Roaring+20s+project+page

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 * The Roaring 20 Resources: **

[|Post war intolerance of immigrants and nativism video]

[|Biography of America]

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and of course: [|Wikipidedia]

The 1920s project page
 * **Politics** || **Economy** || **Culture** ||
 * Teapot Dome Scandal || Laissez Faire || Flappers ||
 * Warren G. Harding || Assembly Line || Prohibition ||
 * Isolationism || Installment Buying || Al Capone ||
 * Kellogg-Briand Pact || Radio advertising || NAACP ||
 * Fundalmentalism and Nativism || 1920s Highway system || Marcus Garvey ||
 * The Dawes Plan || Growth of Electrification during 1920s || Ku Klux Klan ||
 * Calvin Coolidge || Growth of telephone system in 1920s || Jazz Age ||
 * Herbert Hoover || The Air Age || Harlem Renaissance ||
 * Weimar government in Germany ||  || Baseball ||
 * ||  || Movies of the 1920s ||
 * ||  || Art Deco ||

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Some Focus questions to guide you in your research:

Can you think of any recent scandals similar to this one? || Alberto || Include brief description of his background. What were his politics? Why was he elected? What was his “return to normalcy all about”? What were his goals? Do you agree with his goals? || Robert || Include brief description of his background. Why was he elected? What were his goals? Do you agree with his goals? || Do you agree with his goals? || Richard || What was the pact? Briefly describe its history. Do you think this is a good idea? Do you think it can work? || Why was this an important idea for the presidencies of the 1920s? Do you think this is a way to operate the economy? || Ranya || How did this age begin? Why was it able to happen? Who were the “stars” that promoted it? Where did it lead? || Valerie || Why was the symbol of the flapper so important to the 1920s? What did the flapper represent? Describe a typical Flapper. Are there modern day flappers today? || Mario || Briefly describe the 18th amendment. Who pushed to have the amendment passed? How did enforcing the act work? Do you think this was a good amendment to the constitution? Can the government make people behave better? || Anyelina || Provide a brief background of Al Capone. Why was he able to gain power? How and Why did he gain power? How did he keep his power? Is there anyone, today that has that kind of power? || Eric || Briefly describe the origins and formation of the Ku Klux Klan. Why did the Ku Klux Klan form to react to the changes in American society? Is the Klan still active? ||
 * Research topic || Team members || Focus questions: ||
 * # Teapot Dome scandal || Teresa A and Isaac || Who was involved? What was the “deal”? Why did it happen?, Where is Teapot dome and why was it important? When did the scandal occur?
 * # Warren G Harding || James
 * # Calvin Coolidge || Christian
 * # Herbert Hoover || Emily and Julianny || Include brief description of his background. What were his politics?, Why was he elected? What were his goals?
 * # Kellogg Briand Pact || George
 * # Laissez Faire ||  || What is it?
 * # Assembly Line || Genysis P and Rubi || How does an assembly line work? Why is the assembly line important for mass production of products? What are the pros and cons of the assembly line? ||
 * # Installment buying || Michelle Lizbell || Briefly describe installment buying. How does it work? How does it help the economy grow? What are the positive and negative aspects? Is there anything similar today? (Think: credit card and lay-away.) ||
 * # The Air age || Teresa G.
 * # Flapper || Genesis
 * # Prohibition || Manuel
 * # Al Capone || Kellena
 * # Marcus Garvey || Catherine || Provide a brief description of Marcus Garvey. What were the major causes of tension between whites and blacks in Northern cities? What were the goals of Marcus Garvey’s UNIA? ||
 * # NAACP || Diego || Briefly describe the origins of the organization. Why was it unsuccessful in protecting the rights of African Americans? Briefly describe the role of the NAACP today? Name some of its successes. ||
 * # Fundamentalism ||  || Briefly describe the religious aspects of fundamentalism. What were some of the successes of the fundamentalists in the 1920s? Briefly describe the Scopes trial. ||
 * # Ku Klux Klan || Jairo
 * # radio Adverstising ||  ||   ||