Opposing Views Over the New Deal Expansion of the Federal Government
At the end of the lesson on the New Deal, the students will be assigned one of the following individuals (Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Alf Landon, Huey P. Long, and Father Charles Coughlin) to research views on the New Deal.
In a cooperative learning project, students will participate in a mock trial, arguing the facts and constitutional ramifications of the 1938 Supreme Court case Gaines v. Canada [Univ. of Missouri].
Only Yesterday: Morals, Manners & Mayhem in the 1920s
Students will read chapter five from Fredrick Lewis Allen's Only Yesterday, "The revolution of Manners & Morals" as a guide to the seismic shifts in American popular culture during the 1920s.
Students will be exploring the impact of road building and how that affected future American urbanization and prosperity. Students will conduct research cooperatively in groups of 3-4 while turning in individual papers
Students will be required to put together a PowerPoint or poster board presentation on a theme from the Roaring Twenties. The presentation (PowerPoint slides or poster board) must include pictures, descriptions, and various other items.
Historical Photographs of Independence: Harry S. Truman and the "Road" to the Presidency
This will be an introductory paired learning activity. The students, working in teams, analyze the rapid rise in automobiles and the growing need for a stable road system in the United States/Missouri.