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Topic 7.15 Comparison in Period 7
Topic 7.15 Comparison in Period 7
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Compare the relative significance of the major events of the first half of the 20th century in shaping American identity.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Compare the relative significance of the major events of the first half of the 20th century in shaping American identity.
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
KC 7.1 Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform US society and its economic system.
KC 7.1 1 The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.
KC 7.1.2 In the Progressive Era of the early 20th century, Progressives responded to political corruption, economic instability, and social concerns by calling for greater government action and other political and social measures.
KC 7.1.3 During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the US into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American liberalism.
KC 7.2 Innovations in communications and technology contributed to the growth of mass culture, while significant changes occurred in internal and international migration patterns.
KC 7.2.1 Popular culture grew in influence in US society, even as debates increased over the effects of culture on public values, morals, and American national identity.
KC 7.2.2 Economic pressures, global events, and political developments caused sharp variations in the numbers, sources, and experiences of both international and internal migrants.
KC 7.3 Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into apposition of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.
KC 7.3.1 In the late 19th century and early 20th century, new US territorial ambitions and acquisitions in the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific accompanied heightened public debates over America’s role in the world.
KC 7.3.2 World War I and its aftermath intensified ongoing debates about the nation’s role in the world and how best to achieve national security and pursue American interests.
KC 7.3.3 US involvement in World War II transformed American society, while the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis powers vaulted the US into a position of global, political, and military leadership.
Learning Activities
Learning Activities
Readings
Readings
This section lists all of the required and supplemental readings addressing this topic within this module.
As you read, annotate or take notes in a style of your choice.
As you read, annotate or take notes in a style of your choice.
Preview the options for the Topic Reflection assignment that you will complete as a final product for this topic. This will help you decide how you want to gather your information. The research (information) you gather from the readings (and the presentation) will be used in creating your final product that requires you to answer the essential question for this topic.
REQUIRED: Textbook: AMSCO, 4th edition.
Topic: Topic 7.15
Option: AMSCO, 3rd edition. Chapters 20-25
Topic_07.15.pdfAMSCO Ch 20.pdfAMSCO Ch 21.pdfAMSCO Ch 22.pdfAMSCO Ch 23.pdfAMSCO Ch 24.pdfAMSCO Ch 25.pdf
EXTENDED: Textbook: Brinkley, Alan. American History: Connecting with the Past
Topic: Chapters 19-25
Supplemental: PPT of chapter overview
PPT_brinkley15_ch19.pptPPT_brinkley15_ch20.pptPPT_brinkley15_ch21.pptPPT_brinkley15_ch22.pptPPT_brinkley15_ch23.pptPPT_brinkley15_ch24.pptPPT_brinkley15_ch25.ppt
Presentations
Presentations
Preview the options for the Topic Reflection assignment that you will complete as a final product for this topic to help you decide how you want to gather your information.
OPTIONAL: View one of the following presentations.
OPTIONAL: View one of the following presentations.
Academic Conversation
Academic Conversation
In a group of 2-4 colleagues, participate in an academic conversation focusing on the following topic/s:
Topic Essential Question
Optional but highly recommended. Work smarter, not harder.
Optional but highly recommended. Work smarter, not harder.
Extended Research
Extended Research
The following activities are considered works in progress. Although progress checks will be completed and feedback provided, you will only officially submit them at the conclusion of the module or specifically identified dates.. This will provide you flexibility in completing them with accuracy, depth, and purpose. Completion of these activities promote long-term preparation for the course and AP exams.
Extended Research files will be provided through our Google Classroom as an assignment.
REQUIRED: Submit Key Concepts for Period 7
REQUIRED: Submit Key Concepts for Period 7
Complete your extended research for all key concepts for this module then submit in Google Classroom.
Period 7
REQUIRED: Submit SAQs for Period 7
REQUIRED: Submit SAQs for Period 7
Complete your responses for all SAQs for this module then submit in Google Classroom.
Period 7
Review: Personal Progress Check (PPC)
Review: Personal Progress Check (PPC)
The following activity is designed to help you gauge your understanding of this topic. You will need to log into your My AP account in order to access the assignment. At the conclusion of a module, you will complete a Personal Progress Check (PPC) for the module which includes AP exam aligned stimulus based multiple choice questions spanning the entire module. These questions are designed to provide you immediate feedback.
REQUIRED: Personal Progress Check
REQUIRED: Personal Progress Check
Go to your My AP account in the lockdown browser and complete the following assignment.
PPC Period 7
Topic Assignment: Answer the Essential Question
Topic Assignment: Answer the Essential Question
Gather and report information (specific, relevant vocabulary, names, dates, and details) that would be used to write a formal response that answers the essential question for this topic. Regardless of format, the response must include a properly written thesis statement. Refer to Topic 1.1 and Thesis Statement pages for assignment support.
REQUIRED: Select one of the following formats to present research that answers the topic essential question that includes a properly written thesis statement.
REQUIRED: Select one of the following formats to present research that answers the topic essential question that includes a properly written thesis statement.
Refer to Topic 1.1 or Thesis Statement (X. However, A and B. Therefore, Y.) for more details.
Create a mind map.
Create an infographic.
Create a formal outline.
Create a graphic organizer.
Record a short video clip reponse (no more than 2-minutes).
Save your work.
Save your work.
Store in your Google Drive>>APUSH>>APUSH Portfolio>>Period 7 Module.
Store in your Google Drive>>APUSH>>APUSH Portfolio>>Period 7 Module.
This is the end of the module. You will now complete the Celebration of Knowledge (exam) for Period 7 combined with Period 6.
This is the end of the module. You will now complete the Celebration of Knowledge (exam) for Period 7 combined with Period 6.
Celebration of Knowledge >> MCQ: Period based exams
Celebration of Knowledge >> MCQ: Period based exams
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