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US/World History II- Mr. Werner
Unit III Outline: The
Name_________________________
Roaring 20’s and the Great Depression
Enduring Understandings
American
EU#1: The United States has gradually risen as a global power throughout the
20th century.
EU#2: The United States has experienced societal change because of factors such as new
technologies, shifting demographics, changes in values and attitudes, and the role
of government.
World History
EU #3: The successes and failures of social, political, and economic systems and
movements have shaped 20th century World History.
EU #4: Conflict and cooperation between nations has ebbed and flowed during the
20th century as a result of social, political, and economic systems and movements.
Essential Questions
1) What are the long-term impact of World War I?
2) How was the 1920s a period of expansion of rights and restrictions of freedoms for some
groups in the United States?
3) What was the impact of the new economy of the 1920s on American society?
4) What are the causes of the Great Depression?
5) How did the United States government respond to the Great Depression?
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Unit III Outline: 1920s and 1930s
The Roaring 20’s and the Great Depression
DATE
Mon
Tues
Wed
Th
Fri
24
25
26
27
28
TOPIC
1920’s Overview/Project Descriptions
1920s Basics
1920’s: U.S. Culture
Library Work Day
1920’s: U.S. Culture
HOMEWORK
None
Blue 482-488
Blue 492-497
Blue 498-503
Project
Mon
Tues
Wed
Th
Fri
31
1
2
3
4
1920’s: Italy, Germany, Japan
Ku Klux Klan / Women / Prohibition & Crime
Radio & Movies / Sports
African-Americans / Harlem Renaissance
Ms. McBride talks about PLAN TEST
Project
Mon
Tues
7
8
Wed
Th
Fri
9
10
11
Automobile / Lindberg
Scopes Trial / Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
/ Red Scare
Stock Market Basics
PLAN TEST
Stock Market Crash
Review Questions
None
Blue 530-534
Mon
Tues
Wed
Th
Fri
14
15
16
17
18
Causes of the Depression
Life in the Depression
FDR: The New Deal
Germany: 1932
Nazi Rise to Power
Blue 535-539
Blue 552-562
Green 842-850
Green 850-858
Mein Kampf
Mon
Tues
21
22
Nazi Ideology/Review for test
Test over 1920s and Great Depression
Study for Tes
None
Project
assigned article
Topics to choose from for projects
Ku Klux Klan
Radio & movies
Harlem Renaissance
Automobile
Scopes Trial (evolution)
Prohibition & Crime
Women in the 1920’s
The Golden Age of sports
African American history (more general)
Charles Lindberg
Sacco- Vanzetti Trial (immigration)
Red Scare
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Blue 482-488
1) Define nativism.
2) Why were Sacco and Vanzetti arrested? Were they found guilty? What is your impression of
the case?
3) Define eugenics.
4) Who was William J. Simmons?
5) How did the U.S. attempt to control immigration in the 1920s? Is this morally right?
6) Describe the “New Morality.”
7) What happened in the Scopes Trial?
8) What was the Volstead Act?
Blue 492-497
1) How did “American artists and writers challenge traditional ideas?”
2) How did the prosperity of the 1920’s lead to an increase in sports?
3) What was the first “talking” picture? What could compare or be an equivalent to the talking
picture today in terms of people first seeing technology?
4) How did the mass media do more than just entertain?
Blue 498-503
1) What was the Harlem Renaissance?
2) What was the Great Migration?
3) Name 3 important writers and 3 important musicians of this time period.
4) Who was Marcus Garvey?
Assigned Article
Review Questions on Stock Market Basics
1) Define the following words: stock, share, market.
2) What makes stocks go up? What makes stocks go down?
3) Why do people buy stocks?
Blue 530-534
1) What were the 1928 campaign issues?
2) Define the following terms: bull market, margin, margin call, speculation
3) What was “Black Tuesday?”
4) List the roots of the Great Depression. Explain how each one led to the depression.
Blue 535-539
1) Who was Dorothea Lange?
2) What was a Hooverville?
3) Explain the causes of the Dustbowl.
4) What was the regionalist school of art?
5) How were Steinbeck and Faulkner different from previous American writers?
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Blue 552-562
1) Describe Roosevelt’s background.
2) What was the 100 Days?
3) Explain the following aspects of the New Deal: Emergency Banking Relief Act, Securities
and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agricultural Adjustment
Administration, National Industrial Recovery Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, Public
Works Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority.
Green 842-850
1) Who was Mussolini?
2) How did Mussolini rise to power?
3) What is fascism?
4) What was the New Economic Policy (NEP)?
5) What did Stalin’s first five year plan emphasize?
Green 850-858
1) What is anti-Semitism?
2) What is Mein Kampf?
3) Who won the 1932 election?
