The 1920s and 1930s
U.S. History
1920's Flapper
Mark Mathoslan
CC BY-NC-SA
Police from Division 9 with casks seized during Prohibition
Boston Public Library
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The Causes of The Great Depression/FDR Memorial Site
Tony Fischer
CC BY
Do you know about these events of the 1920s and 1930s?
(VUS.10) Demonstrate knowledge of key domestic events of the 1920s and 1930s by
a) analyzing how radio, movies, newspapers, and magazines created popular culture and challenged traditional values;
b) assessing the causes and consequences of the stock market crash of 1929;
c) explaining the causes of the Great Depression and its impact on the American people;
d) describing how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal relief, recovery, and reform measures addressed the Great Depression and expanded the government’s role in the economy.
CULTURE
How did radio, movies, newspapers, and magazines create popular culture and promote challenges to traditional values?
Causes
- What caused the stock market crash of 1929?
- What were the consequences of the stock market crash of 1929?
- What were the causes of the Great Depression?
Effects
How did the depression affect the lives of Americans?
Recovery
- How did the New Deal attempt to address the causes and effects of the Great Depression?
- What impact did the New Deal have on the role of the federal government?
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Curators
Melina Easter
Curator of Recovery lesson
Email: meast011@odu.edu
Twitter: @MelinaEaster
Aimee Haslam
Curator of Effects lesson
Email: ahasl003@odu.edu
Twitter: @runtothelibrary
Becca LaVoie
Curator of Causes lesson
Email: rlavo001@odu.edu
Twitter: @mrsbeccalavoie
Tara Williams
Curator of Culture lesson
Email: twill162@odu.edu
Twitter: @mrstarawilliams