Year 11 ATAR Modern History Unit 1 –
Impact of capitalism on different groups
General
Suggested Library eResources:
EBSCO ebooks – High School Collection
Digital Public Library of America – Primary Source Sets
Primary source collections exploring topics in history, literature, and culture developed by educators — complete with teaching guides for class use.
Websites:
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History – Spotlight on primary sources
Women
The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, finally enfranchised American women. In the early 1920s, many women had well-paying jobs and more freedom than ever before. However, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 brought the Great Depression, making life extremely hard for working women, wives, and mothers.
During World War II when the largely male forces were fighting overseas, women left the home to work in business and factories in growing numbers, a trend that continued into the 1950s.
After the end of World War I in 1918, the Flapper shocked society by flagrantly defying the traditional passive and gentile image of femininity. She danced the Charleston, with bared knees, bobbed hair–and without a corset! The New American Woman also danced–though to a more sedate tune. She represented Mrs. Consumer, more aware of her decision-making ability and her purchasing power than her mother had ever been.
Hanes, S. M., & Hanes, R. C. (2003). Great Depression and New Deal primary sources. U X L.
Features approximately 18 annotated excerpts from speeches, newspaper and magazine articles, literature, and other documents from the period.
African Americans
BBC. (n.d.). Life for black Americans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpy8msg/revision/1
From “Life in the United States of America, 1920-33”.
CourseHero. (n.d.). Minorities and the new deal. https://www.coursehero.com/study-guides/boundless-ushistory/minorities-and-the-new-deal/
An overview of how African Americans were affected by the Great Depression.
CourseHero. (n.d.). Social effects of the War. https://www.coursehero.com/study-guides/boundless-ushistory/social-effects-of-the-war/
Digital Public Library of America. (n.d.). The Great Migration. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-great-migration
The promise of jobs in northern factories during World War I provided African Americans an opportunity to escape the harsh realities of the South. Between 1910 and 1930, approximately 1.6 million African Americans left the South to pursue opportunities in the Northern and Midwestern states.
The webpage provides primary sources and additional resources.
Khan Academy. (2019). World War 1: Homefront [Video]. YouTube. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-in-wwi/v/world-war-i-homefront
Nardo, D. (Ed. ). (2000). The Great Depression. Greenhaven Press.
Farmers
Hanes, S. M., & Hanes, R. C. (2003). Great Depression and New Deal primary sources. U X L.
Features approximately 18 annotated excerpts from speeches, newspaper and magazine articles, literature, and other documents from the period.
Nardo, D. (Ed. ). (2000). The Great Depression. Greenhaven Press.
Zuchora-Walske, C. (2013). The Dust Bowl : A history perspectives book. Cherry Lake Publishing.
This book relays the factual details of the Dust Bowl through multiple accounts of the event. Readers learn details from the point of view of an Oklahoma farmer, a migrant farm worker, and a government journalist.
Immigrants
BBC. (n.d.). Life for immigrants. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpy8msg/revision/1
From “Life in the United States of America, 1920-33”.
Kerr, J. (2016). The USA, 1918-68. Hodder Gibson
This book investigates the growing tensions in American society and includes a look at the changing nature of immigration, the effects of the First World War and their impact on attitudes in society. Provides historical sources.
Search the United States – History books on the Non-Fiction shelves at 973
Evaluating sources & Referencing