PDF-BECOMING MODERN AMERICA IN THE 1920

SPRIMARY SOURCE COLLECTIONThe Modern Woman of the TwentiesINTHEM DAYS IS GONE FOREVERAlvah PosenNational Humanities Center AMERICA IN CLASS2012 americainclassorgAlvah Posen Them Days Is Gone Forever. S PRIMARY SOURCE COLLECTION Louis Lozowick , 57 th St. [Ne w York City], lithograph, 1929 Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian Institution * THE SKYSCRAPER In American self - image of the 1920s, the icon of Politics, . Taxes, & . Foreign. . Policy. Analyze . the United States rejection of internationalism, including postwar disillusionment, the Senate’s refusal to ratify the Versailles Treaty, the election of 1920, and the role of the United States in international affairs in the 1920s.. American Life in the “Roaring Twenties”. Seeing Red. Bolshevik Revolution= Communist in Russia. Red Scare of 1919-1920. . -Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. . -6000k suspects rounded up. . Introduction. Bloodied by war and disillusioned by peace, Americans turned inward in the 1920’s. The boom of the 20’s had many benefits on Americans. Incomes and the living standard rose for many, but there seemed something incredible about all of it. . 1880-1920. 1880-1920: real-life roles of women. For each of the following pictures, you will respond to these prompts on your handout.. What are the women doing? . Where are they?. Who are they? White, black, rich, poor?. Modernism vs. Traditionalism. Adapted from lesson by Mike Hill and Chris Saxton . Megan . Unger . Purpose of Unit. Traditionalism vs. Modernism . Culture of the 1920s . Station Rotation Model . Religion. Ms Leslie. History 12. Things to consider about America’s ‘personality’. American revolution was a rejection of European ideas, culture and monarchy. America was Anti-European in it’s attitude towards government structure. 29 & 30 – Republican Presidents . “A return to normalcy” – Harding 1920. The Ohio Gang. Teapot Dome Scandal – Albert B. Fall. “Keep it cool with Coolidge” 1924. “The business of government is business”-Silent Cal. There were significant differences between the quality of play and the fan base for pro and college basketball. . Many of the professionals never went to college and some did not even complete high school. . FOUNDATIONS. (8000 BCE-600 CE). Neolithic societies in Latin America formed along coastlines and lakes, not river valleys.. Olmec (1500 - 500BCE). Gulf of Mexico. Advanced architecture, sculpture, number system, calendar, trade routes. “”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! . Transition America. After World War I, America saw many new changes or transitions. Transition from . war. to peace. Isolationist. spirit was strong after WWI. U.S. rejected Treaty of . Versailles. American . Communist Party . formed in 1919. c. ommunist ideas frightened much of the public. Palmer Raids . (1919) resulted in the deportation and arrest of . thousands. n. o evidence of revolutionary conspiracies uncovered. OF. AMERICA’S HISTORY. _______________________________________________________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________.