Roaring 20's by https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t en-us 2021-04-20 07:37:57 UTC 2024-10-05 11:18:13 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Find the movie poster for The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson (1927). Why was it a significant film? farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436754877 Jazz was the most popular music genre in the 20's. Jazz clubs were a big way of socializing in the 20's and Jazz as a whole played a big role in past and present day culture.]]> 2021-04-20 07:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436754877 2. What was “The Charleston”? Find a video of the Charleston being performed and explain why the dance was so impactful at the time and in some places banned. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436755666 It was really popular because it represented free spirit and rebellions. It was banned because it had an apparent sexual nature and other places banned it for safety reasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUpAcPAipDA]]> 2021-04-20 07:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436755666 3. Find an image of the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s and explain why they gained popularity in this decade? (Find something that happened that would lead people to want to join the Klan.) farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436773443 People were mad that immigrants were taking their jobs, so more people supported the KKK so they could get their jobs back.]]> 2021-04-20 07:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436773443 4. Find a copy of the National Origins Act of 1924 and describe how it changed America’s immigration policy. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436778699 It heavily restricted immigration. It established a system of national quotas that discriminated against immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe and pretty much excluded Asians.]]> 2021-04-20 07:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436778699 5. What is the Teapot Dome Scandal? Find a political cartoon of the Teapot Dome Scandal and explain in your own words the meaning of the cartoon. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436785108 It was the secret leasing of federal oil reserves. The white house secretary was being an oil scandal.]]> 2021-04-20 08:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436785108 6. Find an image of President Calvin Coolidge. Explain why Americans want to “Keep Cool with Coolidge”? farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436785801 The slogan related to his cool demeanor]]> 2021-04-20 08:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436785801 7. Find an image of the Model T and describe the impact of the automobile on America in the 1920s. How does it change daily life and wealthy people’s view of living in cities? farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436786414 It changed the way people travel and in the 1920's, only the wealthy could afford cars.]]> 2021-04-20 08:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436786414 8. Find images of the new consumer appliances that Americans could purchase in the 1920s and explain how one changed how Americans lived. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436787357 This is a washing machine from the 1920's. The washing machine changed the way we wash clothes. Instead of doing it by hand, A machine washes the clothes automatically.]]> 2021-04-20 08:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436787357 9. Describe the issues around Prohibition. (why it was started, bootleggers, speakeasies, etc) farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436788438 The banning of liquor caused a rise in gang violence and crimes.]]> 2021-04-20 08:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436788438 10. Find an image of Al Capone and explain what made him so famous. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436789359 He was an infamous gangster during the Prohibition Era.]]> 2021-04-20 08:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436789359 11. Find a political cartoon or image surrounding the Scopes trial. Summarize this court case. If you find a cartoon, explain the cartoon. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436790444 It was the prosecution of a teacher in Tennessee for teaching Evolution in a school. ]]> 2021-04-20 08:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436790444 12. Find an image/video of and define what a flapper was. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436791154 A Flapper is a women in the 20's who wore short skirts, listened and danced to jazz and behaved in a manor that was seen as outrageous/not appropriate for a lady.]]> 2021-04-20 08:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436791154 13. What NEW careers were available to women in the 1920s? Find an image that goes along with one of the careers available in the 1920s. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436792205 It was common for Women in the 20's to work with Telegraphs.]]> 2021-04-20 08:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436792205 14. Find an image of the Spirit of St. Louis and describe its significance. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436792840 It was the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.]]> 2021-04-20 08:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436792840 15. Find an image of Charles Lindbergh and explain why he was so popular? farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436793649 He piloted the Spirit of St. Louis and was known as the most loved person in America. ]]> 2021-04-20 08:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436793649 16. Find images of 3 top book jackets from the era (F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edna Millay, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis). Why were these writers called the “lost generation.” The book should be written and published in the 1920s. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436795307 The "Lost Generation" is referring to them being of this time period, but their work being discovered and published later on.]]> 2021-04-20 08:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436795307 17. What was the Harlem Renaissance? Provide an image that represents the movement. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436796436 The Cultural Revival of African American music.]]> 2021-04-20 08:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436796436 18. Find the image of the person who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and describe the goals of the UNIA. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436797088 Wanted to improve the lives of African Americans, create a self sufficient economy and form an independent nation in Africa.]]> 2021-04-20 08:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436797088 19. Find a poem, song, or piece of literature of 3 of the following artist: Langston Hugese, Paul Robeson, Louis Armstrong, “Duke” Ellington, Bessie Smith, Al Jolson, and Jacob Lawerence. Why was each significant? Try and find a video/audio of these to add. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436797954 C Jam Blues by Duke Ellington is a classic and will always hold a special place in my heart! 10/10! 
Duke Ellington was a jazz genius and has really changed jazz and brought back the jazz culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlpcJhNyDI]]> 2021-04-20 08:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436797954 20. Find an image/video of any 3 of the following: Clara Bow, Rudolph Valentino, Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Bill Tilden, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange, Paul Robeson. Explain why each was a significant figure. farrellsara https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436798833 Babe Ruth has become an Icon in baseball and has been entertaining people with good games for years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-4Z2rMcFo8]]> 2021-04-20 08:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/farrellsara/a4vk0q2xrnj2du1t/wish/1436798833