World War I and the 1920s
Lesson 7 The Roaring Twenties
Key Terms
Charlie Chaplin - The Jazz Singer - Babe Ruth - Charles Lindbergh - flapper
Sigmund Freud - Lost Generation - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ernest Hemingway
Academic Vocabulary
drudgery: boring, difficult, and unpleasant work
embark: to begin a journey
prosperity: the state of being successful, usually by making a lot of money
psychologist: scientist who studies the human mind and the process of thought and
emotion
sociological: having to do with the study of human society and societal relations
suppress: to not allow yourself to feel or be affected by an emotion
Lesson Objectives
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3.
Describe how increased leisure time and technological innovations led to a
widespread shared popular culture in the 1920s.
Analyze the changing role of women in the 1920s.
Describe how the concept of modernism shown in art and literature reflected
postwar disillusionment.
Popular U.S. Culture in the 1920s: Text
1.
Vocabulary: Use Context Clues What is disposable income? Explain how
disposable income changed American culture during the 1920s.
2.
Identify Cause and Effect During the 1920s, Americans had more time and
money. Explain the causes that led to this effect.
3.
Summarize Why were silent films so successful during the 1920s? Give at least
two reasons.
American Role Models: Text
4.
Draw Conclusions Americans were obsessed with heroes like Babe Ruth and
Charles Lindbergh in the 1920s. Why did both men appeal to Americans at the
time?
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5.
Identify Supporting Details Give at least two examples of how technological
innovations during the 1920s have become important in modern American life. Use
examples from any text in this topic.
The Role of Women Changes: Text
6.
Draw Inferences The text argues that flappers in the 1920s were symbolic. What
did flappers symbolize?
7.
Cite Evidence What was the most important advance in women’s rights in the
1920s? Explain and support your answer with evidence from the text.
Social Issues Are Reflected in Art and Literature: Text
8.
Determine Author’s Point of View Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby by F.
Scott Fitzgerald. What point did Fitzgerald want to make through his descriptions of
Gatsby and his parties?
9.
Paraphrase Explain what Hemingway meant when he discussed the stockyards of
Chicago in the quote from Farewell to Arms in “Social Issues Are Reflected in Art
and Literature.”
10. Compare and Contrast Explain at least three ways urban American life differed
from rural American life during the 1920s. You may use examples from any of the
texts in this topic.
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