PPT-1920s & 1930s in America

Unit 8 Prosperity and Depression Chp 912 Part 3 Cultural Changes in America Changing Attitudes Conflicts over Values Urbanization of Americajobs were moving to the cities Values differed between rural amp urban. Intro. One of the great mysteries of the 20th century is how the U.S. economy could have gone from a state of unprecedented prosperity in the 1920s to one of unprecedented failure in the 1930s. In the 1920s jobs were plentiful, the economy was growing, and the standard of living was rising. . British empire, 1920s. Cecil Rhodes. The Zulu Wars. The death of General Gordon. Empire Marketing Board posters, 1930s. Taking cranial measurements, . c. . 1905. Lord Curzon with an Indian potentate, . What Happened During the 1930s?. The 1930s was a difficult time for Americans, but this was a golden era for the arts, culture, and even sports.. What will we discuss?. Film. Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abN7wwpWZ8Y. Seeing Red. Seeing Red. Fear of . Russia. ran high even after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, which spawned a communist party in America.. The ". red scare. " of 1919-1920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against those whose Americanism was suspect.  Attorney General . Productive negotiations with Colombia. Winning the Spanish-American War. Sending US Marines to occupy Nicaragua. Supporting Panamanian independence from Colombia. The United States obtained the right to build a canal across Central America by. Renaissance – . African American literary awakening of the 1920s, centered in Harlem. Will have a profound effect on art and music in the 1920s.. 2. Jazz . Age – . term used to describe the 1920s due to the improvisational nature of jazz and how the Roaring Twenties appeared to be a time of boom and prosperity.. THE ROARING TWENTIES. Americans on the Move. Urbanization still accelerating.. More Americans lived in cities than in rural areas. 1920:. New York 5 million. Chicago 3 million. URBAN VS. RURAL. Farms started to struggle post-WWI.. -listen. -discuss. -problem solve. -debate. -work together. -read. -think. Conditions in 1930s America. 1 Name the event that ruined the US economy. What year did it happen?. 2 Describe why it ruined the economy.. Chapter 20: . The Roaring Twenties. Main Idea:. The United States experienced many social changes during the 1920s.. Chapter 20 . Section . 1: American Life Changes. New Roles for Women. New Opportunities. Warmup: Answer the following using . the handout. . The 1920s are often perceived as a period of great wealth. What evidence does the author present that America during the 1920s was increasingly prosperous? . “”Hey what about the 24th?” read . and annotate the text for Speaker and Occasion. . Highlight textual evidence using your . Blue or Purple. Label your evidence with an S and O.. Write your annotation using Sentence Stems! . The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. EQ – How did the U.S. . experience both economic . growth and social change . in the decade after WWI?. Intro. Video. http://. www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=jazz age&lid=18565842&ID=640103&player=12. In 1917, Lenin led the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution & created the 1. st. communist government. What is Communism. ?.  political theory derived from Karl Marx, . advocating.  class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Communism-. Socialism- . Nativism- . Red Scare- . Communism and Socialism. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new political ideology called communism grew out of the more moderate socialism. . . Communism .