Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Prosperity: Age of Prosperity

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Prohibition

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1920, the United States banned the sale and import of alcoholic beverages.
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Digital History

Digital History: Prosperity: Fact or Myth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the reasons for the booming economy in the United States in the 1920s. Can the seeds for the Great Depression be seen in the fruit of the economy? [pdf]
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Digital History

Digital History: Conservative Policies and Presidents [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting in 1920 the United States had three presidents who followed conservative policies. Read about their policies, and determine whether they made the U.S. a more economically sound country. [pdf]
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Rush of Immigrants" by Us history.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational text discusses the new immigration, from the beginning of the Gilded Age of economic growth in the 1870s to the anti-immigration policies put in place during the 1920s. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920 1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
Getting back to the daily grind after World War I led to an age of consumerism and wealth which created an entirely different culture of affluence in the United States until Black Tuesday in 1929. Find lessons, videos, slideshows, and...