1.
The Roaring 20’s: Art and Culture –www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties
2.
New York City in the 1920’s - Gives a history of
New York City in the 1920’s, particularly the new role of women in
society.http://www.livingcityarchive.org/htm/decades/1920.htm
3. The Harlem Renaissance - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_renaissance
4.
The American Dream - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream
Please answer the following questions in as much detail as possible.
Questions
Roaring 20’s Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions
specifically related to Roaring 20’s:1. What made the 1920’s ‘roaring’?
2. How was the decade a period of transformation in all aspects of culture?
3. What were some literary works that deal with satirizing wealth and status in society?
What did they discuss and what points did they make?
New York City Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions
specifically related to New York City:
1. How was New York City an important area of change in the 1920’s?
2. What groups experienced the greatest change?
3. Was this change reflective of a decline of the American Dream?
Harlem Renaissance
1. What was the Harlem Renaissance and why was it significant?
2. What were some of the topics that writers dealt with during the Harlem Renaissance?
3. Choose one author and explain his/her influence on the Harlem Renaissance?
The American Dream
1. What is the American Dream?
2. What was the ‘American Dream’ in the 1920s?
3. How could the American Dream be seen as on the decline?
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