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23. The Modern Era of the 1920s
Millay Quote, Main point/s & Significance, p 475
Quote Main Point
Significance
A. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES: How Conservative were the 1920s? p 489
Historian
Views & Evidence
1920s
Revisionists
Brinkley
Marchand
B. KEY TERMS BY THEME(KTBT), p 490. Select YOUR TOP KTBT from the lists. ID and significance of each.
CH (THEMES)
TERM
IDENTIFY
1. 1920s
Politics
2. 1920s
Economy
3. A Modern
Culture
4. Literature
and the Arts
5. African
American
Identity
6. Conflict
over Religion
7. Conflict
over
Prohibition
8. Foreign
Policy
SIGNIFICANCE
C. Multiple-Choice Questions, p 491-3
Question & Letter Answer
1. Which of the following most
directly supports the argument
found in the excerpt?
Response Answer
Document Significance
Doc. 1-3
2.Which of the following cites an
event that mostly clearly
challenges the interpretation
expressed in the excerpt?
3. The administration of which of
the following presidents who
served between 1865 and 1900
most closely resembles the
corruption of the Harding
administration?
4. Which of the following trends
of the 1920s is most clearly
portrayed in this advertisement?
Doc. 4-6
5. Many historians criticize the
economy that developed
during the 1920s. Which of the
following statements best
supports that point of view?
6. Which of the following groups
faced the most difficult
economic conditions during the
1920s?
7. Which of the following
developments in the 1920s
would most directly support the
author’s sentiments in the
excerpt?
Doc. 6-7
8. Which of the following most
influenced thinking about
sexual behavior during the
1920s?
D. Short Answer. Bullet point answer. Use KTBT whenever possible in responses. Highlight ALL KTBT terms in response. P. 494-6
1a. Briefly explain ONE
way the Harlem
Renaissance supported
the point of view in the
excerpt.
1b. Briefly explain ONE
example of an African
American artist’s
achievement from the
era that would support
this excerpt.
1c. Briefly explain what
the author most likely
meant by “the very
core of prejudice”
faced by African
Americans in the 1920s.
2. Answer a, b, c
2a. Briefly explain ONE
example of how religion
and science were a
source of conflict in
American society during
the 1920s.
2b. Briefly explain ONE
development during the
1920s that changed
attitudes toward
Prohibition.
2c. Briefly explain ONE
important difference in
the immigrant legislation
of the 1920s in
comparison to earlier
periods.
3. Answer a, b, c
3a. Briefly explain ONE
example of how the
media of the 1920s
contributed to
development of a
shared national culture.
3b. Briefly explain ONE
development that
caused the
disillusionment among
writers of the 1920s.
3c. Briefly explain ONE
important artistic
response during the
1920s and 1930s to
industrial development
or urban experience.
4. Using the excerpts answer a, b, c
4a. Briefly explain ONE
social development in
the 1920s that supports
the Fitzgerald quote.
4b. Briefly explain ONE
economic
development of the
1920s that supports the
Leuchtenburg
argument.
4c. Briefly explain ONE
argument that supports
that the 1920s made a
positive contribution to
the long-term prosperity
of the United States.
Thinking as a Historian: Adding details for contextualization. Which 3 sentences best demonstrate the use of contextualization?