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Beginning Activities. Title today’s lesson: The Second Industrial Revolution/New Urban Culture Discussion Activity : What do you think of when you think of the 1920s? Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible citizenship Daily Expectations: Use bathroom before class
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Beginning Activities • Title today’s lesson: The Second Industrial Revolution/New Urban Culture • DiscussionActivity: What do you think of when you think of the 1920s? • Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible citizenship • Daily Expectations: • Use bathroom before class • Come in quietly and get to work immediately • Pay attention and be respectful • No phones • No food or drinks other than water • Do your work • Give AP quality effort • 5 bonus points for supplies
Extra Credit • 5 points each 6 weeks for bringing supplies: • Paper clips • Pens • Paper • Staples • Tape
The Second Industrial Revolution/New Urban Culture Chapter 25 Transition to Modern America 1920-1928
Discussion Activity What do you think of when you think about the 1920s?
Economic Growth • The American economy boomed thanks to technology powered by electricity to produce consumer goods more efficiently. • Ex. Frederick Winslow Taylor’s Taylor System • Ex. Henry Ford and the assembly line • Led to standardization across the country • Biggest consumer good were cars, which gave people more mobility and created lots of jobs. • Car production spurred growth in other industries like steel and rubber production that boosted the economy. • Marketing became a major industry in order to convince people to buy new goods, even when they already had things that worked.
Economic Weakness • New businesses prospered, but old ones declined. • Railroads were mismanaged. • Farmers lost markets in Europe after WWI. • Unions suffered a decline in membership and leadership. • Minorities made no gains socially or economically. • The white middle and upper class saw all the prosperity.
Urban Culture • People moved to the city looking for opportunity. • The office building became the symbol of America. • Cities had less of a sense of community.
Women and the Family • Gaining the right to vote did little to help women. • Feminists still worked to improve the lives of women. • Flappers rebelled against social restraints by cutting their hair, wearing short skirts, and smoking in public. • Smaller families with higher education levels became common. • Young people rebelled against authority.
The Roaring Twenties • Bootleggers provided alcohol during prohibition. • Professional sports became big business and created celebrity status for athletes. • Ex. Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic. • Ex. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs. • Many writers expressed disillusionment with American society’s consumerism. • Ex. Eliot, Pound, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and other expatriates • Most went to Paris to find inspiration among European artists. • Harlem Renaissance • W.E.B. Du Bois edited The Crisis for the NAACP. • Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes expressed the views of African Americans through literature.
Ending Activity • Writing Activity: Compare and contrast American society in the 1920s to today. Provide at least three examples and must be at least ½ page. • Make sure the floor is clean • Connect to our objectives: How does this prepare you for life and the future?