The 1920s
SOL Objective: HSS.6.4
This worksheet is an exercise to introduce you to the 1920s. In order to complete the
worksheet, please click on the link and it will take you to a web site where you will find
the answer to the question. Then, after you find the answer, you may type it on the line
provided below the question. Good Luck and Have Fun Learning about the “Roaring
Twenties”!
Harlem Renaissance
1.
When was the Harlem Renaissance?
2.
What city was the center of black urban life?
3.
What were the 5 common themes for African-American writers during
the Harlem Renaissance?
4.
Who were 5 famous people from the Harlem Renaissance?
5.
What was one of the main goals of the black writers and intellectuals
during the Harlem Renaissance?
The Jazz Age and Flappers
1.
Who was considered to be the heroine of the Jazz Age?
2.
Listen to one of the jazz songs on the web page. What does it sound like
to you? Do you like it? Why or why not?
3.
What Constitutional Amendment addressed women’s suffrage?
4.
What were “flapper” clothes like in the 1920s? Did they wear long skirts
or short skirts? Did they wear their hair up or down? Did they wear
makeup? What do you think about the types of clothes that they wore?
5.
Do you think that the flappers changed the way people looked at
women? Why or why not? (Note: There is not a link for this question).
Famous People of the 1920s
1.
Please place the correct item (cartoons, cars, silent films, comedy,
blues music) in the box next to the person that was famous for it:
John Held Jr.
Josephine Baker
Bessie Smith
Henry Ford
Charlie Chaplin
Significant Events of the 1920s
1.
What was a nickname for the 1920s?
2.
When was the Equal Rights Amendment written?
3.
What happened on August 26, 1920?
4.
What happened in 1929 that affected the Stock Market?
5.
Please type the years of office next to the name of the appropriate
President (1920-1923, 1923-1928, 1929-1933):
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
Entertainment (music, dances, and movies)
1.
What was one of the top ten movies in the 1920s?
2.
Name three out of the five big name movie studios.
3.
Name three dances that were done in the 1920s.
4.
Who wrote the book The Great Gatsby?
The Lawless Decade
1.
Who is the person in the first picture?
2.
In what year did the Valentine’s Day Massacre occur?
3.
What was the Valentine’s Day Massacre?
4.
What was Prohibition and what Constitutional Amendment addressed
Prohibition?