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The GG Background Hyperdoc
#1:
The
Roaring
Twenties
&
The Jazz
Age
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!
2. In what ways did the arts progress during the 1920’s and
which group seemed to benefit most from it?
The arts progressed by the invention of jazz and film industry.
The middle class benefited the most because all the cheap
accessible entertainment they had would be great.
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dressed differently and were more open sexually.
#2:
Immigration
IMMIGRATION:
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above…
Women were allowed to work at many places as clerics and
typists.
#3:
Prohibition
PROHIBITION:
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A bootlegger is a person who was involved in the moving,
selling, and creating of alcohol during the prohibition.
Next, visit the PBS article and skim through to find the crucial
information to answer the following questions. STOP READING
when the article starts to discuss The Great Gatsby storyline!
Spoiler alert!
#5:
The
American
Dream
&
The
Self-Made
Man
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2. It states that anyone who works hard enough can
become wealthy
3. The dream promises freedom and equality for all
americans
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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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8.
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