Chapter 9 Classroom Activities

The Red Scare & Immigration

Activity #1 Political Cartoon Analysis Look at the political cartoon on page 272 Read the captions that discuss the symbolism in this cartoon. What do you think the title “Put Them Out and Keep Them Out” means? Why do you think the artist showed the character peeking out from under the American flag?

Activity #2 Primary Source Analysis Read the About the Source box on the primary source. As you read the primary source, try to define the bold terms using the context of the reading. Answer the three comprehension questions at the end of the reading.

Activity #3 Graph Activity Look at the graph on page 274 How did immigration quotas of the 1920s change the pattern of European immigration?

Activity #4 Sacco & Vanzetti Video Clip As you watch the following video clip, write down reasons why you think the Sacco & Vanzetti case is relevant to American society today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDSEG4aa5G4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWkzfW5mqM4

Activity #5 Vocabulary Activity Use the following six vocabulary terms to construct a paragraph that summarizes attitudes towards immigrants and labor movements in the 1920s. Bolshevik communism Red Scare Mitchell Palmer Palmer Raids Alien Anarchist Sacco & Vanzetti

Henry Ford & the New Economy

Activity #1 Graphic Interpretation Look at the mages on page 278. Mass production of the automobile affected Americans’ lives in many ways. Create a list ways that life changed for Americans based on these images. Choose two items from your list to add to the classroom list.

Activity #2 Primary Source Analysis

Activity #2 Primary Source Analysis What problems do you think the increasingly widespread use of automobiles might have posed for cities in the early 1920s? How do you think this picture would have differed from a picture taken of the same area in Chicago 20 years earlier?

Activity #3 Biography Study Read the Why He Made History Box at the top of the page Read the biography of Alfred P. Sloan Answer the two comprehension questions after the reading Complete the extension activity by explaining why corporate buyouts might be good for business and why corporate buyouts might be bad for business.

Activity #4 Map Activity Follow the directions to color code the map based on population change Using the map, answer the analysis questions

Shifting Values

Flappers

Flappers

Activity #1 Graphic Analysis Look at the two images on page 295. List the differences between the two images. How do these differences reflect changing societal values?

Activity #2 Biography Reading Read the Why She Made History box. Read the biography of Alice Paul. Answer the two comprehension questions. Complete the extension activity at the bottom of the page. Is Alice Paul an important historical figure? Why or why not?

Activity #3 Prohibition Video View the following video on Prohibition http://www.history.com/topics/roaring- twenties/videos#america-goes-dry-with-prohibition As you watch, answer the following questions: Why did people want to ban alcohol? What amendment banned alcohol? Why did Prohibition eventually end?

Activity #4 Political Cartoon Analysis View the following political cartoons about the Scopes Monkey Trial. What is each artist trying to say?

Activity #5 Vocabulary Activity Choose the term in each group that does not belong. Explain why that term does not fit with the others. Rural 2. speakeasy 3. Prohibition 4. fundamentalism women flapper Bible makeup bootlegger evolution Prohibition Volstead Act values alcohol speakeasy science

The Harlem Renaissance & 1920s Pop Culture

Activity #1 Graphic Organizer It was difficult for young adult sharecroppers living in the South during the early 1900s to make a living from the land. Family and friends sent copies of “want ads” from urban areas that sounded wonderful. Complete the following graphic organizer listing advantages and disadvantages of leaving the South to pursue a job in the North.

Activity #1 Graphic Organizer Advantages to leaving the South Disadvantages to leaving the South 1. 2. 3.

Activity #1 Graphic Organizer Advantages to leaving the South Disadvantages to leaving the South Better life 2. escape from poverty 3. Escape segregation Unfamiliar place Leaving family Job might not be available

Activity #2 Visual Analysis Look at the images on page 306. How many art forms are represented in these pictures? How do you think this flourishing of the arts affected African Americans in general?

Activity #3 Biography Reading Read the box Why They Made History. Read the biographies of Bessie Smith & Duke Ellington Answer the two comprehension questions.

Activity #4 Harlem Renaissance Listening Activity View the video clip below. Write down your impressions of the music that you hear.

Activity #5 Primary Source Analysis Read the About the Source box at the top of the page. As you read, try to create definitions for the bold words using the context of the reading. Answer the three comprehension questions.

Activity #6 Primary Source Viewing View Steamboat Willie and discuss.

Activity #7 Primary Source Analysis Read the excerpt of The Great Gatsby on page 313. Write down the details that indicate showy excess at the party. What message is Fitzgerald conveying about the Jazz Age?

The Great Crash

Activity #1 Graphic Organizer Create a list of economic indicators that the economy was prospering in the 1920s. Then create a list of the warning signs showing there were problems in the economy.

Activity #1 Graphic Organizer PROSPERITY: PROBLEMS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Activity #1 Graphic Organizer PROSPERITY PROBLEMS 1. Gross national product rose 30% 2. Explosive growth of the auto industry 3. Corporate profits swelled 4. Low unemployment Workers purchased new products Stock market performance Few people benefited from the business boom Many people used credit to buy goods Buying fell Stocks sold on margin