unfair treatment of someone because of their gender, race, sexual orientation, age, disability or religion is described as discrimination

reservations are areas of land set aside for use by Native Americans

groups of people are segregated if they are separated from one another. In the USA, people were often segregated based on their race

a ghetto is an area of a city where people of a particular race or religion live, especially a poor area

a quota sets a maximum or minimum number for the amount of people who can do something

Losers of the 'boom' in 1920s America

History

Causes of the 'boom'

The role of Henry Ford in the 'boom'

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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

an area of a city where people of a particular race live

when groups kill a person they consider guilty without trial

areas of land set aside for Native Americans

separating groups of people based on their race

Match up each keyword with its correct definition.

Write the missing name. The {{}} was a popular organisation during the 1920s which focused most of its attention on intimidating and attacking African Americans.

Which of the following was not a reason for the decline in agriculture and the coal industry?

What was the religion of most recent immigrants who were arriving in the USA by 1920?

hoped to escape poverty and racism in the South

majority of African American's lived in northern US cities

US government encouraged African Americans to move

Why did many African Americans move from the South during the Great Migration?

most established immigrants in the USA came from countries like Britain and Germ

most recent immigrants in the USA came from countries like Italy and Russia

US Immigration Quota Law limited immigration to 350 000 people per year

US National Origins Act limited immigration to 150 000 people per year

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

Write the missing word. The Model T was designed and manufactured by Henry ...

Which American political party introduced laissez-faire policies during the 1920s?

Write the missing word. Racial {{}} involves treating people unfairly because of their race.

Henry Ford allowed his workers to join trade unions

Henry Ford encouraged his workers to join trade unions

Henry Ford opposed his workers joining trade unions

$1 billion worth of roads were built per year

provided roadside restaurants and hotels for drivers

supplied key goods used to manufacture cars

Match each industry with the correct description of how it benefitted from increased car production and ownership.

new jobs and investment generated in the oil industry

Starting with the first step, sort the following developments into order to explain how car manufacturing benefitted the oil industry.

Starter Quiz