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Year 11

USA boom years: how did the 'boom' affect the American people?

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In this unit, pupils begin their study of the USA by learning about the 'boom years' of the 1920s. They examine the economic boom itself, alongside social issues concerning racial tension, the Red Scare, and women's position in society.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of other Western democracies that they developed in year 9 units about 19th and 20th century Britain. It also builds on pupils' knowledge and understanding of the way Enlightenment ideas influenced the founding of the USA and of the influence of Russian Communism. This unit prepares pupils for the next unit where they learn about the impact of the Great Depression on America.

  1. Causes of the 'boom'
  2. The role of Henry Ford in the 'boom'
  3. Losers of the 'boom' in 1920s America
  4. The Red Scare in 1920s America
  5. Racial tension in early 20th century America
  6. American society in the 1920s
  7. Women and the 'boom' in 1920s America
  8. American people and the 'boom' in the 1920s

  • Pupils know that the USA was made up of settlers from primarily European countries.
  • Pupils know that the USA had expanded westwards throughout the 19th century.
  • Pupils know that America had expanded at the expense of its native inhabitants.
  • Pupils know that the USA had been victorious in the First World War.
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