Station One: New Inventions & the Era of Credit Cards
Look at the inventions timeline in your folder, count the number of objects you currently use today.Write your number in the show your work box.
Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most? Write them in the box below.
Why do you think people in the 1920s were so eager to buy these items even if they really couldn’t afford it? How do you see this mentality reflected in our society today?
Think about some of the items you use that have been invented in the last five to ten years. Why are those inventions/items so imortant for people in our society today? Do we need or want most of these items?
Station Two: Advances in Advertising
What do all of these 1920s advertisements have in common? What techniques did they use to make people want to buy their products?
What do these advertising examples suggest about the values of American society in the Roaring 20s?
In what ways do you see similarities and differences between advertisements in the 1920s and advertisements today, 100 years later?
In the "Show Your Work" area, insert one modern day advertisement that supports your explanation.
Station Three: Flashy New Lifestyle - Flappers & Bootlegging
Fashion: After reading the article in your folder and looking at the images with your group, how would you describe pre and post 1920s fashion?
Fashion: In your personal opinion, do you like the style of dress in the 1920s? Why or why not? What similarities do you see between 1920s fashion and 2020s fashion, 100 years later?
Prohibition: After reading the article in your folder with your group, how is the history of prohibition and the history of Chicago linked? What was one major effect of prohibition in Chicago?
Prohibition: Examine the political cartoon on prohibition in your folder. What is the cartoonist saying about the reasons certain groups of people would want prohibition to continue?
After learning about different aspects of the 1920s, do you think the era had a more positive or negative effect on our nation? Use two facts from the stations activity to support your opinion. Please respond in at least three sentences.
Example sentence starter 1: "In my opinion, the 1920s had a more _______ effect on the country because ______."
Example sentence starter 2: "One example of this is ______."
Example sentence starter 3: "Another example of this is ______."
