US History Overview 2 - Reconstruction to the Great Depression

Ambitiously spanning American history from 1865 to 1941, this video discusses and clarifies topics such as women's suffrage, the sinking of the Maine, and the development of America as a world empire. Maps and photographs will engage your students' interest, as will the speaker's enthusiasm for his subject matter. It could be a useful review tool in one showing, or a teacher could show select portions throughout many class sessions.

Concepts

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the fifteenth amendment, constitutional amendments, the fourteenth amendment, the nineteenth amendment, prohibition, progressivism, jim crow laws, reconstruction, the stock market crash of 1929, the great depression, the reconstruction era, women's suffrage, women's rights, the spanish-american war, the thirteenth amendment, world war i

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13th amendment, 14th amendment, 15th amendment, 19th amendment, gold standard, great depression, jim crow laws, prohibition, reconstruction, spanish-american war, stock market crash, women's right to vote, women's suffrage, world war i, coinage act, the maine, social studies

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Resource Details

Grade

8th - 11th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Resource Type

Instructional Videos

Media Length

14:23

Audiences

For Teacher Use

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Instructional Strategy

Flipped Classroom

Accessibility

Closed Captions

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY-NC-SA: 3.0