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| The Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Were the 1920s actually roaring and the 1930s really depressing? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World War I ended and much of Europe was in ruins. American soldiers returned home and looked to start their lives again. Women began to throw off the confines of the Victorian era along with their corsets. Everyone was learning how to do the Charleston and hiding bootleg wiskey in this age of Prohibition. Not everything was fun and games in the twenties though. The thirties were going to get even worse. Here are some questions to get you thinking about our unit. By the end of our unit you will know the answers to all of these questions and much more. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. What were some of the tensions that arose in the United States after World War I? 2. Why was communism viewed as a threat during the 1920s and 30s? 3. How did life change for the average American during the twenties? The wealthy American? 4. What were some of the factors that lead to the Great Depression? 5. How did President Roosevelt's New Deal help the United States? How did it hurt it? 6. What is the state of poverty in the United States today? 7. What is it like to try to plan a budget for a family living on minimum wage? |
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| Twenties Acrostic Letter to Dorothea Lange |
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| Dorothea Lange photos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learn more about breadlines and the Dust Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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