4) Define “total state.”
5) Who is Heinrich Himmler?
6) What is the Hitler Youth?
Mein Kampf
For each of the labeled sections, underline one quote that you find interesting/disturbing and re-write
it in your own words.
PROJECT
US/World History II
1920’s and 1930’s
Roaring 20’s and Great Depression in American Society
In this unit, we will have student Prezi presentations on topics regarding American society
in the 1920’s. Pairs of students will select one of the 12 topics and present an informative
and interesting lesson plan on the subject that they have selected. Each presentation will
be about 20 minutes and will be graded on the following criteria:
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CATEGORY
Exceptional
Accomplishing
Individual
Presentation
Content
Shows a good understanding of
the topic, goes beyond what is on
Prezi screen.
The content throughout the
presentation is accurate.
Shows a fairly good
Does not seem to understand the
understanding of parts of the
topic very well, reads to class off
topic, needs to enhance what is the Prezi screen
on the Prezi screen
Individual
Preparedness
Interesting, well prepared with
smooth delivery that holds the
audiences attention Practiced
material well!
The student is somewhat
Student does not seem at all
prepared, a few more rehearsals prepared to present.
would have helped.
Awkward pauses and/or
uninterntional silences may have
been present.
Individual
Body Posture,
Eye Contact
and Volume
Stands up straight and
establishes eye contact with
everyone in the room during the
presentation. Speakers are easily
understood and heard, clearly
pronunciated material.
At times, stands up straight and
establishes eye contact, though
not consistenly. Looks at screen
too often.
Does not look at audience enough
during the presentation, looks at
screen too much. At times,
difficult to hear and understand
speakers.
Covers the main points of the
topic.Showed a comfortable
understanding of the topic.
Useful information on the topic
was presented to the audience.
Begining to show understanding of
topic, yet one or more topics
needed to be covered are
missing/incorrect.
Prezi
Presentation
Content
Covers the topic very well.
Presentation shows noteable
insight or understanding of the
topic.
Learning
Individual Presentation Grade: _____ / 50
6
Prezi
Presentation
Organization
Well organized using features of
Prezi such as grouping and path.
Text and color also help organize
information.
Logically organized. Easy to
Project has not clearly organized.
follow. Made use of some Prezi Parts seem out of order and/or
features to accomplish this.
unfinished.
Prezi
Presentation
Layout
Color, images, video support topic,
are attractive, and creative. Layout
exploits particular strengths of
Prezi format. Appropriate use of
text sizes and graphics.
Layout is attractive and easy to
follow. Some text hard to read
and more graphics would have
been nice.
Prezi
Presentation
Text
Presentation has 15-20 items in its Presentation has 10-14 items in 1-9 items were included in the
path, a combination of text and
its path, a combination of text Prezi path. More than 5
images. No grammatical or spelling and images., 2 - 3 grammatical grammatical or spelling errors
errors.
or spelling errors
Prezi
Presentation
Bibliography
All sources cited. Bibliography
Has a bibliography, though
Missing a bibliography.
points out where each picture was format may be incorrect or
obtained.
perhaps not all sources are
cited.
Group Prezi Grade: _____ / 25
Overall Grade: _____/75
Visuals, images, and/or color
detract from the topic of the
presentation and were distracting.
Some text was hard to read, could
have used more graphics.
*Complete Group Evaluation Form Below–REQUIRED TO TURN IN BEFORE YOU PRESENT
Your Task: Complete a Prezi presentation that includes all elements of the project content that Mr. Werner
handed out to you and your group.
For more details, please see the rubric on grading criteria:
1. You must be able to deliver your presentation and elaborate from the notes. Do not just read
straight off the slide and move on
2. Include many pictures and one video.
3. The presentation should be about 20 minutes. Everybody needs time to present and we have large
groups on one class.
4. Use proper spelling. Please make sure to use the spell check feature when you are finished.
5. Once again, go beyond what is on the Prezi presentation path when and if you make a presentation
to the class.
6. When finished, please e-mail presentation to Mr. Werner at kurtis_werner@clayton.k12.mo.us
7. Also, when e-mailing, include project name and hour (2nd, 3rd, 4th ) in subject heading
8. Just as a reminder, did you include a bibliography of your sources (list of websites for
information)?
Group Evaultion Form (to be turned in before you present)
Who were the members in your group? (First and last names, pleaase).
Group
Presentation
All members take part, group is Group is somewhat prepared,
The workload was not divided,
well prepared
presentation not evenly balanced, some group members are viewed
need more practice
as not doing their share.
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Did you have any problems in your group? Did anybody’s participation really stand out to you? How so?
Please explain.
Reflection Question: Essential Question #2: Is your topi an explansion of rights or a restriction of freedoms?
Could it be both?