Essential Questions
- What happened to Milwaukee’s industry during Prohibition?
- What was life in Milwaukee like for new migrants from the South?
- What were Milwaukee’s contributions to the war effort during WWII?
Key People, Events and Vocabulary
- Billy Mitchell
- Dan Hoan
- Victor Berger
- Sedition
- Prohibition
- Socialist/Socialism
- Ethnic cleansing
- Propaganda
- The Great Migration
- Immigration
- The Roaring Twenties
- WWI and WWII
Community Connections
Field Trip ideas:
Have students visit Milwaukee’s War Memorial Center and any other monument or memorial dedicated to the men and women from Milwaukee who served their country in war.
Other memorial sites include the exhibit dedicated to Billy Mitchell at Milwaukee’s Mitchell Field, Milwaukee’s Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, Red Arrow Park and monument, Veteran’s Park, statues dedicated to Spanish American War and Civil War veterans near the Milwaukee Public Library, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Wood National Cemetery, and the memorial to all "Women of the Sea Services" during World War II on the Avenue of Flags at Wood National Cemetery.
Forest Home Cemetery is the final resting place for many people mentioned in the video series. Students could research other sites as well.
Service-Learning Options:
Since these video chapters highlight WWI and WWII there are many organizations in our area that help current veterans. Following are a few of the local organizations that can use money, time, donations, etc.:
Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative
