United States History -Banas/Deschaine
1920s/1930s- Cultural Shifts
Name: ___________________________________
Per: ____ Date: __________________
CAUSE AND EFFECT WEBQUEST
How did Americans react to the social and cultural changes in the
1920s?
Directions: Using your problem solving and technology skills, research the following social and cultural
changes in the 1920s and also the reactions that many Americans had to these changes. Define each term and
cut and paste an image in each box. At the end of the period, print this document out and be sure to answer
the question on the last page in your own words. The vocab words are in bold.
The Change (cause)
Large numbers of immigrants coming into America in
the 1900s-1920s
The Reaction (effect)
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
Red Scare and Palmer Raids
Sacco and Vanzetti trial
The Great Migration after WWI
Rise of the KKK
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz music
The Invention of the Automobile and Model T Ford
Suburbanization
Car culture in the 1920s
Prohibition of alcohol- 18th amendment
Bootlegging
Rise of Organized Crime (mafia)
Speakeasies
New consumer appliances were invented in the
1920s
Women had more leisure time
Rise of Christian fundamentalism in the 1920s
Theory of evolution taught in public schools---Scopes
“monkey” trial
The 19th amendment passes (women’s suffrage)
Flappers
New careers open for women in the 1920s
Airplanes are developed during WWI
Spirit of St. Louis and Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earnhardt
Radio becomes important to communication
Growth of advertisements
Growth of American consumer culture in the 1920s
Sports and leisure activities grow in popularity in the
1920s
Americans focus on “heroes” (Babe Ruth, Charles
Lindbergh, Clara Bow, etc)
FINAL REFLECTION QUESTION
Based on your research, do you think the 1920s was more a time of conservatism or liberalism? If you don’t
know these terms, please look them up. Take a position and defend it using your research as evidence.
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