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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Dark Side of Suburbia

For Students 9th - 10th
Some background information that sheds light on how suburbia wasn't paradise for everyone especially women and African Americans in the 1950s and 60s.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Growth of Suburbia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Levittown and housing benefits for veterans.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Baby Boom

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why there were so many babies born in the United States after World War II.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: African Americans, Women, and the Gi Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Female and minority veterans faced difficulties accessing their GI Bill benefits.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Red Scare

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the Red Scare.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Japanese Internment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Unfounded fears that Japanese American citizens might sabotage the war effort led Franklin Delano Roosevelt to order that all Americans of Japanese descent be forced into internment camps.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Fdr and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
After leading the United States through nearly a decade of Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took on the role of Commander-in-Chief when the United States entered the Second World War.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Pearl Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
December 7, 1941 was a "date which will live in infamy," according to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese led the United States to enter World War II.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: World War Ii: Mobilization

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over mobilization in World War II.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: American Women and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
During World War II American women took news jobs in the military and defense industry.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check of the Great Depression period in the United States.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: 1920s: Cultural and Political Controversies

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over cultural and political controversies of the 1920s.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Calvin Coolidge, who presided over the Roaring Twenties.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Republican Ascendancy: Politics in the 20s

For Students 9th - 10th
With the waning of the Progressive Era, the political landscape of Republican presidents like Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge emphasized business interests.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Prohibition

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1920, the United States banned the sale and import of alcoholic beverages.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Reemergence of the Kkk

For Students 9th - 10th
Disbanded after Reconstruction, the KKK returned to national prominence in the 1920s to direct its hatred against African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The United States in World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
World War I was the "war to end all wars." It had major consequences on Americans both at home and abroad.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: World War I: Military & Diplomacy

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over military and diplomacy
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The Treaty of Versailles

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1919 Treaty of Paris ended World War I, but imposed heavy penalties on Germany.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: World War I: Homefront

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the homefront of World War I.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: American Culture in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about jazz, flappers, and the Lost Generation.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: 1920s Consumption

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 1920s, assembly line production and easy credit made it possible for ordinary Americans to purchase many new consumer goods.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Quiz 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this five-question comprehension quiz over the Progressives and World War I.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945:20s: Innovations in Communication/technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over innovations in communication and technology in the 1920s.

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