food, money or services provided to people in need is called relief

the federal government is the national government of the USA

the Alphabet Agencies were organisations set up to manage the New Deal

a pension is money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work

a domestic servant is a person who works in someone else's home, performing duties such as cooking and cleaning

Roosevelt's New Deal

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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

food, money or services provided to people in need

money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work

Match up each keyword with its correct definition.

How many Americans were employed by the Public Works Administration (PWA)?

Select the correct missing word. The Emergency Banking Act temporarily closed all banks and only allowed those judged to be {{ }} to re-open.

What was the main focus of the Social Secuirty Act?

The New Deal failed to reduce the problem of unemployment.

The New Deal created some recovery but this was not complete.

The New Deal led to most Americans becoming poorer.

The New Deal led removed the problem of unemployment.

The US unemployment rate was 17.2% in 1939. Based on this, which conclusion is most valid?

Second New Deal, including social security, introduced

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

Write the missing word. When people are extremely poor and struggle to meet some of their basic needs, we can say they are living in {{}}.

Which event triggered the Great Depression?

Write the missing word. The rise of fun, fast and exciting popular entertainment meant the 1920s becoming known as the {{}} Twenties.

Which political party did all US presidents belong to between 1921 and 1933?

Why did US agriculture struggle in the 1920s?

All groups of Americans suffered equally from the Great Depression.

All Americans suffered, but to different extents, during the Great Depression.

Most Americans suffered during the Great Depression but not all did.

Most Americans were not affected by the Great Depression.

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