Roaring 20s (Unit 4)
11/18/2013
11/19/2013
1920s Timeline (p410-411) [428-429]
1. What happened in 1921? (all)
2. 1923, how did Coolidge become
president?
3. What happened in 1927?
pg 416 [438] “U.S. Patterns of
Immigration” What was the Emergency
Quota Act of 1921 (p415 [439] and
answer the Skillbuilder questions for
chart.
group - postwar tensions
Postwar Wrap up - TWENTIES
p415 [432] History Through Images (1925 photo) List people, objects, and
activity in the photo? Context - What is
happening in America at the time of the
photo? What can you infer from the
Labor Unrest
11/20/2013 photograph?
"G.O.P. Cartoon" p421 [440]. 1) How
does the cartoonist place blame for the
scandal through the use of symbolism?
2) How did the Teapot Dome scandal
affect the views of U.S. citizens
concerning the role of the federal
Palmer Raids documents
11/21/2013 government?
"Route 66" p423 [442] answer the
Geography Skillbuilder questions. 1) Why
do you think the government chose to
build the route through the Southwest?
2) How do you think the increase in
traffic affected the cities along the
route? 3) Which direction do you think
11/22/2013 most traffic flowed and why?
p426 [444] 'Yes, Sir, He's My Baby'
Political Cartoon - answer the Skillbuilder
questions. 1) In what ways was big
business comparable to the flappers? 2)
What does the cartoonist suggests about
Coolidge's relationship with big
The Business of America chart
12/2/2013 business?
12/3/2013
p437 [454] Prohibition - What did the
18th amendment prohibit? What was the
Volstead Act? Chart (437) [455] - Identify
1 Cause and 1 Effect that you believed to
be the most significant.
Group - America's Changing Lifestyles
12/4/2013
12/5/2013
12/6/2013
p444 [462] "Youth in the Roaring
Twenties" 1) Why were the 1920s known
as the Roaring Twenties? 2) What did
people begin to question during this
period? 3) How were women impacted
by the 1920s? 4) List examples of what
were considered young people's
rebellious activities?
Differing Points about the 1920s
p438 [456] Scopes Trial - What was the
Scopes Trial? How is this still a
controversial issue today (Then & Now)
p454 [472] Marcus Garvey. What
approach to race relations did Marcus
Garvey promote?
12/10/2013
p442 [460] The Changing Family - What
changes affected families in the 1920s?
Remembering the Roaring 20s. What did
you find interesting or what stood out in
this unit, explain (ch 12-13)?
12/11/2013
Remembering 1st Semester. As first
semester wraps up, what historical topic
did you find the most interesting?
12/9/2013
Group - Growing Intolerance in America