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Unit 7: The 1920s

Unit 7: The 1920s. Directions. Effects of World War I. 1 ) Get out a fresh piece of paper and title “Effects of WWI” 2) In the center, draw the start of a mind map, like the following:. Effects of WWI. Fight for Right to Vote (19 th Amend.). WWI Created Jobs.

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Unit 7: The 1920s

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  1. Unit 7: The 1920s

  2. Directions Effects of World War I 1) Get out a fresh piece of paper and title “Effects of WWI” 2) In the center, draw the start of a mind map, like the following:

  3. Effects of WWI Fight for Right to Vote (19th Amend.) WWI Created Jobs Immigrants work in factories Race Riots Women join workforce Great Migration

  4. Isolationist Foreign Policy Effects of WWI President Harding: “return to normalcy” US promises to stay out of Europe’s problems from now on Senate Refused to Join League of Nations

  5. Definition: Normalcy • Term created by President Warren Harding • MEANS: • Going back to the way things were before the war • Focusing on US companies and US concerns • “America First” (Harding’s campaign slogan”) • Focusing on traditional values

  6. “Flappers” challenge traditional roles for women Immigration & Free Speech Restricted (laws) Prohibition Laws (Vostead Act) ban alcohol Effects of WWI Palmer Raids Return to Normalcy Focus on “traditional values” Backlash against immigrants (called “Red Scare”)

  7. The Great Migration & Harlem Renaissance

  8. Great Migration What: In the 1910s and 1920s… • African-Americans migrated North • 1.5 million Southern African-Americans moved North by 1919

  9. Where: • Primarily the Northeast and Midwest

  10. Why: Social Factors - To escape the racism of the South Economic Factors - For job opportunities: Jim Crow laws Lynchings Unfair legal & educational systems Sharecropping Poverty WWI opened up jobs Need to manufacture Workers drafted Restrictions on immigration Factory & railroad jobs in the North

  11. Impact: • Massive growth of African-American population in North: • Chicago’s African-American population grew by 148% • Detroit’s grew by 611%

  12. Impact • Led to racial tensions in North • Increased racism in North • Even some race riots • Segregated neighborhoods – “redlining” • Economic & cultural opportunities for African-Americans expanded

  13. Harlem Renaissance • African-American neighborhood of Harlem NYC • In the 1920s, African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish

  14. Harlem Renaissance • In all these art forms, African-Americans: • Celebrated their heritage and history and • Explored the African-American identity

  15. Today we will examine… • How did the Harlem Renaissance portray the African-American experience?

  16. Stations • Your group will visit 4 stations • 7-8 minutes per station • At each station, you will examine one kind of art from this time period, discuss it with your group and answer a couple of questions. • If your station has poetry or literature, it must be read aloud • We will do the music station as a whole class

  17. Directions: See the yellow task card for detailed directions ORDER: 1. Examine the art/literature/video at the station • While doing so, fill in the first column 2. Read the discussion questions aloud, and talk about them with your group 3. Then fill out the last column of your graphic organizer

  18. 8 minutes 8 minutes 8 minutes 8 minute full circle timers 8 minutes

  19. Moving stations 1. Put the task card and art/literature back in the manila envelope 2. Gather up all of your own papers (you can leave your backpack on the floor) 3. With your group, move to one station higher (1 moves to to 2, 2 moves to 3, 3 moves to 4 and 4 moves to 1). Stay on your half of the room.

  20. On your note paper… • Answer this question in one paragraph: • Taken together, what do these pieces of art/music/literature tell you about the African-American experience and identity at this time?

  21. Ken Burn’s Jazz Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITbuFIG4Xvc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

  22. Answer these Qs at each station: • Describe the documents - what do they look like/sound like? What feelings do they evoke? What is your initial reaction? 2. What do these documents portray? Describe the factual aspects of the story/images/etc. 3. What does this document say about African-American heritage or the African-American experience? Cite a specific quote or describe a specific aspect of the picture or video. 4. If 1920s Americans saw this document, how might it change their perceptions of African-Americans during the 1920s?

  23. Answer this Q at the bottom of your paper: • How did the Harlem Renaissance portray the African-American experience?

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