Prohibition was the name given to the ban on alcohol in the USA from 1920-1933

enforcement refers to processes such as policing which are used to make sure people obey the law

a speakeasy was an illegal bar set up during the period of Prohibition in the USA

if something is smuggled, it is brought into a country illegally

American society in the 1920s

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

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 sensitive content

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Write the missing word. Films produced with sound were known as '...'.

Match each of the individuals with their correct career.

Which of the following arguments did 'dries' make about Prohibition?

alcohol consumption became more common after Prohibition began

alcohol consumption became less common after Prohibition began

alcohol consumption remained the same after Prohibition began

criminal gangs smuggle alcohol into the USA and set up speakeasies

competing gangs violently attack one another in order to maximise their profits

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

Write the missing word. If groups of people are {{}}, they have been separated from other groups because of a characteristic such as their race.

What happened to the prices of agricultural goods in the USA after 1920?

Where did most recent immigrants in the USA come from in the 1920s?

What name was often given to established groups of immigrants in the USA in the 1920s?

land on Reservations was usually of poor quality

Native American population grew between 1920 and 1930

Native Americans were indigenous to the Americas

some forms of Native American worship were outlawed

Which example best demonstrates that Native Americans did not enjoy a boom in the 1920s?

new technology led to American farmers overproducing food

extra taxes on American food exports made them less competitive

the number of people employed in American agriculture fell

Which example best demonstrates that American farmers suffered from tariffs?

Starter Quiz