Chapter 12: The Politics of the Roaring Twenties
World War I has ended. As Americans struggle to rebuild broken lives, the voices of angry workers can be silenced no longer. Despite public criticism, many risk their jobs to strike and join unions. The streets become a battleground for fair pay and better working conditions.
High School Social Studies Content Expectations
Michigan Department of Education
6.1.4 Population Changes – Use census data from 1790-1940 to describe changes in the composition,
distribution, and density of the American population and analyze their causes, including immigration, the
Great Migration, and urbanization.
6.1.5 A Case Study of American Industrialism – Using the automobile industry as a case study, analyze the
causes and consequences of this major industrial transformation by explaining
• the impact of resource availability
• entrepreneurial decision making by Henry Ford and others
• domestic and international migrations
• the development of an industrial work force
• the impact on Michigan
• the impact on American society
6.2.3 Domestic Impact of WWI – Analyze the domestic impact of WWI on the growth of the government
(e.g., War Industries Board), the expansion of the economy, the restrictions on civil liberties
(e.g., Sedition Act, Red Scare, Palmer Raids), and the expansion of women’s suffrage.
7.1.1 The Twenties – Identify and explain the significance of the cultural changes and tensions in the “Roaring
Twenties” including
• cultural movements, such as the Harlem Renaissance and the “lost generation”
• the struggle between “traditional” and “modern” America (e.g., Scopes Trial, immigration
restrictions, Prohibition, role of women, mass consumption)
Michigan Department of Education
6.1.4 Population Changes – Use census data from 1790-1940 to describe changes in the composition,
distribution, and density of the American population and analyze their causes, including immigration, the
Great Migration, and urbanization.
6.1.5 A Case Study of American Industrialism – Using the automobile industry as a case study, analyze the
causes and consequences of this major industrial transformation by explaining
• the impact of resource availability
• entrepreneurial decision making by Henry Ford and others
• domestic and international migrations
• the development of an industrial work force
• the impact on Michigan
• the impact on American society
6.2.3 Domestic Impact of WWI – Analyze the domestic impact of WWI on the growth of the government
(e.g., War Industries Board), the expansion of the economy, the restrictions on civil liberties
(e.g., Sedition Act, Red Scare, Palmer Raids), and the expansion of women’s suffrage.
7.1.1 The Twenties – Identify and explain the significance of the cultural changes and tensions in the “Roaring
Twenties” including
• cultural movements, such as the Harlem Renaissance and the “lost generation”
• the struggle between “traditional” and “modern” America (e.g., Scopes Trial, immigration
restrictions, Prohibition, role of women, mass consumption)
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Chapter 12: The Politics of the Roaring Twenties
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