a person is enfranchised if they have been given the right to vote in elections

the elected group of politicians who make laws for the USA are referred to as Congress

any type of device or drug used to try and prevent pregnancy is described as a contraceptive

a flapper was a young woman who followed new fashion trends and acted independently

Women and the 'boom' in 1920s America

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sex or sexual body parts, including sex education.

Depiction or discussion of sexual content

elected group of politicians who make laws for the USA

devices or drugs used to try and prevent pregnancy

young women who acted independently during the 1920s

Match each of the keywords to their correct definitions.

In which region of the USA were the majority of African American women still prevented from voting after 1920?

The typical male cotton weaver in 1920 was paid $29 per week. How much was a typical female weaver paid per week?

Which professional jobs were most common for women to work in during the 1920s?

some women were willing to have more sexual relationships

some women decided to have less sexual relationships

most women refused to use or support contraception so it had no effect

some women were willing to have sexual relationships outside of marriage

all women continued to only have sexual relationships when married

How did contraception affect female relationships during the 1920s?

Which group did the President of Florida University accuse of "carrying the present generation to destruction"?

Write the missing word. If something is {{}}, it is brought into a country illegally

How many Americans went to the cinema weekly by 1930?

What became more common as a direct result of Prohibition?

Prohibition had little impact on ordinary Americans

Prohibition led to a rise in violent crime

Prohibition was not respected by many Americans

What does the increase in speakeasies suggest about Prohibition?

Starter Quiz