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Unit 5: The 1920s

Reading 13-1: Society in the 1920s (pp. 452-458)

Define key terms & concepts.

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|flapper |demographics |barrio |

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Social Changes in the 1920s: As you read, complete the chart.

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|Women’s Roles |Demographics |Lifestyles |

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|fashion— |urbanization— |buses— |

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| |rural-urban econ. gap- | |

|work force— | |automobiles— |

| |morals & manners— | |

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|woman’s vote— |African Americans— |sports— |

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| |suburbs— | |

Focus/review questions.

* What conditions brought about the demographic shifts of the 1920s?

* How did a barrio develop in Los Angeles during the 1920s?

* Who were some American heroes of the 1920s? What made them popular with the American people?

Reading 13-2: Mass Media & the Jazz Age (pp. 459-465)

Define key terms & concepts.

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|mass media |Lost Generation |

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|Jazz Age |Harlem Renaissance |

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13-2 Mass Media: As you read, complete the web-organizer.

Magazines Newspapers

MASS

MEDIA

Radio Movies

Focus/review questions.

* Who were some of the major figures of the Jazz Age?

* Why is the term Lost Generation used to describe some writers of the 1920s?

* How might the jazz spirit have influenced the poetry that came out of the Harlem Renaissance?

Reading 13-3: Cultural Conflicts (pp. 467-473)

Define key terms & concepts.

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|bootleggers |fundamentalism |

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|speakeasies |Scopes trial |

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Effects of Prohibition: As you read, complete the table.

|PROHIBI| | |

|TION |► | |

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13-3 Evolution & the Scopes Trial: As you read, identify the arguments in the Scopes trial.

|William Jennings Bryan |Clarence Darrow |

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Focus/review question.

• What were the goals of Prohibition?

• How did organized crime profit from bootlegging and speakeasies during Prohibition?

• How were religious issues and fundamentals at odds with the teaching of evolution?

• Why were African Americans drawn to Marcus Garvey’s message and movement?

Reading 14-1: A Republican Decade (pp. 480-489)

Define key terms & concepts.

|communism |disarmament |

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|isolationism |quota |

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|Red Scare |Teapot Dome scandal |Kellogg-Briand Pact |

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The Red Scare: As you read, complete the chart below.

|Causes |► |RED |► |Effects |

| |► |SCARE |► | |

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14-1 Focus/review questions.

• Why did communism seem to pose a threat to capitalist nations?

• How did the Red Scare contribute to America’s policy of isolationism in the 1920s?

• How did the Kellogg-Briand Pact reflect Republican foreign policy in the 1920s?

Reading 14-2: A Business Boom (pp. 491-497)

Define key terms & concepts.

|consumer economy |Gross National Product |

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|installment plan |assembly line |

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1920s Business Boom: As you read, complete the chart.

|Increased Spending | |Rise in Productivity |

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Focus/review questions.

• What conditions made a consumer economy possible in the 1920s?

• What is an installment plan?

• How did the GNP change during the 1920s?

• How did Henry Ford change his assembly line to increase efficiency?

Reading 14-3: The Economy of the Late 1920s (pp. 498-501)

Define key terms & concepts

|welfare capitalism |speculation |buying on margin |

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14-3 Economic Confidence: As you read, complete the web-organizer.

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Focus/review questions.

• What reasons did corporations have for practicing welfare capitalism in the 1920s?

• Why was speculation in the stock market so popular in the 1920s?

• How does a stockbroker profit from an investor buying on margin?

Chapter 13 Summary: Conflict & Change in the 1920s

|Change/Conflict |Impact on Society |

|Women win right to vote | |

|Prohibition takes effect | |

|Farm $↓, Urban econ. ↑ | |

|Mass media develops | |

|Scopes: theory of evolution | |

|Racial tension | |

Chapter 14 Summary

|Administration |Policies, Legislation &/or Major Events |

|Wilson |Labor strikes, Palmer raids |

|Harding |“return to Normalcy…”, |

|Coolidge | |

|Hoover | |

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