Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
#1:
The
Roaring
Twenties
&
The Jazz
Age
The ROARING TWENTIES:
Check out this short 6 minute video and answer the following
questions. *I picked this movie because it was impressively
created by high school students!
1. What two primary media advances were made during
this time period? How do you think this affected
American society?
The two primary media advances included film and the radio. I
believe this affected American society as a creation of new
ways to display creativity and more ways to spend free time.
2. In what ways did the arts progress during the 1920’s and
which group seemed to benefit most from it?
The arts were greatly affected during a movement called the
Harlem Renaissance in which the African American culture was
expressed greatly and tied with the civil rights movement
(bringing out racial pride for African-Americans). The arts
progressed since there was much more focus on dancing with
the time being switching the artistic perspective and poets
(specifically African-American) grew to inspire more artists and
writers (also African American).
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3. How did women evolve during this period?
Young women, specifically, changed their appearance
drastically giving them the name of “Flappers” (women who had
bobs and wore short skirts) who smoked, drinked, and were
more “sexually free” than women in the generations before
them.
4. Summarize the essential aspect of the Roaring 20’s and
explain what primarily caused it, according to the video:
The most essential aspect was the fact that it was a cultural
revolution challenging previous ideals through the change in
women's appearance and behaviors, how African American
arts were revolutionized through the Harlem Renaissance, and
overall how influential it was to modern U.S. culture through
movies, heart, pop culture, and music prospering .
#2:
Immigration
IMMIGRATION:
Next, watch this Khan Academy video and answer the
following questions. *If you’re already tired of videos, feel free
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#3:
Prohibition PROHIBITION:
First, augment your schema by researching the term
prohibition and write the definition here IN YOUR OWN
WORDS:
Prohibition is the action/practice of prohibiting something by
means of a law.
Do the same for the term bootlegger:
An individual who illegally processes or exchanges alcohol.
Then do the same for the term speakeasy:
An illegal establishment exchanging alcoholic beverages.
Next, visit the PBS article and skim through to find the crucial
information to answer the following questions:
1. What were TWO causes of America’s prohibition?
- helping the country return to simpler times
- The extreme dependence on alcohol (epidemic)
2. According to the article, what were the unintended
effects of the prohibition laws (which would undoubtedly
happen again today!)?
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#5:
The
American
Dream
&
The
Self-Made
Man
The AMERICAN DREAM:
Quickly review the Investopedia Article and watch the short
movie on the site to learn about the American Dream. Then,
list at least THREE main concepts associated with this dream:
1. Be who you wanted to be no matter who you are and
what you come from.
2. The liberty to have self ownership
3. Live life the way you want to live life that makes you
happiest.
Next, visit this article and read through the sub-section titled,
“The Self-Made Man Myth and The American Dream.” *You do
not have to read the entire page! Then, list at least EIGHT
qualities that a self-made man will have, or will definitely not
have, according to the author:
1. Perseverance
2. Hard Work
3. ingenuity
4. Inherited fortune
5. Family connections
6. Come from poverty
7. Sheer hard work
8. Determination
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