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Standard 5-4.1

5-4.1 Summarize daily life in the post–World War I period of the 1920s, including improvements in the standard of living, transportation, and entertainment; the impact of the Nineteenth Amendment, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and ...

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

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NAACP Today | Road Trip

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Atlantic Beach | Road Trip

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Picket Department Stores | Road Trip

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