USH.SS.16.A

Analyze causes of economic growth and prosperity in the 1920s, including Warren Harding's Return to Normalcy, reduced taxes, and increased production efficiencies.

United States History Studies Since 1877 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
causeseconomic growthprosperity1920sWarren Harding's Return to Normalcyreduced taxesincreased production efficiencies
Skills
  • analyze (causes of economic growth in the 1920s) #dok3
  • explain (the impact of Warren Harding's Return to Normalcy) #dok2
  • describe (the effects of reduced taxes in the 1920s) #dok2
  • describe (increased production efficiencies in the 1920s) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify causes leading to economic growth and prosperity in the 1920s. #dok1
  • I can describe how reduced taxes influenced the U.S. economy during the 1920s. #dok2
  • I can describe the effects of increased production efficiencies on economic growth in the 1920s. #dok2
  • I can explain the role of Warren Harding's Return to Normalcy in promoting economic prosperity. #dok2
  • I can analyze the interconnected causes behind economic growth and prosperity during the 1920s. #dok3
  • I can evaluate how multiple factors combined to create the economic boom of the 1920s. #dok4
Big Ideas
  • Multiple political and economic factors contributed to the rapid economic growth and prosperity of the 1920s.
  • Policy decisions such as lowered taxes, production innovations, and a return to 'normalcy' shaped the foundations for a dynamic U.S. economy.
Essential Questions
  • What factors enabled the economic growth and prosperity of the 1920s?
  • How did Warren Harding's Return to Normalcy contribute to economic change after World War I?
  • In what ways did reduced taxes and increased production efficiencies influence the U.S. economy?
  • How did the causes of prosperity in the 1920s interact with each other to shape society?
  • What lessons can be learned from the economic policies of the 1920s for present-day economic decision-making?