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Unit III Goals //Students will continue to consider: // // Students will understand that… // 1. There is a virtually constant tension in America between progressive ideas and traditional values.2. Divisions of American society by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic class often lead to conflict.3. Banks and the stock market play vital roles in the American economy.4. Consumers and investors must evaluate the risk involved in their economic transactions.5. There is an unresolved debate about the impact the government can have on the cyclical nature of a free-market economy. // Students will know… // *The 1920s was a decade of peace, prosperity, social change, and cultural conflict.*The fear of communism and its potential spread to the United States, The Red Scare, occurred in response to the 1917 communist revolution in Russia.*The Red Scare triggered a larger fear of foreigners and anti-American activists.*There was widespread post-war labor unrest, including over 3,000 strikes involving over 4 million workers nationwide.*In the early 20th century, thousands of African-Americans left the southern United States to escape racial discrimination and pursue jobs in northern cities.*In the 1920s, many Americans began using credit to buy new consumers products and invest in the stock market.*A slow down in consumer demand along with investor panic led to a stock market crash that set into motion an economic crisis known as the Great Depression.*The Great Depression lasted the decade of the 1930s and was characterized by bank, farm, and business failures, extremely high unemployment, homelessness, a lack of consumer confidence, and a slowdown in global trade.*Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt had vastly different ideas about the role of the federal government in America. *Eleanor Roosevelt revolutionized the role of First Lady by bringing to the forefront certain social issues and by traveling the country as a representative of her husband.*The New Deal was the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration's attempt to use government programs to lift the country out of the Great Depression and create a system to avoid future collapses of the economy.*There were critics of the New Deal on the left and the right, some of whom believed that it did not go far enough and others who believed in went too far.*The effectiveness of the New Deal is still being debated today, but the legacies are clearly seen in programs that have remained existence, such as Social Security.*The end of the Great Depression occurred due to the industrial manufacturing boom brought about by the onset of World War II.
 * America in the '20s & '30s: The 1920s, The Great Depression & The New Deal **
 * 1) Do movements away from traditional values have a positive impact on society?
 * 2) To what extent should the government be involved in economic practices?
 * 3) What is the appropriate role for government in citizens' lives?

***Key terms**: Boston Police Strike, Red Scare, communism, Sacco and Vanzetti, Scopes Trial, assembly line, flapper, jazz, prohibition, Great Migration, buying on margin, credit, Herbert Hoover, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, foreclosure, Dust Bowl, Hooverville, Hoover Dam, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), Eleanor Roosevelt, New Deal, Social Security, FDIC, SEC, TVA, WPA, National Labor Relations Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Black Cabinet


 * Key terms**: Boston Police Strike, Red Scare, communism, Sacco and Vanzetti, Scopes Trial, assembly line, flapper, jazz, prohibition, Great Migration, buying on margin, credit, Herbert Hoover, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, foreclosure, Dust Bowl, Hooverville, Hoover Dam, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), Eleanor Roosevelt, New Deal, Social Security, FDIC, SEC, TVA, WPA, National Labor Relations Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Black Cabinet

To Live in the 1920's
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The decade of the 1920's gets off to a bad start with a far sweepeing and deadly epidemic. Please read and take two-column notes on the following document.

[|The Deadly Virus]

Next look at the "View Document and Photos" and find "Letter of condolence from Superintendent of the Yakima Indian Agency, Washington, October 29, 1918. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Re

The Red Scare
Video on the Communist Revolution

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[] - Red Scare Handout

[] - Sacco and Vanzetti Handout



= Popular Culture of the 1920's = The 1920's were a time of great advancement in the area of popular culture. Authors, poets, musicians, and athletes all sprang on to the scene during this decade. They provided Americans with entertainment in all different forms. One group of Americans that enjoyed amazing success in the area of popular culture was the African Americans. During this time period many African Americans moved from the farms of the south to settle in the big cities of the north. In what became known as the Great Migration, they brought with them their history, heritage, and amazing talent. This led to a cultural boom in the 20's that some argue has yet to be rivaled. On particular area that flourished with African American talent was Harlem New York. This explosion of creativity is often referred to as the Harlem Renaissance.

