1. Bellwork  What does “isolation” mean?  Why would a country choose to isolate itself? Write down your answers in your journal.

2. US History The Roaring 20s Chapter 12, pages 412 - 418

3. Essential Question  What political and social changes took place after WWI and through the 1920s?  I will explain the issues that troubled Americans during the 20s and how post war developments helped tackle them.

4. 1920s and Great Depression  Mid-Term Dates(December 16,17,18)  Key Terms Today: Anarchists, Communists, Sacco and Vanzetti, Nativism, Quota System, Rosewood Incident, Normalcy, Red Scare.

5. Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues  WWI ended. Americans struggle to rebuild broken lives and can no longer be silenced.  A desire for “normalcy” (getting back to normal life after the war) and a fear of communism and “foreigners” led to postwar isolationism (America was staying to itself).  Turn to Page 412.

6. Reading page 412-415 Define: Anarchists, Communists, Nativism. 1.What was the Red Scare? 2.According to the reading, why was the Sacco and Vanzetti case such an important event? 3.According to the text, how did the quota system limit immigration? 4.Why didn’t American citizens object to the KKK’s attacks on ethnic and religious minorities?

7. Immigration Quotas How did quotas limit immigration?

8. Immigration Chart page 416  Discuss: Looking at the chart, how did the quota system affect where immigrants came from?

9. Rosewood Remembered

11. Rosewood Incident Write down three facts about Rosewood http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=9oTSuOcHcps

12. Review Questions 1.The “Red Scare” refers to a period in which Americans were afraid of what? 2.What was the goal of the quota system? 3.Why will the membership the KKK rise in the mid-twenties? 4.What happened at Rosewood?