1. Ch. 24 The Roaring Twenties Ch. 25 The Great Depression
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Ch. 23 World War I
Ch. 24 The Roaring Twenties
Ch. 25 The Great Depression
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The decade after WWI marked dramatic changes for the nation as the economy boomed. With Republicans in command, the nation returned to prewar isolationism, while policies supporting big business cleared the way for the growth of industries. Cultural changes affected the lifestyles and values of Americans. However, these changes also sparked conflicts and tensions.
Essential Questions for the Chapter:
How did Republican Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge bring the country and economy back to “normalcy”?
How did the economy change in the 1920’s?
What new independences did young people find in the changing society of the 1920’s?
How did musicians, artists, actors and writers contribute to American popular culture in the 1920’s?
What competing ideals came about during the 1920’s in regards to immigration, minorities, prohibition, and religion?
Key Vocabulary:
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Normalcy unemployment Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Teapot Dome Scandal Kellogg-Briand Pact
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Flappers Nellie Taylor Ross Bessie Coleman
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Anarchists Communists Red Scare Sacco+Vanzetti Quota Act of National Origins Act Prohibition th and 21st amendment fundamentalism Scopes Trial Great Migration
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Pop culture Jazz and the Blues Radio Talkie Babe Ruth Charles Lindbergh Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes Lost Generation expatriates Art Deco
Question Model T moving assembly line boom advertisements credit Herbert Hoover
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