=Opener:=

Please answer the following questions:

1. What type of music do you listen to and why? 2. What do you do for entertainment in you free time? Why do choose this form of entertainment?

=American Jazz=

Please watch the following video and then answer the questions below.

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Questions: 1. What was your overall reaction to the video? 2. Why do you think this music began to flourish in the 1920's? How does jazz relate to the 1920's 3. What about jazz makes it "America's Music"? How does jazz music compare to America as a nation?

To gain a better understanding of the sound of jazz, listen to the samples below.
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=Poetry=

To gain an understanding of the types of poetry written in the 1920's, please read and mark up the following poem by Langston Hughes.

1. What is your overall reaction to the poem? 2. Why do you think Hughes chose to write this poem? 3. What can we learn about America in the 1920's by reading this poem?

I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun-- My dream. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">And then the wall rose, <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Rose slowly, <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Slowly, <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Between me and my dream. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Rose until it touched the sky-- <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">The wall. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Shadow. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">I am black. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">I lie down in the shadow. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">No longer the light of my dream before me, <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Above me. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Only the thick wall. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Only the shadow. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">My hands! <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">My dark hands! <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Break through the wall! <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Find my dream! <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Help me to shatter this darkness, <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">To smash this night, <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">To break this shadow <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Into a thousand lights of sun, <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Into a thousand whirling dreams <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Of sun! Langston Hughes ||  || =Sports=
 * || **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 20px;">As I Grew Older ** ||  ||
 * ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">It was a long time ago.

Watch the following video and then answer the questions.

1. What is your overall reaction to the video? 2. How do you think Babe Ruth embodies the 1920"s

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= = //Apr 15, 1920://=The Sacco-Vanzetti case draws national attention=



Please go to the following link and read about the Sacco and Vanzetti murder case.

Apr 15, 1920: Sacco-Vanzetti

=Scopes Monkey Trial Video=

Questions for Scopes Monkey Trial Documents
 * Who supported the Butler Act? What were their reasons?

• Who opposed the Butler Act? What were their reasons?

• In what way did the historical context of the 1920s affect the battle over the Butler Act?

• How was the Scopes Trial more than just a simple debate between evolution and creationism?

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CEPA-1920s Magazine Project For this project you will take on the role of a magazine editor. Your job is to create a magazine that could have been published in the 1920’s. The magazine will include a cover page, at least two articles covering significant events of the period, one persuasive editorial commenting on a political/social issue of the time, advertisements, illustrations, letters to the Editor, want ads, etc. **Goal**: Create an original magazine that could have been published in the 1920’s. The magazine should demonstrate your understanding of the time period. **Role**: Magazine editor in charge of producing 1920’s publication. **Audience**: American citizens of the 1920’s

**Situation**: It is the 1920’s and you are working for a major national magazine. Your job is to create a magazine that will be both informative and interesting to Americans in the 1920’s

**Performance and Purpose**: Based on your knowledge and some brief research, you need to select a topic to editorialize in you magazine. The editorial should be persuasive in nature. You also need to write an expository article on a significant event of the 1920’s. The magazine must also include a cover that represents various aspect of the 1920’, including the specific topics covered in you magazine. In addition you need to include advertisements, illustrations, letters to the Editor, want ads, etc.

**Standards and criteria for Success**: Your magazine should include the following: Your magazine should be: This project will count as one test grade.
 * 1) 1. Cover page reflecting the 1920’s, including topics included in the magazine.
 * 2) 2. At least one expository article on a significant event of the 1920’s
 * 3) 3. At least one persuasive editorial commenting on a political/social issue of the time
 * 4) 4. At least one of the following: advertisements, illustrations, letters to the Editor, want ads, etc.
 * 1) 1. Historically accurate
 * 2) 2. Original
 * 3) 3. Creative
 * 4) 4. Neat and legible