CPUSH (Unit 10, #1)
Name _____________________________
Date __________________ Pd ________
America During the Roaring Twenties
I. The Roaring Twenties—A Return to Normalcy
A. Participation in WWI transformed the United States in the 1920s:
1. The USA was the _____________________ and most developed country in the world
2. __________________________________, high wages, new consumer goods and forms of ____________________________
labeled the decade the “Roaring Twenties”
B. In 1920, Americans elected Republican Warren Harding who promised a “_____________________________________________”
C. Foreign Policy
1. Image analysis:
2. In the 1920s, American foreign policy “returned to normal” by embracing ____________________________________
a. The U.S. __________________ the Treaty of Versailles and never joined the ____________________________________
b. Many citizens felt the U.S. was “duped” into joining WWI and became committed to _____________________________
3. However, U.S. isolationism was ____________________ because the USA did play a ______________ in world affairs:
a. The U.S. hosted a naval conference aimed to reduce the ________________________________ of all nations
b. The USA ________________ European nations billions of dollars to help _____________________ after WWI
c. The USA joined other world powers in a commitment to ________________________ by signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact
D. Pro-Business Policies
1. Image analysis:
2. In the 1920s, Republican presidents were elected (_________________, ___________________, Hoover) who helped
America “return to normalcy” by using ______________________________ policies:
a. Republicans kept _______________ low so Americans could _______________ their wages
b. ____________________________________ presidents kept government interference in business to a minimum to allow
____________________________________________________ to flourish
3. Pro-business policies meant no new ___________________________________ reforms:
a. Americans felt confident that reforms had limited the influence of _____________________________, cleaned up cities,
and _____________________ the economy
b. As workers’ wages ___________ and their hours _____________________, Americans were happy to spend their money
E. The “Roaring Twenties”
1. Image analysis:
2. Pro-business policies and mass production techniques developed during WWI led to an ______________________ revolution
in ______________________ goods:
a. Industrial growth led to high wages for workers and ______________________________________ for Americans to buy
b. The appetite for consumer goods and availability of cheap _________________ led to a decade of __________________
known as the “Roaring Twenties”
3. ______________________ mass production techniques made automobiles _______________________ for many Americans
4. The 1920s led to an era of mass ___________________________________________ in movies, music, and ______________
F. Urbanization
1. Image analysis:
2. By 1920, more people lived in ______________________ than in _________________ areas due to the industrial revolution,
mass immigration, and jobs during World War I
3. The dominance of urban America divided society
a. Urban society was characterized by ______________________, consumerism, _____________________, entertainment
b. Rural society was characterized by ________________________ fundamentalism, ___________________, and tradition
c. The values of these 2 societies _________________________ in the 1920s
II. America in the Roaring Twenties
Consumerism
1. The 1920s saw a burst of personal _______________________ and consumer spending
a. Mass production led to a huge number of new products: _____________, electric
______________________, new fashions
b. ___________________________ boomed to convince people to spend their money
c. Companies offered ways for consumers to buy on _____________ through monthly
___________________________________ plans
Harlem Renaissance
1. The ________________________________________________ during WWI led to a
concentration of African Americans in northern cities
2. The Harlem Renaissance was the flourishing of black ______________________
a. _______________ blended African and European musical traditions into a distinctly
“American” style of _____________________
b. _____________________________ and Duke Ellington were popular jazz musicians
c. The most popular author was _______________________________, who wrote
poems and novels about black ______________________
3. Harlem represented the “_______________________”: the idea that African Americans
should freely express themselves, embrace their culture, and strive for _____________
Changing Role of Women
1. Women’s roles changed in the 1920s
a. In 1920, women gained the right to vote (But, many women ___________________)
b. New ______________________ trends, voting rights, and more leisure time led to
an increased sense of _____________________
c. Advertisers sold products by targeting women’s ________________ and appearance
2. Many ______________, unmarried women embraced their independence and sexuality
as “________________________”:
a. “Flappers” popularized new women’s fashions like shorter ____________________,
“______________________” hair, and hats
b. Young women shocked __________________________-minded women by smoking
cigarettes, drinking ________________________, dancing at clubs, using makeup…
had ____________ outside of marriage and dated boys without chaperones
Literature
1. The 1920s produced some of America’s most important literature
a. The “________________________________________” authors including T.S. Eliot,
_________________________________________________, and F. Scott Fitzgerald
rejected war and criticized 1920 ____________________________ and conformity
Sports
1. ____________________ was a popular form of entrainment in the 1920s as Americans
gained more _________________________________ and income
a. ______________________, boxing, and football were popular sports
b. ____________________ broadcasts brought sporting events to national audiences
c. Sports gave Americans a new generation of _________________
2. Sports gave Americans a new generation of heroes
a. ____________________________ of the New York Yankees was the biggest sports
hero of the 1920s
b. Heavyweight boxer _______________________ was so popular, his prize fights set
financial and attendance records throughout the 1920s
Movies and Radio
Notes from Class
1. Movies and radios were widely popular in the 1920s:
a. Over 500 stations connected the nation by broadcasting ________________, sports,
as well as ____________, religious, comedic, and dramatic programming
b. _________________________________________ produced ____________% of the
popular music in the 1920s, focusing on ragtime, dance music, and _____________
c. ______________________________________ was the most popular of the ragtime
composers of the 1920s
2. “_________________” movies helped grow Hollywood and celebrity movie stars
a. By 1929, over _____________________________ people went to movies each week
b. “The _______________________________________” was the first “talking” picture
Transportation
Notes from Presentation
1. Automobiles transformed America:
a. Henry Ford’s _______________________________________ made cars affordable;
By 1929, _______ of _______ Americans owned a car
b. __________ manufacturing became the ___________________ industry in America
c. Cars gave people ___________________ and became a symbol of _______________
d. New roads, gas stations, and ____________________________________ were built
2. Airplanes captured the attention of Americans in the 1920s
a. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh made the first _____________________________ across
the ___________________________ and became the biggest celebrity of the 1920s