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20th Century** toc =Wiki Page Project=
 * AP United States History

Assignment
In groups of two, students will create a wiki page on one of the decades in the 20th century. This page will identify the following themes from each decade: 1. //American Identity: How did this decade address what it means to be an American? 2. American Diversity: What were the stories of people from different ethnic backgrounds? 3. Culture: How did the era contribute to American Culture? 4. Economic Transformations: What economic circumstances helped or hurt America? 5. Religion: How did religious beliefs shape the period? 6. Politics and Citizenship: How did political leadership contribute to the period and what was its impact on the citizens? 7. Globalization: How did America move closer to globalization?//

Each page must be organized so it touches on these aspects. If you do not follow this format, then it will affect your grade. These are themes that we have been concentrating on since the beginning of the year. Look at your ten year period and apply them.


 * Documentary Project:** You will use these pages as the basis for your Documentary Project, which is due the week of 6-8-09. See the link to the left for the details in the project: Click here: Documentary Project

Information
Your page should include primary and secondary sources, images, and even video if possible. You will break down the major topics of that period (ie. 1920s, Jazz Age, Prohibition, Great Gatsby,Charles Linbergh, etc.) and put them in the proper theme, which was explained above. These pages will be used to review for the AP exam, which is **May 8th** this year.

Each group will take a decade in United States History and demonstrate how each generation contributed to United States History. You will use books, the internet and any other sources possible to accomplish this task. Be creative and have fun. Your wiki page is due **APRIL 29th.**

Topics
1900s - Teddy Roosevelt and the progressive presidency. (Tony and Dan) 1910s – Progressivism, Women’s Suffrage, and WWI (Leah and Nicole) 1920s – The Jazz Age and a return to “Normalcy” (Becky and Brittney) 1930s – The Depression Era and The New Deal (Jack and Mike) 1940s – World War II and the Cold War (Camille & Elizabeth) 1950s – Civil Rights, The age of Television, and Popular Culture (Ben & Alex) 1960s – New Frontier, Vietnam, and Civil Rights (Hanna and Sarah) 1970s – The end of Vietnam and Watergate (Billy, Dylan, & John) 1980s – Regan and the cold war (Andrew & Abby) 1990s – Clinton, the computer age, and globalization. (Stacy and Jessica)

Review Questions
Finally, you will create **5 Multiple Choice** questions and **1 Short Essay Question** that can serve as a way for your classmates to review for the exam. The short essay question should resemble an Essential Question. These questions will be at the bottom of the the page you hand in on **APRIL 29th**. As another piece of this project, you will **all** have to complete those questions and hand them in by **MAY 4th.**

In addition to using this project as a study tool for the AP exam, it will also serve as a jumping board for your Documentary Project, which we will begin after the AP exam.