Section 1: Changing Ways of Life
1. Explain how urbanization created a new way of life that often clashed with the values of traditional rural society.
· What was life like in the nation’s cities during the 1920’s?
· What were some of the causes and effects of Prohibition?
2. Describe the controversy over the role of science and religion in American education and society in the 1920’s
· What did fundamentalists believe about the biblical account of creation?
· How did this differ from the view of many liberal thinkers?
· What main issue did the Scopes trial address?
o How did small town life and city life differ?
o Why do you think the 18th Amendment failed to eliminate alcohol consumption?
o How did criminals take advantage of Prohibition?
o What main issue did the Scopes trial address?
Section 2: The Twenties Women
1. Explain how the image of the flapper embodied the changing values and attitudes of young women in the 1920’s.
· How did the flapper embody changing attitudes of many young women in the 1920’s?
· How was women’s freedom still limited?
2. Identify the causes and results of the changing roles of women in the 1920’s
· How did the nation’s booming economy provide greater work opportunities for women?
· What forms of inequality and discrimination did women face in the professional world?
· How did family life change during the 1920’s?
o How was the flapper like and unlike the women of today?
o How did the growth of business and industry affect women?
o What changes affected families in the 1920’s?
Section 3: Education and Popular Culture
1. Describe the popular culture of the 1920’s.
· How did public high schools play a role in preparing students for the future?
· How did various forms of media help to shape American culture in the 1920’s?
2. Explain why the youth dominated decade came to be called the Roaring Twenties.
· Which heroes and events inspired Americans?
· What new styles did writers, artists, and composers experiment with in the decade?
· How did the literature of the time express a clash of values within society?
o How did schools change during the 1920’s?
o Why did radio become so popular?
o Why were American so delighted by movies in the 1920’s?
o Why did some writers reject American culture and values?
Section 4: The Harlem Renaissance
1. Identify the causes and results of the migration of African Americans to Northern cities in the early 1900’s
· What factors prompted many African Americans to move to Northern cities?
· What ways did African American leaders propose to combat discrimination and violence?
2. Describe the prolific African American artistic activity that became known as the Harlem Renaissance.
· What ideals did the Harlem Renaissance writers promote?
· How did African American performers and musicians popularize black culture?
o How did the influx of African Americans change northern cities?
o What approach to race relations did Marcus Garvey promote?
o In what ways did writers of the Harlem Renaissance celebrate rebirth?
o Besides literacy accomplishments, in what areas did African Americans achieve remarkable results?