an assembly line is a production line in a factory where goods are produced in large numbers

a trade union is an organisation of workers formed to protect their collective interests

a strike is a period of time when people refuse to work in order to demand better working conditions

the act of putting money into a business is known as an investment

The role of Henry Ford in the 'boom'

History

Causes of 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

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

an organisation of workers formed to protect their interests

a period of time when people refuse to work 

production line in a factory where goods are produced

Match each keyword with its correct definition.

Write the misisng word. Henry Ford did not allow his employees to organise into trade ...

Match each of the statistics with the value which represents them.

Write the missing word. Assembly lines allowed workers to become more {{}} so manufacturing became quicker and cheaper.

Henry Ford became one of the richest businessmen in the world

investment in the US oil industry increased

Identify the spin-off benefit of the boom in car production.

it encouraged many car owners purchase multiple homes

it encouraged some car owners to give up their homes completely

How did increased car ownership affect housing in the USA?

governments avoid interfering with the economy

governments take complete control over the economy

What best describes the effect of laissez-faire policies?

What happened to the US economy in the 1920s?

Britain and France owed the USA reparations for damages caused during WWI

Britain and France promised aid to the USA after WWI

Britain and France owed the USA for loans taken out during WWI

Why did countries like Britain and France have to pay large sums of money to the USA during the 1920s?

Write the missing word. The US experienced a cycle of {{}} as different causes of economic growth affected one another and accelerated growth.

consumers allowed to buy goods by making small payments spread out over time

more people can afford to purchase consumer goods

production of consumer goods increases to meet higher demand

businesses employ more workers and incraese wages

Sort the following into order to explain how hire purchase schemes contributed to economic growth.

Starter Quiz