5.2 Homework: The Roaring 20s - Haiyen Truong | Laabri

As you read, you should consider the following essential question:

"The war" in this case refers to World War I, which we are skipping in the interest of time.

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What do you already know about World War I (either from prior knowledge or World History last year)?

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heavy load of taxation on the middle class.

increasing competition among business people.

growing strength of labor unions.

large accumulation of consumer debt.

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symbol.

device.

brand.

medallion.

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free love.

equal pay for equal work.

birth control.

women's suffrage.

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many women’s new sense of independence and daring.

the growing influence of modernist literature.

a triumph of progressive education.

the end of mass migration.

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Line 2-5 ("Young women... dangling cigarette")

Line 5-7 ("Thus did... American women")

Line 10-13 ("This Viennese... and liberation")

Line 21-24 ("If the.. World War I")

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