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
Follow the instructions step by step:
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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!
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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)
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p.62-63
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The diagram below shows how the League of Nations was structured – examine this diagram closely. (This is Source 2, p.63.)
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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”!
The Roaring Twenties in 2 minutes. (2:09 minutes long)
(This video deals with the USA – but Europe experienced a similar period of prosperity.)
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During “the roaring twenties” it was relatively easy for the League of Nations to keep world peace, because people began to prosper and were generally satisfied. All this began to change at the end of the 1920’s, when the Great Depression started…
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Let’s test your knowledge and understanding of the work of the League in the 1920’s.
Write the following heading:
“The 1920’s: a time of hope?, p.64”
Then answer the questions on p.64, on “The 1920’s: a time of hope”.
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If there is still time in this lesson you may start doing the crossword puzzle on p.70-71 of your Workbook.
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