Unit 12: Cosmopolitan Consumerism, Debilitating Depression, The Roaring 20s, and the Great Depression

Essential Questions

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Content Theme Standards

History

SS.6-8.WGGS.14. Describe the factors that shape identity, including institutions, religion, language, social class, geography, culture, and society.

Multi-Cultural

SS.6-8.WGGS.20. Explore instances of oppression in the modern world as well as individual and group resistance movements for social justice which have developed in response.

Civics

SS.6-8.WGGS.24. Describe the roles of political, civil, and economic organizations in shaping people's lives.

Geography

SS.6-8.WGGS.27. Utilize and construct maps, charts, and other geographic representations to explain and analyze regional, environmental, and cultural characteristics in various places around the world.

Economics

SS.6-8.WGGS.32. Explain how supply and demand, costs and competition influence market prices, wages, social, and environmental outcomes.

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Aligned Resources

DBQ Project:

The Philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie: Did it make him a hero? (2, 4)

Progressivism: Where will you put your million dollars? (2, 4)

We Do Not Talk About Bruno. NO. NO. NO.