1920’s Webhunt
BY: MR. SCHEER
GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Directions: Print a hard copy of this document and answer the
following questions. (Five points each)
Directions: Your mission is to complete the items below. Begin by clicking
on CTRL and the URL for each designated site. When you connect to the
site, write down the title of the site and hunt for the information you are
asked to find. If you can't connect to a site right away, press STOP on the
toolbar and go to another address. You can always return to a site later.
Cutting and Pasting site works too. Good luck and good hunting!
1. Title of Site:________________________________________________
http://www.fashion-era.com/flapper_fashion_1920s.htm
a. How did hemlines change during the 1920’s?
c. Why did flappers roll their stockings to their knee?
d. How did hair styles change during the 1920’s?
2. Title of Site___________________________________________________________
http://www.authentichistory.com/1920s/music/index.html
a. Choose two of the songs from the list. Which songs did you choose?
Who wrote them? Listen to a few other selections to get the musical flavor of the era.
b. How was the music of the 1920’s different from music today? Explain.
c. How would you have listened to this music during the 1920’s?
3. Title of Site___________________________________________________________
http://www.geocities.com/flapper_culture/
and the link below…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3svvCj4yhYc&feature=related
Title of _______________________________________________
a. How did the flapper offend the older generation? How were they different?
b. How was a flapper’s hairstyle different?
c. Describe a flapper’Ts style of dress?
4. Title of Site___________________________________________________________
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmharlem1.html
a. What was the Harlem Renaissance? Define the period.
b. Between 1920 and 1930, how many African-Americans moved from the South into
urban areas in the North?
c. Why did African-Americans migrate to urban areas in the North?
5. Title of Site__________________________________________________________
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/hughes.html
a. Who is this site about?
b. How did he “use his poetry, novels, plays, and essays.”
c. Why is he considered an important literary figure?
6. Title of Site___________________________________________________________
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15615
a. What is the title of the poem? Who wrote it?
b. What topic does the poem address?
7. Title of Site___________________________________________________________
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJC21zzkwoE&feature=related
and the one below…….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJSdk44gWIE&feature=related
a. What is the name of this 1920’s dance style?
b. What 1920’s term might you use to describe the female dancers in the videos?
c. Try to do the dance. Why did this become the most popular dance style of the 1920’s?
8. Title of Site_______________________________________________________
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1908/model.t.html
a. What was Henry Ford’s “quest.”
b. What impact did Henry Ford and his Model T have on America in the 1920’s?
9. Title of Site_________________________________________________________
http://www.sportplanet.com/sbb/apfas/20R.HTM
Then watch this link….
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S0WWdxuAsjE
a. Why were the 1920’s called the “golden age of sports?”
b. List 5 sports stars of the 1920’s.
c. Who do you think was the greatest sports star of the 1920’s?
d. What special thing did Babe Ruth do in 1927?
10. Title of Site__________________________________________________________
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG00/3on1/radioshow/1920radio.htm
a. In what year did radio broadcasting begin?
b. How did crystal radios work? What was one of the problems encountered while using
them?
11. Title of Site__________________________________________________________
http://www.1920-30.com/movies/
a. What was a Nickelodeon?
b. How many films were produced annually?
c. Why was Hollywood ideal for film making?
d. What was the title of the first “talkie?”