a stock market is the place where investors can buy and sell shares in companies

speculation is when investors purchase shares, often with borrowed money, in the hope of selling them off in future for a profit

a tariff is a government tax on foreign-produced goods sold in a country

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

an export is a good which a country sells abroad

The Wall Street Crash

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 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

when investors bought shares but borrowed money to pay 90% of the cost

buying shares in the hope their value rises and re-selling them

the place where investors can buy and sell shares in companies

Match each keyword with its correct definition.

Write the missing word. 13 000 00 shares were sold on Wall Street on {{}} Thursday.

How did the number of Americans playing the stock market change between 1920 and 1929?

They couldn't buy anything if banks were closed.

They lost all of the savings kept with those banks.

Why were bank failures a problem for ordinary Americans?

US tariffs encouraged European countries to lower their own tariffs.

European countries retaliated against US tariffs.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events from the Wall Street Crash into chronological order.

Write the missing word. A {{}} is a government tax on foreign-produced goods sold in a country

Write the missing word. {{}} were attacks by mobs which involved killing a person they considered guilty of committing an offence, even though they hadn't been put on trial.

How did average American wages change during the 1920s?

Mass production led to fewer people being employed in manufacturing jobs.

Mass production led to workers becoming less efficient.

Mass production led to production times and costs falling.

Mass production led to poor quality products being manufactured.

Exit Quiz

Match each keyword with its correct definition.