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?