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AS History: Transition Activity It is very important that you come prepared for studying A-level History- it is a big step-up from GCSE, and a massive challenge if you have never studied History before. Please make sure you complete the following tasks before your first lesson in September. Task 1: Research the following glossary terms for your units on USA 1890-1945. America first Assimilation Bear market Black Thursday Bootlegging Bull market FBI Deficit spending Disfranchisement Dollar diplomacy Dow Jones Average Federal government Federal relief Free trade GDP Grand Alliance Hyperinflation ‘Jim Crow’ McCarthyism Moonshine Nationalists Prohibition Protective tariff ‘Red scare’ Restrictionists Seeding from the Union Sedition Segregationists Speakeasies Temperance Movement Uncle Sam ‘Wets; Task 2: Your other a-level History course is called ‘Anti-semitism, Hitler and the German People’. Using the internet, log onto http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/archive/ This is a website full of anti-Jewish propaganda, assembles by people interested in the area of study that you will be looking at. 1) Pick one image or source from the range available- make it an interesting one, whether it is an image, speech or clip 2) Analyse it- What are the key messages? What ways are they trying to persuade people? Why was it drawn- for what purpose was it created? What audience was it intended for? Who made it and when? What was happening at this time? 3) Extension: Below is a short extract explaining about a controversial book called the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is the most notorious and widely distributed anti-Semitic publication of modern times. Its lies about Jews, which have been repeatedly discredited, continue to circulate today, especially on the Internet. The individuals and groups who have used the Protocols are all linked by a common purpose: to spread hatred of Jews. The Protocols is entirely a work of fiction, intentionally written to blame Jews for a variety of ills. Those who distribute it claim that it documents a Jewish conspiracy to dominate the world. The conspiracy and its alleged leaders, the so-called Elders of Zion, never existed. Research this book, producing notes or a powerpoint. Details that need to be included: - Where did it come from? What does it say? How/ when was it exposed as a fraud? How did the Nazis use it? What about today? Is it still important? Be careful, this is a controversial text that has been used to spread lies. Be especially careful reading opinions from ‘experts’ on the internet.