Unit 3:

The Interwar Period

Unit Goals

Guiding Questions

- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the key events, themes, and developments in modern U.S. history from 1918-1941.
- Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to interpret historical events and draw connections between them.
- Students will critically evaluate the impact of major social, political, economic, and cultural changes in modern U.S. history during the Interwar Period, between WWI and WWII.
- Students will compare and contrast different historical perspectives on significant events, movements, and figures.
- Students will effectively synthesize information gathered from multiple sources to support their historical interpretations and arguments.
- Students will communicate their historical understanding and analysis effectively through oral presentations, written essays, and/or multimedia projects.
- Students will engage in respectful and constructive discussions with peers, sharing and defending their interpretations of historical events and themes.
- Students will explore the global context of modern U.S. history, including America's role in international conflicts, alliances, and diplomatic relations.
- Students will examine the impact of globalization on U.S. society and the interconnectedness of global events with domestic developments.
- Students will explore their roles as informed and active citizens, understanding the importance of civic participation and social responsibility in a democratic society.

What is the appropriate role of government in citizens' economic lives?

Was the New Deal successful?

Standards Alignment

Civ.14.US.b. Analyze the 18th and 19th Amendments and their relationship with both Progressivism and wartime policies.

His.4.US.c. Analyze how racism shaped perspectives about individuals and groups and influenced government policy in the interwar period (e.g., education, eugenics, immigration, suffrage).

His.4.US.d. Analyze complex and interacting factors that led to the Great Migration (e.g., educational and economic opportunity, Jim Crow laws, racial terrorism).

His.6.US.a. Analyze how authors, artists, and musicians documented perspectives and experiences of individuals and groups in the interwar period (e.g., art, ephemera, film, literature, music).

His.12.US.b. Develop questions to investigate the causes and effects of the Great Depression using multiple historical sources.

Eco.13.US.a. Explain why advancements in the factory system expanded consumer culture and increased standards of living for individuals and groups in the United States (e.g., housing access, mass production, urbanization, utilities).

Eco.6.US.a. Explain the reasons for federal intervention to stabilize markets in response to the Great Depression (e.g., banking, competition, housing, labor, stocks).

Eco.8.US.a. Describe the possible consequences, both intended and unintended, of government policies to address social and economic problems during the Great Depression (e.g., civil rights, immigration, New Deal).