Great+Depression+and+WWII

= GREAT DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II = = = Here are the standards that go with this Unit. Information can be found in Ch. 7-8 of the Social Studies book.

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Differentiate between needs and wants on a personal and national level. [] [|Basic Economics.pdf]

Differentiate between an economic boom and bust [|Basic Economics2.pdf]

Recognize the concept of buying on credit [|1920 credit and consumer goods.ppt] [|Credit and Consumer Goods.pdf]

Interpret economic issues as expressed in maps, tables, diagrams, and charts (i.e., automobile sales, unemployment rates, or airplane production) []

==== Analyze graphs to discover cultural trends (i.e., clothing, music, or radio sales). ====

==== Analyze how environmental changes and crisis affected the economy across the nation in the 1930s (i.e., Dust Bowl, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, Hoovervilles)  ==== [] This is a great video: [] [] These are the Depression photos that we looked at in class and used for our writing assignment. [] [|Economy of the 1930's.pdf] ==== Recognize how Americans used credit/installment plans to purchase consumer goods in the 1920s (i.e., vacuum cleaners, washing machines, radios, and other home appliances)  ==== [] [|1920s notes.ppt]

==== Interpret a visual contrasting life before and after Word War II (i.e., education, family size, transportation, urbanization, and the role of women). ==== [|Life Before and After World War II.pdf] [|Life Before and After World War II 2.pdf]

==== Use tools of social science inquiry such as surveys, statistics, maps, and documents. ====