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‘30s Template
Goal
Your goal is to identify the historical
patterns in the domestic affairs of the United States
during the 1930s. You need to give specific attention
to these historic events:
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The Great Depression
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The Dust Bowl
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The New Deal
Assignment
Your group will study one area and present your findings
to the class. You will also make a timeline that includes
the major events that your group finds in each of the
areas listed above. Your presentation to the class can
be in the form of PowerPoint, a skit, a TV news report,
a commercial or public service announcement, a photo essay,
a newspaper, a song, a poster or any other approach that
your teacher approves. Circle the group on which you will
be working.
The Political Group
will find and present information about these subjects:
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The initial policy
of the United States with regard to the topics above
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The public reaction
to that policy
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The government response
to the public reaction
The Economic Group
will find and present information about these subjects:
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The economic policies
of the government with regard to the topics above
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The economic opportunities
of the people (such as race, gender and social standing)
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The economic atmosphere
— what the reality of the economic condition was
The Social Group
will find and present information about these subjects:
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Consumerism —
fashion, advertising, food, etc.
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Entertainment —
sports and music
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Famous people
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Civil rights
The Science/Technology Group
will find and present information about these subjects:
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Inventions from
this era
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Medicine
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Technology
After the presentations have been
made, you will write a report about the decade in which
you would like to live, and why you made that choice.
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