the non-military people of a country at war and their activities in support of the war effort are described as the home front

censorship is the act of preventing certain information from being seen or made available to the public

rationing is a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have

a riveter is a person whose job involves joining pieces of metal together. This was a common job in shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing

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

World War Two and US society

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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

he efforts of the the non-military people of a country at war t

system limiting the amount of something that each person can have

the separation of groups of people from each other

{{ }} is the act of preventing certain information from being seen or made available to the public


How many women joined the US armed forces during the war?

From which of the following jobs were women in the armed forces excluded from during WW2?


African Americans were not allowed to serve in the armed forces.

African Americans joined the armed forces but served in segregated units.

African Americans joined the armed forces and served in mixed units.

Which of the statements is most accurate in describing the situation for African Americans during WW2?

The campaign called for democracy and freedom abroad.

The campaign called for democracy and freedom at home.

It called for democracy and freedom abroad and for African Americans at home.

Which of the statements is best describes the Double V Campaign?

The process of supplying yourself or others with new weapons to rebuild military strength is called {{ }}.


Which acts were passed by Congress in August 1935 and May 1937?

What happened to the output of US industry during World War Two?

What happened to the rate of unemployment in the USA during WW2?

Which US president broadcasted a fireside chat in which he referred to the USA as the “great arsenal of democracy”?

World War Two and US society

Lesson outcome

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