Classwork: The Roaring 1920s (2023-2024)

Last updated over 1 year ago

24 questions

Note from the author:

Part One: Please use the following powerpoint to take notes on the Roaring 20s. Powerpoint is linked here! 

Part Two: Work with your partner to complete the questions for each station about life in the 1920s. 

Instructions

Part One: Please use the following powerpoint to take notes on the Roaring 20s. Powerpoint is linked here! 

Part Two: Work with your partner to complete the questions for each station about life in the 1920s. 

Required

Classwork: The Roaring 1920s (2023-2024)

Last updated over 1 year ago

24 questions

Note from the author:

Part One: Please use the following powerpoint to take notes on the Roaring 20s. Powerpoint is linked here! 

Part Two: Work with your partner to complete the questions for each station about life in the 1920s. 

Instructions

Part One: Please use the following powerpoint to take notes on the Roaring 20s. Powerpoint is linked here! 

Part Two: Work with your partner to complete the questions for each station about life in the 1920s. 

NOTES SLIDES LINKED HERE

Part One: The Roaring 1920s NOTES 
"Why be poor when you can be rich!?"  <--- everyone in the 1920s 

Required

The Age of Prosperity 

-_______ stimulated a business boom!

-_______ were now affordable (Prior to this era, items were always handcrafted and very expensive!)

-Radio, advertising, and film contributed to boom of national _______

Required

Spending Money 

-New and _______ ways to buy – dealerships, chain stores/supermarkets    (think places like Target, Walgreens…) _______ 

-For the first time ever, regular Americans could buy ~cool~ items, not just necessities.

-Americans enjoyed the highest _______  in the world - new machines, cheaper goods, higher _______ , and more leisure time

Required

Advertising Advances

-Glorification of _______ 

-Advertising becomes more sophisticated – playing on people’s _______  & insecurities

-Use of social success and threats

Required

Stock Market Success 

-Stocks skyrocket! Average people begin to _______ 

-_______  - buying stocks in hopes of getting rich, while ignoring the risks of financial ruin

-_______  – paying for goods over time – allows more people to buy more expensive things

Required

The Material American 

-Possession of material items _______  cultural value on good morals

-Change of buying habits: focus on _______ rather than needs or on the quality of the product

Part Two: The Roaring 20s Virtual Stations Activity 

Station One: New Inventions & the Era of Credit Cards 

Required

Look at the list of inventions created during the roaring 20s. Count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.

Required

Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?

Required

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?

Required

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 important for people in our society today? Do we need or want most of these items?

Station Two: Prohibition & Bootlegging 

<---- CLASSWORK FOR FRIDAY 4/12 while Ms. DiMonte and Ms. Phife are out. 

<----- STATION 2 IS HOMEWORK IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE IT IN CLASS ON FRIDAY 4/12. 

<------ Once you finish station 2, do NOT go on to station 3 yet. You should work on make up assignments if you finish early. 

Required

This image was taken in a speakeasy during the 1920s. Using context clues in the image to your left, what might prohibition mean?

Required

Do you know who Al Capone is? If yes, what do you know about him?

If no, what is one thing you can infer (assume) about him based on the paragraph?

Required

Based on the passage, can it be inferred that the 18th Amendment was successful? Why or why not?

Required

How did the police contribute to the bootlegging culture of the 1920s?

Required

Why did bootlegging lead to the rise of organized crime?

Required

According to the text, gangs tried to secure territories to have a "monopoly on distribution." What does this mean they wanted? Remember, monopoly was one of our vocab words!

Required

After reading the above article, how is the history of prohibition linked to Chicago? What was one major effect of prohibition in Chicago?

Required

Examine the political cartoon on prohibition. Who do you think the person to the left is supposed to represent? Who do you think the person to the right is supposed to represent?

Required

What do you think the cartoonist is saying about why certain people would want prohibition to continue?

Station Three: Flashy New Lifestyle - Flappers 

Required

After reading the article on 1920s fashion (linked here) and looking at the images, how would you describe pre and post 1920s fashion?

Required

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?

Station Four: Advances in Advertising 

What do all of the 1920s advertisements (linked here) 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.

Putting It All Together: 

After learning about different aspects of the 1920s, do you think the era had a more positive or negative effect on our nation? Use at least on facts from the stations activity to support your opinion. Please respond in at least two complete sentences.

