CPUSH (Unit 10, #1)



Name _____________________________

Date __________________ Pd ________

America During the Roaring Twenties

I. The Roaring Twenties—A Return to Normalcy

A. Participation in WWI transformed the United States in the 1920s:

1. The USA was the _____________________ and most developed country in the world

2. __________________________________, high wages, new consumer goods and forms of ____________________________ labeled the decade the “Roaring Twenties”

B. In 1920, Americans elected Republican Warren Harding who promised a “_____________________________________________”

C. Foreign Policy

1. Image analysis:

2. In the 1920s, American foreign policy “returned to normal” by embracing ____________________________________

a. The U.S. __________________ the Treaty of Versailles and never joined the ____________________________________

b. Many citizens felt the U.S. was “duped” into joining WWI and became committed to _____________________________

3. However, U.S. isolationism was ____________________ because the USA did play a ______________ in world affairs:

a. The U.S. hosted a naval conference aimed to reduce the ________________________________ of all nations

b. The USA ________________ European nations billions of dollars to help _____________________ after WWI

c. The USA joined other world powers in a commitment to ________________________ by signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact

D. Pro-Business Policies

1. Image analysis:

2. In the 1920s, Republican presidents were elected (_________________, ___________________, Hoover) who helped America “return to normalcy” by using ______________________________ policies:

a. Republicans kept _______________ low so Americans could _______________ their wages

b. ____________________________________ presidents kept government interference in business to a minimum to allow ____________________________________________________ to flourish

3. Pro-business policies meant no new ___________________________________ reforms:

a. Americans felt confident that reforms had limited the influence of _____________________________, cleaned up cities, and _____________________ the economy

b. As workers’ wages ___________ and their hours _____________________, Americans were happy to spend their money

E. The “Roaring Twenties”

1. Image analysis:

2. Pro-business policies and mass production techniques developed during WWI led to an ______________________ revolution in ______________________ goods:

a. Industrial growth led to high wages for workers and ______________________________________ for Americans to buy

b. The appetite for consumer goods and availability of cheap _________________ led to a decade of __________________ known as the “Roaring Twenties”

3. ______________________ mass production techniques made automobiles _______________________ for many Americans

4. The 1920s led to an era of mass ___________________________________________ in movies, music, and ______________

F. Urbanization

1. Image analysis:

2. By 1920, more people lived in ______________________ than in _________________ areas due to the industrial revolution, mass immigration, and jobs during World War I

3. The dominance of urban America divided society

a. Urban society was characterized by ______________________, consumerism, _____________________, entertainment

b. Rural society was characterized by ________________________ fundamentalism, ___________________, and tradition

c. The values of these 2 societies _________________________ in the 1920s

II. America in the Roaring Twenties

| |Notes from Presentation |Notes from Class |

|Con| |1. The 1920s saw a burst of personal _______________________ and consumer spending |

|sum| |a. Mass production led to a huge number of new products: _____________, electric |

|eri| |______________________, new fashions |

|sm | |b. ___________________________ boomed to convince people to spend their money |

| | |c. Companies offered ways for consumers to buy on _____________ through monthly |

| | |___________________________________ plans |

|Har| |1. The ________________________________________________ during WWI led to a concentration of African|

|lem| |Americans in northern cities |

|Ren| |2. The Harlem Renaissance was the flourishing of black ______________________ |

|ais| |a. _______________ blended African and European musical traditions into a distinctly “American” |

|san| |style of _____________________ |

|ce | |b. _____________________________ and Duke Ellington were popular jazz musicians |

| | |c. The most popular author was _______________________________, who wrote poems and novels about |

| | |black ______________________ |

| | |3. Harlem represented the “_______________________”: the idea that African Americans should freely |

| | |express themselves, embrace their culture, and strive for _____________ |

|Cha| |1. Women’s roles changed in the 1920s |

|ngi| |a. In 1920, women gained the right to vote (But, many women ___________________) |

|ng | |b. New ______________________ trends, voting rights, and more leisure time led to an increased sense|

|Rol| |of _____________________ |

|e | |c. Advertisers sold products by targeting women’s ________________ and appearance |

|of | |2. Many ______________, unmarried women embraced their independence and sexuality as |

|Wom| |“________________________”: |

|en | |a. “Flappers” popularized new women’s fashions like shorter ____________________, |

| | |“______________________” hair, and hats |

| | |b. Young women shocked __________________________-minded women by smoking cigarettes, drinking |

| | |________________________, dancing at clubs, using makeup… had ____________ outside of marriage and |

| | |dated boys without chaperones |

|Lit| |1. The 1920s produced some of America’s most important literature |

|era| |a. The “________________________________________” authors including T.S. Eliot, |

|tur| |_________________________________________________, and F. Scott Fitzgerald rejected war and |

|e | |criticized 1920 ____________________________ and conformity |

|Spo| |1. ____________________ was a popular form of entrainment in the 1920s as Americans gained more |

|rts| |_________________________________ and income |

| | |a. ______________________, boxing, and football were popular sports |

| | |b. ____________________ broadcasts brought sporting events to national audiences |

| | |c. Sports gave Americans a new generation of _________________ |

| | |2. Sports gave Americans a new generation of heroes |

| | |a. ____________________________ of the New York Yankees was the biggest sports hero of the 1920s |

| | |b. Heavyweight boxer _______________________ was so popular, his prize fights set financial and |

| | |attendance records throughout the 1920s |

|Mov| |1. Movies and radios were widely popular in the 1920s: |

|ies| |a. Over 500 stations connected the nation by broadcasting ________________, sports, as well as |

|and| |____________, religious, comedic, and dramatic programming |

|Rad| |b. _________________________________________ produced ____________% of the popular music in the |

|io | |1920s, focusing on ragtime, dance music, and _____________ |

| | |c. ______________________________________ was the most popular of the ragtime composers of the 1920s|

| | |2. “_________________” movies helped grow Hollywood and celebrity movie stars |

| | |a. By 1929, over _____________________________ people went to movies each week |

| | |b. “The _______________________________________” was the first “talking” picture |

|Tra| |1. Automobiles transformed America: |

|nsp| |a. Henry Ford’s _______________________________________ made cars affordable; By 1929, _______ of |

|ort| |_______ Americans owned a car |

|ati| |b. __________ manufacturing became the ___________________ industry in America |

|on | |c. Cars gave people ___________________ and became a symbol of _______________ |

| | |d. New roads, gas stations, and ____________________________________ were built |

| | |2. Airplanes captured the attention of Americans in the 1920s |

| | |a. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh made the first _____________________________ across the |

| | |___________________________ and became the biggest celebrity of the 1920s |

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