954?

What was the name of the idea that all Americans could become successful through hard work?

What was the name of President Truman's plan to support those in poverty and tackle racial discrimination?

Veterans received more assistance than women and African Americans.

Women received more assistance than veterans and African Americans.

African Americans received more assistance than women and veterans

Which statement is most accurate about government aid in post-war America?

increased but remained lower than male wages

decreased and fell even further behind male wages

In what way did female wages change between 1945 and 1951?

Write the missing word. A {{}} is a government tax on imports into a country.

How did the USA react to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?

Black nurses in the US Army could treat white soldiers but not black soldiers.

Black nurses in the US Army could treat black soldiers but not white soldiers.

Black nurses in the US Army could treat white soldiers and black soldiers.

Black nurses could not serve in the US Army.

Which propaganda figure was used to encourage women in the USA to contribute to the war effort during WWII?

America goes to war after attack on Pearl Harbor

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

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

Lesson outcome

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