Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – Chapter 11
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Chapter 11 Introductory Essay: 1920-1932
Essay - 7853 Words
Essay
7853 Words
What challenges did the U.S. face in the post-WWI era?
Was Prohibition a Success or a Failure?
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40 Min
Given the impact on the economic, social, and political lives of Americans, was the outlawing of the manufacturing and sale of alcohol a wise policy? David E. Hamilton and Johnathan O’Neill debate this question.
Was Prohibition a Success or a Failure Graphic Organizer
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Activity
40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
U.S. Foreign Policy between the Wars
Essay - 2213 Words
Essay
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By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.
“Silent Cal” Coolidge
Essay - 2498 Words
Essay
2498 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of developments in popular culture in the United States over time.
Postwar Race Riots
Essay - 2399 Words
Essay
2399 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of developments in popular culture in the United States over time.
Mitchell Palmer, “The Case against the Reds,” 1920
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Ellison DuRant Smith, “Shut the Door,” 1924
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Charles Lindbergh and Flight
Essay - 2549 Words
Essay
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the innovations in communication and technology in the United States over time.
Andy Razaf (lyrics), Thomas “Fats” Waller and Harry Brooks (score), “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” Jazz and the Radio, 1929
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Cartoon Analysis: Elmer Andrews Bushnell, “The Sky Is Now Her Limit,” 1920
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Marcus Garvey, “Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World,” 1920
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Charlie Chaplin, The Kid, 1921
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Alice Paul and the Equal Rights Amendment (Lucretia Mott Amendment), 1923
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Langston Hughes, “I, Too” and “The Weary Blues,” 1920 and 1925
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Ernest Hemingway and the Lost Generation
Lesson - 1 Activities
Lesson
1 Activities
90 Min
Use this Lesson to have students analyze the effect of WWI on western culture and how this was dealt with by authors such as Ernest Hemingway.
90 Min
The Blues and the Great Migration
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Lesson
Use this Lesson with the Langston Hughes, "I, Too" and "The Weary Blues," 1920 and 1925 Primary Source and the Andy Razaf (lyrics), Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks (score), "Ain't Misbehavin'," Jazz and the Radio, 1929 Primary Source to show students how migration influence art and literature through the Harlem Renaissance movement. In this lesson, developed by and included with the permission of Teach Rock , students will analyze various accounts of the Great Migration to address the following question: How did the Great Migration spread southern culture and help give the blues a central place in American popular music?
Should Herbert Hoover Be Considered an Activist President?
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40 Min
Did Herbert Hoover use unprecedented federal power to try to stymy the calamities of the Great Depression or was he a conservative who tried to uphold the traditional governing structure of the country? Glen Jeansonne and Michael Parrish debate the question.
Should Herbert Hoover Be Considered an Activist President Graphic Organizer
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Activity
40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
The Bonus Army
Essay - 2140 Words
Essay
2140 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain the causes of the Great Depression and its effects on the economy.
The Crash of 1929
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes of the Great Depression and its effects on the economy.
The Spanish Flu of 1919
Essay - 2170 Words
Essay
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of international and internal migration patterns over time.
The KKK during Reconstruction vs. the KKK in the 1920s
Lesson
Lesson
85 Min
Use this Lesson with the Postwar Race Riots Narrative, The Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s Narrative, and Marcus Garvey, "Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World," 1920 Primary Source to highlight the struggles of African Americans during the 1920s.
Henry Ford and Alfred P. Sloan: Industrialization and Competition
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Essay
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the innovations in communication and technology in the United States over time.