American History

Individual Assignment - write an essay over the Treaty of Versailles and the causes of World War II.

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.

Fishbowl/Open Debate over the question, The United States should have ratified the Treaty of Versailles and Joined the League of Nations.

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].

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.

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.

Students will study Kansas City Jazz of the 1920s and 1930s.

Students will study and write about famous black Americans in the 1920s and 1930s.