Between the Wars: Roaring 20s and Great Depression Complete Unit

Between the Wars Unit (1919–1939) | Interactive Middle School Social Studies

Help students understand how the world moved from boom to bust with this engaging, standards aligned Between the Wars unit designed for Grades 7 to 8.

Each lesson is built around focused 15 minute mini lessons with guided notes, making instruction clear, manageable, and highly engaging. Every mini lesson includes a custom written, student friendly article and a carefully curated video to reinforce understanding and support diverse learners.

A standout feature of this unit is an original “Choose Your Own Adventure” history game that places students in realistic interwar scenarios. Students must make political, economic, and social choices and experience the consequences of their decisions. This interactive format deepens understanding of cause and effect while increasing motivation and participation.

The unit also includes inquiry based activities, document analysis, and performance based assessments that challenge students to evaluate multiple perspectives and connect past events to modern global issues.

All materials are clearly organized and ready to use, allowing you to adapt lessons to fit your classroom schedule and district expectations.

What’s Included

✔ Mini lesson slide decks with guided notes

✔ Custom student articles and curated videos

✔ Primary source and document analysis activities

✔ Inquiry based learning tasks

✔ Original “Choose Your Own Adventure” history game

✔ Summative assessment and CER writing prompts

✔ Supplemental activities and extensions

✔ Editable digital formats

Designed for Real Classrooms

This unit was created and refined in a real middle school classroom and is designed for flexibility. Use the full sequence or select individual lessons to match your pacing and instructional goals.

Works well for in person, blended, and digital learning environments.

Save Planning Time

Instead of searching for readings, videos, and interactive activities separately, everything you need for a rigorous and engaging interwar unit is included in one organized resource.

Why Teachers Choose This Unit

This is not a basic worksheet packet. It is a complete instructional system that blends strong content, student choice, and meaningful assessment.

Students learn how history unfolds through decisions.

They analyze consequences.

And they stay invested in learning.

This purchase is a license for one educator's use with their students. Multi teacher discounts available, contact for more information.