Reading Questions CH 31 Part 2 (text) Ch 32 Part 2 (DE)
Visuals
1 735 Advertisement-
- In this advertisement for Ford’s new Model A—
- What do you notice (2)?
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- Who do YOU think is the primary driver of the car in the Ad?
2 736 Photo-
- Title?
- First person to do what?
-Perhaps the first what?
3 738 Brown Box-
- Who?
- What was the purpose of the “Hayes Code?”
4 740 Photo(s) top and bottom-
Top- Title?
New?
Bottom- What is the man doing on the beach?
5 741 Painting- 743 Brown Box-
- Who is considered the “Poet Laureate of Harlem?
6 744 Political Cartoon-
- Who is the President for much of this age?
- What is the era called?
- What group benefits from the return of “Laissez-Faire” Government policies?
Reading Questions
The Advent of the Gasoline Age
7 How many people were employed in the Automobile industry by 1930?
8 Which industry is hit hardest by the boom of the Auto?
9 Which supporting industry leads to booms in California-Texas-Oklahoma?
10 Of the many social changes mentioned brought about by the Automobile –which two (2) do YOU believe were most significant—explain why briefly?
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Humans Develop Wings
11 What brothers have the first flight at Kitty Hawk, NC in December of 1903?
12 What impact does aviation have on the world?
13 Who was the first American Hero pilot?
14 In 1927, in the Spirit of St. Louis what does he do?
15 Of the many impacts of the aviation industry---which two (2) do YOU believe were most significant? Briefly explain why?
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The Radio Revolution
16 Which was faster the airplane or radio waves?
17 What happens in Pittsburgh in November 1920?
18 What three “networks” come to dominate radio broadcasting?
19 What becomes a big business and the first of these are broadcast in the 1920’s?
20 What impact does the radio have on language and culture?
21 Which President was considered the first and most effective user of the Radio—what were his “chats” called?
Hollywood’s Filmland Fantasies
22 Which American inventor is credited with perfecting the “Moving Picture?”
23 What is the name of the first “storytelling” movie produced by the man above in 1903?
24 Where is the Movie Capital of the World?
25 What is the first “Talkie” named?
26 What other change came to the Movies—Wizard of OZ is a good example?
27 How does the Movies influence the culture of America? Please explain—
The Dynamic Decade
28 By what two (2) nicknames is this era known?
29 By what year do more Americans live in urban areas rather than rural areas in the USA?
30 What “movement” is Margaret Sanger credited with beginning?
31What amendment to the US Constitution is begun by Alice Paul and the NWP during this period and the fight lasts until the 1970’s—when it is finally defeated 3 states short of approval?
32 Which group had gained ground during the preceding decades the Traditionalists or the Modernists?
33 What is the term most used to describe the “NEW WOMAN” of the 1920’s?
34 What changes do these women make in appearance and habits?
35 What famous psychologist is credited with beginning a “sexual revolution?”
36 What is the new “sacred music of the 1920’s?”
37 How is this music brought to the Northern cities?
38 What area in NYC is the home to over 100,000 Blacks in this era?
39 What new Black political leader emerges during this period and what is the name of his organization?
40 What new African-American organization is W.E.B. DuBois and others mentioned creating that still exists today –and becomes crucial in the more famous 1950’s and 60’s using their “legal defense fund” to support the successful Civil Rights Movement of the decades mentioned previously?
41 Who assists DuBois and the group above in their campaign against lynching?
42 What two (2) philosophies does Garvey and the UNIA promote?
43 What future organizations and people does Garvey and the UNIA influence?
44 Where does DuBois eventually move to and die---shortly after the March on Washington in 1963?
45 It is remarked that the “renaissance” that develops is not necessarily a “renaissance” for the blacks ---then who is it a renaissance for?
46 Avant-Garde-
47 What specifically were people DISILLUSIONED with?
Cultural Liberation
48 copy the quote of Rodriguez-1825?
49 What novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920 becomes the “bible of American Youth” in the 1920’s?
50 What quote in red---is seen as an example of the disillusionment of the people in the 1920’s?
Literature during the inter-war years [1919 -1941]
51 How were these new writers different from the past great American writers? (Several choose a few)
52 Who are the two (2) “Patron Saints” of these new writers and artists?
53 What occurred at 27 rue de Fleurus?
54 What event had caused a “crack in Society?”
55 Choose two (2) of the “new” writers and briefly explain how their choice of topics reflects the conflict that existed in society during this era?
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56 How do the Modernists of the 1920’s influence the 1960’s “movement culture and the “Culture Wars” of today?
Wall Street’s Big Bull Market
57 Even in the booming and prosperous times of the 1920’s -- How many banks FAIL each year?
58 What was infectious?
59 Explain BUYING STOCKS ON MARGIN?
60 By what factor does the National Debt increase by 1921?
61 Explain the “Trickle-Down Theory” – who?
62 – The Tax Burden is shifted from what group to which group during the 1920’s?