US History – Unit 4 Overview: The 1920s & the Great Depression Focus Question: What were the politics and culture of the 1920s; the political, economic, and social events that led to the Great Depression; and how did the New Deal change American society? What were the politics and culture of the 1920s; the political, economic, and social events that led to the Great Depression; and how did the New Deal change American society?

Chapters: 12 – 15; pages Chapters: 12 – 15; pages Timeframe: Timeframe: Big Ideas and Topics: Big Ideas and Topics: Social, Political, Economic Changes in the U.S. from 1920 to 1940 Social, Political, Economic Changes in the U.S. from 1920 to 1940 Urban vs. Rural society Urban vs. Rural society Widespread economic problems and collapse in the 1930s Widespread economic problems and collapse in the 1930s Efforts to rebuild the economy Efforts to rebuild the economy

Unit 4 Vocabulary – DUE THURSDAY 1. Isolationism 2. Communism 3. Anarchists 4. Teapot Dome Scandal 5. Urban Sprawl 6. Prohibition 7. Fundamentalism 8. Flapper 9. Harlem Renaissance 10. Credit 11. Speculation 12. Black Tuesday 13. Great Depression 14. Dust Bowl 15. Shantytown 16. New Deal 17. Federal Securities Act 18. Civilian Conservation Corps 19. Social Security Act 20. National Labor Relations Board