Response to 20th Century Change

Era 10

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Era Description Throughout the 1900s, people in Wisconsin have reacted to a changing world by preserving resources, traditions, and values, and by expressing and celebrating their cultural identities and heritage. Watch Short Clips Click on any Focus Question in the first table to explore this Era in detail. You'll then see a list of short video clips that provide information related to the question.   Watch Complete Programs Use the second table below to watch complete 15-minute video programs that relate to this Era. Click on Watch Now to view a program or on Teacher Guide for a PDF version of the guide for that program. Find short video clips to help answer these Questions. # Focus Questions and Video Clips 10a How have people changed Wisconsin's landscape during the 20th century? 10b What are Wisconsin's people doing to protect the state's natural resources? 10c During the 20th century, how has work changed in Wisconsin? 10d How have people been educating themselves during the 20th century? 10e How do people in Wisconsin keep in touch with their past? 10f How are people in Wisconsin expressing and celebrating their cultural identities? 10g How are Wisconsin people preserving their cultural traditions and values? 10h How are people in Wisconsin making the world a better place? Watch complete programs that relate to this Era or Theme. Series # Program Title Description Click to View Resource Geography 2 Your Land and Mine Uncover how people make decisions about land use and how peoples' interactions with the landscape affect daily life in Wisconsin. Teacher Guide Geography 3 Interacting With Our Environment Find out how people change Wisconsin's landscape and how the landscape changes people. Teacher Guide Geography 9 It's More Than Schools Investigate where, why, and in what ways learning takes place in Wisconsin. Teacher Guide Geography 10 Seasons of Recreation Explore how peoples' interactions with Wisconsin's geography and resources have evolved into a successful tourism industry. Teacher Guide Geography 12 Wisconsin Around the World Study how Wisconsin's people, ideas, processes, and resources are connected to the rest of the world. Teacher Guide Culture 3 Places With Faces Discover how the environment influences culture as people interact with natural and human-made places. Teacher Guide Culture 4 Growing New Roots Explore how and why people adapt their cultural identities when they move to a new place. Teacher Guide Culture 8 The Journey Study the journeys that immigrants, exiles, migrants, refugees, and slaves made as they traveled to Wisconsin and explore how these journeys have affected our cultural identities. Teacher Guide Culture 9 From Melting Pot to Mosaic Investigate how cultural identities change as people make choices about which aspects of their culture to keep, modify, or discard. Teacher Guide Culture 10 Beyond Borders Identify how people in Wisconsin are connected with people in other countries and how people can make the world a better place. Teacher Guide Culture 11 New Dawn of Tradition Experience this powwow held in 1998 by all the American Indian Nations living in Wisconsin to celebrate their history and culture with dancing, singing, and drumming. Teacher Guide History 1 Wanted: History Detectives Find out why history is important and how people learn about the past. Teacher Guide History 5 Coming to Wisconsin Explore several main phases of immigration to Wisconsin including why people move to the state. Teacher Guide History 8 Using Nature's Resources Consider how Wisconsin's diverse natural resources have been used in different ways at different times in the state's history. Teacher Guide History 9 Making a Living: Agriculture Study how farming in Wisconsin has changed over time and how these changes have affected the state's residents. Teacher Guide History 10 Making a Living: Industry Look into the types of industry that have been important to Wisconsin's economy over time. Teacher Guide Choose an era to explore through video clips! The prehistory and the early history of Wisconsin's native peoples before 1620. Early explorers, traders, and settlers from France and the British Isles, from 1620 to 1812. The transition from territory to statehood, from 1787 to 1848, and the Black Hawk War of 1832. Immigration and settlement in Wisconsin between 1812 and the present. Wisconsin's role in the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. Mining, lumber and agriculture in Wisconsin, from 1830 to the present. La Follette and the Progressive Era in Wisconsin, from 1874 to 1914. Wisconsin's role in the World Wars and conflicts, 1914 to the present. Prosperity, depression, industrialization, and urbanization in Wisconsin, from 1865 to the present. Wisconsin's response to 20th century changes in the workplace and the environment. Digital Wisconsin Home l View by Series l Teacher Resources  © 2003 Wisconsin Educational Communications Board