The Roaring 20s - a time of change for the U.S.
By 1930, well known organized crime leaders like Al Capone were regularly featured (and glamorized) in newspapers, magazines, movies, and radio shows. The above picture is the cover of a 1930 issue of Time Magazine.
Capone and others like him capitalized on the opportunity to provide alcohol illegally to willing patrons at bars that became referred to as speakeasies (pictured above). Oftentimes, people that attended were provided live entertainment (Jazz), and they danced the night away to the new sounds of the era (pictured below... Louis Armstrong and his band).
The Main Objective of Chapter 13 is for students to understand what everyday life was like in the U.S. during the 1920s.
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
1. Explain how urban and rural life differed in the 1920s.
2. Explain what Prohibition was, the reasons it went into effect, and why it didn’t work.
3. Describe the controversy over the role of science and religion in the educational system and society in the 1920s.
4. Explain what a flapper was and how she embodied the changing values and attitudes of young women in the 1920s.
5. Identify the causes and results of the changing roles of women in the 1920s.
6. Explain how increased access to schools and mass media shaped pop culture in the 20s.
7. Identify why writers in the 20s had a lot of success, but were not happy with U.S. culture.
8. Identify the causes and results of the migration of African – Americans to Northern cities in the early 1900s.
9. Describe what the Harlem Renaissance was and how it impacted American culture.
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
1. Explain how urban and rural life differed in the 1920s.
2. Explain what Prohibition was, the reasons it went into effect, and why it didn’t work.
3. Describe the controversy over the role of science and religion in the educational system and society in the 1920s.
4. Explain what a flapper was and how she embodied the changing values and attitudes of young women in the 1920s.
5. Identify the causes and results of the changing roles of women in the 1920s.
6. Explain how increased access to schools and mass media shaped pop culture in the 20s.
7. Identify why writers in the 20s had a lot of success, but were not happy with U.S. culture.
8. Identify the causes and results of the migration of African – Americans to Northern cities in the early 1900s.
9. Describe what the Harlem Renaissance was and how it impacted American culture.
1920's Century Video
This may be shown in class at some point and accompanied by questions that are supposed to be completed on a separate sheet of paper. For access to the questions, CLICK HERE