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USA 1919 - 1941

The American Dream

The Roaring Twenties

Isolationism 2 - more depth

Henry Ford

The Wall Street Crash

Causes of the depression

The New Deal

Multimedia - United States 1919-1941

	USA in the 1920's Video introduction to the USA unit. I use this video as a simple introduction to the unit. We start with a brainstorm of things that pupils already know about the US in the period and then use the video as a prompt for additional topics.
	The Jazz Age
	Dustbowl Blues
	Scenes from the great depression
	America's golden age A series of colour images from the period of the Depression.
	The Wall Street Crash
	FDR inauguration - newsreel coverage
	The New Deal
	Prohibition

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Recommended Books related to the History of the United States

SchoolsHistory.org.uk highly recommends these sites:

Schoolhistory.co.uk - fantastic range of interactive games, revision materials and links.
ActiveHistory.co.uk - outstanding use of ICT to engage pupils.
Thinkinghistory.co.uk - a brilliant range of learning activities from Ian Dawson
JohnDClare.net - simply the best for Modern World GCSE students
Historyboxes.com - make your lessons 'real' with artefacts and living history provided by experts
Schoolshistory.com - same author as this site, just put together in a slightly different way!