something is stimulated if it is encouraged to develop, grow or increase its activity

American recovery from the Great Depression

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

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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

What keyword means being encouraged to develop, grow or increase its activity?

In which year was the New Deal introduced?

to create more jobs in the banking sector

to increase the number of banks in the US

to restore confidence in the banking sector

Which of the following sentences accurately describes the purpose of the Emergency Banking Act?

‘Alphabet Agencies’ like the AAA set up

Match the problem from the Great Depression with the response provided by the New Deal.

Women gained new jobs but were paid less than men.

One aircraft manufacturer hired 10 African Americans from a workforce of 30 000.

The female workforce increased from 12 million to 19 million.

Roughly one million African Americans fought for the US.

Which of the following statements best demonstrate the discrimination faced by some Americans when looking for work during WW2? Select the correct answers.

In which year did the US begin fighting in WW2?

A {{ }} is a person whose job involves joining pieces of metal together. 

Douglas MacArthur called the WACs “my best soldiers”.

Douglas MacArthur called the WACs “my worst soldiers”.

Douglas MacArthur called the WACs “my powerful soldiers”.

Which of the following statements is a description given by Douglas MacArthur, an army general, of the Women’s Army Corps?

Which of the following statements is evidence for discrimination affecting Black nurses in the Army Nurse Corps?

Which laws legalising racial segregation remained in place throughout WW2?

What was the name of the campaign supporting the USA’s war aims to promote democracy and freedom abroad and for African Americans at home?

A system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have is {{ }}.


American recovery from the Great Depression

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