Example-Sentence:
"In my opinion, the 1920s had a more [position/negative] effect on the country because . One example of this from the stations activity is , because __."

Classwork: The Roaring 1920s (2023-2024)

Classwork: The Roaring 1920s (2023-2024)

NOTES SLIDES LINKED HERE

Part One: The Roaring 1920s NOTES

"Why be poor when you can be rich!?" <--- everyone in the 1920s

Part Two: The Roaring 20s Virtual Stations Activity

Station One: New Inventions & the Era of Credit Cards

Look at the list of inventions created during the roaring 20s. Count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.

Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?

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 important for people in our society today? Do we need or want most of these items?

Station Two: Prohibition & Bootlegging

<---- CLASSWORK FOR FRIDAY 4/12 while Ms. DiMonte and Ms. Phife are out.

<----- STATION 2 IS HOMEWORK IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE IT IN CLASS ON FRIDAY 4/12.

<------ Once you finish station 2, do NOT go on to station 3 yet. You should work on make up assignments if you finish early.

This image was taken in a speakeasy during the 1920s. Using context clues in the image to your left, what might prohibition mean?

Do you know who Al Capone is? If yes, what do you know about him? If no, what is one thing you can infer (assume) about him based on the paragraph?

Based on the passage, can it be inferred that the 18th Amendment was successful? Why or why not?

How did the police contribute to the bootlegging culture of the 1920s?

Why did bootlegging lead to the rise of organized crime?

According to the text, gangs tried to secure territories to have a "monopoly on distribution." What does this mean they wanted? Remember, monopoly was one of our vocab words!

After reading the above article, how is the history of prohibition linked to Chicago? What was one major effect of prohibition in Chicago?

Examine the political cartoon on prohibition. Who do you think the person to the left is supposed to represent? Who do you think the person to the right is supposed to represent?

What do you think the cartoonist is saying about why certain people would want prohibition to continue?

Station Three: Flashy New Lifestyle - Flappers

After reading the article on 1920s fashion (linked here) and looking at the images, how would you describe pre and post 1920s 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?

Station Four: Advances in Advertising

What do all of the 1920s advertisements (linked here) 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.

Putting It All Together:

NOTES SLIDES LINKED HERE

Part One: The Roaring 1920s NOTES

"Why be poor when you can be rich!?" <--- everyone in the 1920s

Part Two: The Roaring 20s Virtual Stations Activity

Station One: New Inventions & the Era of Credit Cards

Look at the list of inventions created during the roaring 20s. Count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.

Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?

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 important for people in our society today? Do we need or want most of these items?

Station Two: Prohibition & Bootlegging

<---- CLASSWORK FOR FRIDAY 4/12 while Ms. DiMonte and Ms. Phife are out.

<----- STATION 2 IS HOMEWORK IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE IT IN CLASS ON FRIDAY 4/12.

<------ Once you finish station 2, do NOT go on to station 3 yet. You should work on make up assignments if you finish early.

This image was taken in a speakeasy during the 1920s. Using context clues in the image to your left, what might prohibition mean?

Do you know who Al Capone is? If yes, what do you know about him? If no, what is one thing you can infer (assume) about him based on the paragraph?

Based on the passage, can it be inferred that the 18th Amendment was successful? Why or why not?

How did the police contribute to the bootlegging culture of the 1920s?

Why did bootlegging lead to the rise of organized crime?

According to the text, gangs tried to secure territories to have a "monopoly on distribution." What does this mean they wanted? Remember, monopoly was one of our vocab words!

After reading the above article, how is the history of prohibition linked to Chicago? What was one major effect of prohibition in Chicago?

Examine the political cartoon on prohibition. Who do you think the person to the left is supposed to represent? Who do you think the person to the right is supposed to represent?

What do you think the cartoonist is saying about why certain people would want prohibition to continue?

Station Three: Flashy New Lifestyle - Flappers

After reading the article on 1920s fashion (linked here) and looking at the images, how would you describe pre and post 1920s 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?

Station Four: Advances in Advertising

What do all of the 1920s advertisements (linked here) 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.

Putting It All Together:

Do you know who Al Capone is? If yes, what do you know about him?

If no, what is one thing you can infer (assume) about him based on the paragraph?

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.

Do you know who Al Capone is? If yes, what do you know about him?

If no, what is one thing you can infer (assume) about him based on the paragraph?

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.