The 1920’s: Jigsaw Activity
Social Studies
Council Rock School District
Jigsaw Directions
“Home Group” –Group that you will start and end with today and where you will learn
from other content “masters”
“Master Group” –Where you will work together to master a specific content area
-Directions1. Put students into home groups
2. Assign content areas for master groups (You may need more than 1)
3. Change into master groups to “master” your content area
4.Go back to home groups to teach/learn
Jigsaw Topics:
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Politics of the 1920’s (Pgs. 208-211)
A Growing Economy (Pgs. 212-216)
Nativism (Pgs. 217-220)
Cultural Innovations (Pgs. 221-223)
Master Group Directions/Suggestions:
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1. Divide the work among group members
2. Define/identify terms FIRST
3. Take your time, there is a lot of writing
4. Do not worry about review questions until tomorrow
Only Rule:
• A student can NOT take your notes and copy them, you must
read your notes to other group members.
Topic 1:
Politics of the 1920’s:
• Define/Identify/Summarize:
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The Teapot Dome Scandal
Isolationism
The Dawes Plan
The Washington Conference
Kellogg-Briand Pact
London Naval Treaties
Answer Lesson 1
Review Questions on
page 211:
#’s 1-4
1. What were some ways in which the United States
showed signs of isolationism after World War 1?
1. Not joining the League of Nations
2. Not signing the Treaty of Versailles
2. Name one important way in which the Harding and Coolidge
administrations were alike in terms of political appointments.
• President Harding appointed good people such as, Charles
Evans Hughes (Secretary of State), Herbert Hoover (Secretary
of Commerce), and Andrew Mellon as Secretary of the
treasury.
• President Coolidge kept these three influential leaders in his
cabinet
3. How was Harding’s effort to return to “normalcy”
prevented by political scandals?
• These scandals were caused by officials who were given their
positions because of their personal ties to the President.
4. What government policies helped the economy recover
from postwar recession?
• The government cut taxes so people would have more
disposable income and spend money.
• Also sought to balance government regulations of business by
encouraging businesses to form trade unions.
Topic 2:
A Growing Economy:
• Define/Identify/Summarize:
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Mass Production
The Assembly Line and the Model T
The Airline Industry
Radio
Consumer Credit
Mass Advertising
The Farm Crisis
Answer Lesson 2
Review Questions on
page 216:
#’s 1,3,4, & 5
1. How did the assembly line help makes car affordable for more
Americans?
• The assembly line divided operations into simple tasks with
minimal motions so workers could make more cars in less
time.
• These savings in manufacturing costs were passed on to the
consumer in the form of lower prices, which made
automobiles affordable to more people.
Model T
3. How did new industries change the lives of Americans
in the 1920’s?
• The automobile eased isolation and let people commute to
work from farther away than before.
• Airlines sped up mail delivery and introduced a fast way to
travel thousands of miles.
• The audio industry brought breaking news and entertainment
into people’s daily lives and homes.
4. How did attitudes toward credit and consumerism change in the
1920’s?
• People were no longer afraid of getting into debt.
• They started buying more items on credit.
• Some people bought more than they could afford to pay back.
5. Why did farmers miss out on the prosperity of the
1920’s?
• They had invested in tools and technologies to increase their
output so they could meet the high demands for food in
European countries during WWI.
• After the war, European demand decreased dramatically,
leading to lower prices.
Topic 3:
Nativism:
• Define/Identify/Summarize:
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Nativism
The Sacco-Vanzetti Case
Return of the KKK
National Origins Act
Changes for Women
Religious Fundamentalism
Prohibition and Speakeasies
Answer Lesson 3
Review Questions on
page 220:
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1. Why were Sacco and Vanzetti considered anarchists and how
did that affect the result of their trial?
• Sacco and Vanzetti opposed
all forms of government,
• Since they were immigrants,
they were assumed guilty of
murder, and sentenced to
death.
Trial Clip
2. Make a case for the connection between the causes of
nativism and the rise of the KKK.
• The rise of immigration, job competition, fear of losing jobs,
and economic recession contributed to nativism and the belief
that immigrants, African Americans, and other minorities were
“un-American.”
3. Why did nativism strengthen during the 20’s, and how did the
government deal with the tensions?
• An economic recession made people fearful of losing their jobs
to the increased number of immigrants.
• Many people were still prejudice against Germans and
Communists because of WWI, and this prejudice grew to
include all foreigners.
• The government responded with more restrictive immigration
policies, such as the Emergency Quota Act and the National
Origins Act.
4. Why do you think some Americans feared the “new
morality?”
• The “New morality” glorified youth and personal freedom, and
brought big changes, particularly to the status of women.
• Some Americans thought that if this “new morality” became
standard, traditional “acceptable” behaviors and values would
come to an end.
• Key terms: Flappers and speakeasies.
Flappers
Topic 4:
Cultural Innovations:
• Define/Identify/Summarize:
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Bohemian
Modern American Art
Major Poets and Writers
Movies and Radio Shows
Mass Media
Sports
Answer Lesson 4
Review Questions on
page 223:
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1. How is today’s media similar to that of the
20’s?
• Mass media still provided information and entertainment to a
broad audience.
2. Why do you think the art and literature of the 20’s had a such diverse
range of styles?
• Artists, writers, and thinkers were freed from past traditions
and expectations.
• They could develop personal individualistic styles based on
only their own experiences, visions, and talents.
3. How did many artists and writers of the time describe
the 20’s?
• Many saw it as expressive and modern.
• Others described it in negative terms as an ear of delusion,
emptiness, and isolation.
4. Why did many Americans have more time for entertainment,
and did they spend their time?
• The economic prosperity of technological innovations of the
ear gave people more money and more leisure time.
• They spent time listening to radio broadcasts of music comedy,
and sports events, and going to movies.
• They also followed sports such as baseball and boxing.