B4 - The Roaring 20s Mini-research Project by Mary Calhoun https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy Using the links provided on the Google Doc as well as any other sources you may find on your own, answer all of the questions over your assigned topic and share your findings in the appropriate box. In addition to answering the specific questions over your topic, also share 2-3 other facts that you discovered in your research that you consider to be interesting or that you think may have helped to shape society in the 1920s. en-us 2019-01-08 23:47:15 UTC 2019-02-19 20:08:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Prohibition mcalhoun9 https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332715892
  • What was prohibition? 
  • What was the reason behind prohibition, and how long did it last? 
  • How did prohibition affect society in the 1920s? 

    • ]]>     2019-02-19 15:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332715892     Hollywood mcalhoun9 https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716002
  • Who were popular stars and/or movies of the 1920s? 
  • How did the rise of Hollywood impact the economy? 
  • How did the rise of Hollywood impact society?

    • ]]>     2019-02-19 15:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716002     Organized Crime mcalhoun9 https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716159
  • What factors led to the rise of the mob in the 1920s? 
  • Who were some key figures of the organized crime community of the 1920s?

    • ]]>     2019-02-19 15:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716159     Fashion/The Flapper mcalhoun9 https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716208
  • What was a flapper? 
  • How did the flapper help change the role of women in the 1920s?
  • How did the fashion of the 20s -- men’s and women’s -- reflect the shifting attitudes of this time period? 

    • ]]>     2019-02-19 15:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716208     WWI & The Lost Generation mcalhoun9 https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716336
  • What was “The Lost Generation”? 
  • Who were key figures in The Lost Generation, and what beliefs and/or practices characterized them?

    • ]]>     2019-02-19 15:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716336     Consumerism & The Rise of Advertising mcalhoun9 https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716539
  • Research the rise of consumerism in the 1920’s. 
  • Why did advertising suddenly boom during this time? 
  • What types of products were Americans buying? 
  • You should also include examples of an advertisement from the period.

    • ]]>     2019-02-19 15:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716539     Industrialization & Urbanization mcalhoun9 https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716879
  • Research the growing population in cities during the 1920’s. 
  • Why were so many Americans leaving behind their rural homes? 
  • What industries impacted the population shift? 
  • How did urbanization affect class structures? 

    • ]]>     2019-02-19 15:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mcalhoun9/29vtwkzcaqsy/wish/332716879