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#1:
The
Roaring
Twenties
&
The Jazz
Age
The ROARING TWENTIES:
Check out this short 6-minute video and answer the following
questions. *I picked this movie because it was impressively
created by high school students!
1. What two primary media advances were made during
this time period? How do you think this affected
American society?
- The two primary media advances were in the radio and
film industry. I think this affected American society by
giving people more options for entertainment. In their
free time, they would go out and watch a movie or listen
to music on the radio to have fun. I think this effected
American society by making it so that people expected
to be entertained when they went out.
2. In what ways did the arts progress during the 1920s and
which group seemed to benefit most from it?
- The arts progressed in the form of radios and
phonographs in the 1920s. This made music accessible to
all people. Most people now had household radios and
had the ability to gather around them for
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#2:
Immigration
IMMIGRATION:
Next, watch this Khan Academy video and answer the
following questions. *If you’re already tired of videos, feel free
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#3: PROHIBITION:
Prohibition
First, augment your schema by researching the term
prohibition and write the definition here IN YOUR OWN
WORDS: forbidding someone to do something usually by
implementing laws to prevent them from trying.
Do the same for the term bootlegger: someone who illegally
distributes goods for profit.
Then do the same for the term speakeasy: a secret club where
alcohol was sold illegally during booze-ban days from
1920-1933
Next, visit the PBS article and skim through to find the crucial
information to answer the following questions:
1. What were the TWO causes of America’s prohibition?
- Alcohol consumption
- The belief that crime rates and family neglect would
lessen if alcohol was prohibited
2. According to the article, what were the unintended
effects of the prohibition laws (which would undoubtedly
happen again today!)?
- It turned many law-abiding citizens into criminals. It
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#5:
The
American
Dream
&
The
Self-Made
Man
The AMERICAN DREAM:
Quickly review the Investopedia Article and watch the short
movie on the site to learn about the American Dream. Then,
list at least THREE main concepts associated with this dream:
1. an individual can live life to its fullest as he or she
defines it
2. each man and each woman shall be able to attain to
the fullest stature of which they are innately capable
and be recognized by others for what they are,
regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or
position
3. The American Dream is achieved through sacrifice,
risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance.
Next, visit this article and read through the sub-section titled,
“The Self-Made Man Myth and The American Dream.” *You do
not have to read the entire page! Then, list at least EIGHT
qualities that a self-made man will have, or will definitely not
have, according to the author:
1. Perseverance
2. Arises from a poor background
3. determined
4. Hardworking
5. ingenuity
6. Will not achieve goals through inherited fortune
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