UIL Academics

TOPIC: The The Roar of the 1920s and Their Echo Through Time: From the Great War to the Great Depression

PRIMARY READING SELECTION

New World Coming: The 1920s and the Making of Modern America by Nathan Miller Da Capo Press; (2003)

2022-2023 Reading List

Research these Court Cases

●Schenck v. United States (1919) ● United States v. Wheeler (1920) ● Ozawa v. United States (1922) ● Moore v. Dempsey (1923) ● Gitlow v. New York (1925) ● Pierce vs. Society of Sisters (1925) ● Whitney v. California (1927) ● Buck v Bell (1927) ● Nixon v. Herndon (1927) ● Olmstead v. United States (1928)

Documentary to watch

●Prohibition, Ken Burns (2011)

Laws/Legislation

●18th, 19th, and 21st Amendments

● Immigration Act (1917) https://immigrationhistory.org/item/1917-barred-zone-act/

● Volstead Act (1920) https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/volstead-act

● Emergency Quota Act (1921) https://immigrationhistory.org/item/%E2%80%8B1921-emergency-quota-law/

● Kellogg Briand Pact (1928) https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/kbpact.asp

● Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/boulder-canyon-project-act

● Undesirable Aliens Act/Blease's Law (1929) https://immigrationhistory.org/item/undesirable-aliens-act-of-1929-bleases-law/

Websites

https://www.britannica.com https://www.infoplease.com https://www.encyclopedia.com/

Articles

Follow the following news sites on twitter.com and be prepared for a quiz over current events this week.

@uilciande

@nytimes

@TIME

@USATODAY

@TexasTribune

@CNN

@WhiteHouse

@TX_gov

@dallasnews

@TexasMonthly

@Foxnews

@NBCnews

@CBSnews

@ABC

@cnnbrk