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CHATER 22 - A Turbulent decade

Sections covered: 1. Postwar Troubles 2. The Republicans in Power 2. A Nation divided

Objective: //Introduction//
 * Examine rising racial tensions, the great northward migration of African-Americans, the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, and the emergence of Garveyism.
 * Assess the political climate of the Red Scare and the hostility toward foreigners and radicals.
 * How did the process of demobilization alter the lives of many women, factory workers, and farmers?
 * Analyze the factors that lead to Mexican immigration, immigration restriction in 1924, and the closing of the “Golden Door.”
 * How did the Republicans pro-business policies affect the U.S. economy?
 * Analyze how the emergence of the “New Woman” challenged Victorian values.
 * Ask the essential question, "What were the outcomes of the World War I? What happened?"

//Teacher presentation//
 * each "teacher" spends about 15 minutes for each section

Outline:

1. What were the outcomes of the World War I
 * Grace = responsible for section 1**
 * demobilization
 * strikes
 * Red Scare

Ye**ri = responsible for section 2** 2. what were the effects of Republican power?
 * Warren Harding
 * U.S. economy
 * Equal rights Amendment - women
 * scandals

3. How did immigration and racial discrimination divide the nation?
 * Clair = responsible for section 3**
 * Ku Klux Klan - African Americans
 * Mexican American Migration
 * American Indian Life

//Student Activity - 10 minutes//
 * Make student read an excerpt about Red Scare and make them write an opinionated response
 * Show short 2-minute video clip about Ku Klux Klan and other discrimination during post-war, and make them do a categorizing activity regarding what kinds of discriminations and prejudices existed

//Conclusion: 5 minutes//
 * share student's thoughts and discuss