Early 20th Century PDF

Early 20th Century is the third unit in the Modern World History course. In this unit learn about the Mexican Revolution, World War I, Totalitarian regimes in Russia, Germany, and other places across the world, and the worldwide Great Depression of the 1930s.

This book is for adult mentors to use as a resource when planning lessons, not a textbook for students.

This unit has sections on:

• Latin America
• World War I
• Totalitarianism
• Great Depression

Layers of Learning is activity-based and this unit guide includes many hands-on ways to learn about the Early 20th Century. Here are a few things you will find to do inside this unit:

• Create a Pancho Villa costume from paper and craft supplies
• Color a diagram of the trenches of World War I
• Make a printable Sopwith Camel airplane model
• Make a two sided 3d box frame featuring some of the worst dictators in history
• Play a matching game to learn about government and economic systems
• Make a “safety net” craft while learning about the welfare systems begun in the 1930s
• Plus much more!

Layers of Learning History units include Library Lists of books on the topic, a family read-aloud suggestion, hands-on activities, printables and paper crafts, sidebars for extra learning, and tools to help you assess your student’s progress and mastery. Learn more about how Layers of Learning works.

See Inside

This is a view of a two page spread from the Early 20th Century:

This unit, like all of Layers of Learning is pick-and-choose so the mentor can decide which books to read and which Explorations to choose from among many options.

Flexibility

This unit was written to be used for a month but contains plenty of content for many more weeks of learning if you choose. This is a pick-and-choose curriculum, meant to be cycled back to in the future when your child is older. As such, it intentionally includes far more material than you can possibly cover in a month.

Early 20th Century is also part of the overall Modern World History course, the fourth Year of the four year Layers of Learning History cycle. If you use the program in order, it will take you through the history of the world from ancient times through the 21st century. However, each unit stands alone and can be used independently of any other unit.

Printable Pack

This unit comes with a downloadable Printable Pack that includes all the student worksheets. The printables can be copied as many times as needed for your family or class.

You can download the Printable Pack from your receipt or from your account at Layers of Learning.

Extra Resources

This unit comes with extra weblinks and a YouTube video playlist on the Modern World History Resources page.