Year 9A & Year 9B
Today you are going to learn about the 1920’s. We will look at:
- the League of Nations
- the Roaring Twenties
- the Great Depression
Follow the instructions step by step:
1.
Task 5, p.37-39.
2.
Now, let’s look at the 1920’s…
League of Nations
In 1919 the peacemakers who met at the Palace of Versailles (to draw up a peace treaty) also set up a League of Nations. The League of Nations was set up to settle any disputes between countries, keep worldwide peace and make the world a better place to live in.
The Roaring Twenties
The 1920’s was a period of hope.
People were looking forward to rebuild their countries after World War One, and there was general peace and prosperity during the 1920’s. Entertainment, technology & economy flourished – worldwide!
The Great Depression
Then, in 1929, everything changed again, when there was a worldwide economic depression…Hundreds of banks closed down. Thousand of companies went out of business. Millions of people lost their jobs.
Trade between nations dropped. All this had devastating consequences for the 1930’s! People started to blame their governments and world co-operation was now forgotten!
3.
For now, let’s focus on the prosperous years of the 1920’s!
We will first examine the League of Nations from a little closer:
League of Nations. (1:29 minutes long)
4.
p.62-63
5.
The diagram below shows how the League of Nations was structured – examine this diagram closely. (This is Source 2, p.63.)
6.
Let’s also see what is meant by “the roaring twenties”… The video below tells us what life was like in the USA during the 1920’s. However, entertainment, technology & economy flourished worldwide during “the roaring twenties”!
Roaring Twenties. (2:10 minutes long)
(This video deals with the USA – but Europe experienced a similar period of prosperity.)
7.
Unfortunately, “the roaring twenties” came to an abrupt end in October 1929, when the stock market crashed and millions of investors were wiped out. Over the next few years, consumer spending and investment dropped, as companies struggled and people lost their jobs.
So, how did this all start?
Stock Market Crash. (2:01 minutes long)
The Great Depression – 5 Minute History Lesson. (5:40 minutes long)
(You may need to slow down the speed of this video to 0.75!)
(The “Dow Jones” is a stock market index that measures the stock performance of 30 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.)
8.
And now, let’s test your knowledge and understanding of the work of the League in the 1920’s. Look at the Questions on p.64
You will each be given one question to do, in rough, and will then be asked to share your answer with the rest of the class…
So, this is how it will work: Row-1 does Question 1, row-2 does Question 2 and row-3 does Question 3.
Your teacher will do Question 4 with you…
9.
Write the following heading:
“The 1920’s: a time of hope?, p.64”
And then copy the answers discussed in class into your book. (See above.)
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