World War I

1. World War I • Who was the American President in 1916? • Why did the American President ask the Congress for a declaration of war? • When did the USA enter WWI? • List the dominant postwar American attitudes and the major movements of the 1920s. Pay close attention to the attitudes of the “Lost Generation”. • Check the Net: • http://www.firtworldwar.com/source/usofficialawardeclaration.htm www.historylearningsite.co.uk/america_and_world_war_one.htm http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/americainww1/America_in_WW1 http://arbizu.org http://www.spiritone.com/~gdy52150/1920s

2. The Jazz Age • What was the Jazz Age about? Describe the popular image of the 1920s. • Why did the leading younger generation rebel against traditional taboos? • What other name do we usually give to the Jazz Age? • Jazz music set exalted standards in terms of musicianship during the 1920s. Name 5 famous musicians who influenced jazz music. • What city featured the origins of jazz music? • What other kinds of music is Jazz music the combination of? • What other city welcomed jazz in the early 1920s except from New York? • What is the most defining feature of jazz? What is the basic rhythm of jazz? • Check the Net: http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html http://ok.essortment.com/whatlostgenera_nkj.htm http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/Jazz_Age http://reading.cornell.edu/reading_project_06/gatsby/jazz_age.htm

3. Flappers • 19th Amendment: What exactly is the 19th Amendment about? • What right did women gain from the passage of the 19th Amendment? • When and where did the term “flapper” first appear? What did it mean? • What did the flapper’s image consist of? How did the outer clothing of flappers look like? • What are the essential elements of being a true flapper? • Who was Louise Brooks? Did she fit this profile? • What was this look called? • Describe the flapper’s attitude. • Check the Net: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/coolhtml/coolhome.html http://geocities.com/flapper_culture/ http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brooks

4. Prohibition • 18th Amendment: What exactly does the 18th Amendment prohibit? • Why did the United States have a prohibition movement? • What was the Anti-Saloon League about? • What did the prohibition leaders looked forward to? • What were the final results of prohibition? • Check the Net: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/troy/4399 http://digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.dfm?HHID=441 http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/prohibition.htm http://essortment.com/all/historyprohibit_pmh.htm

5. Organized Crime • Who was Arnold Rothstein? What was his primary occupation? What were his side-jobs? • How did your impression of the man change from one website to the next? • Who was Al Capone? • What was the Chicago Outfit? Who was part of it? Who ruled it? • In what ways was Capone familiar with Chicago? Explain who Colosimo and Torrio were. • How did Capone become head of a notorious business? • Who were Capone’s rivals? • What was St. Valentine’s Day Massacre about? • Explain Capone’s physical decline and death. • Check the Net: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.htm www.angelfire.com/co/psest/capone.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rothstein www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/rothstein/index_1.htm www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Rothstein.html