The 1920’s America: Up Close
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 - Contributor:
 - Hook Them on History - Doug Stuart
 - Grade Level:
 - 8-12
 - Product Type:
 - Powerpoint Lesson
 - File Type:
 - PPT
 - Pages:
 - 84
 - Answer Key:
 - N/A
 
Description
“The 1920’s America: Up Close” is a 75 slide presentation, examining the decade of the 20’s. There’s a 6 slide preview of what was happening in 1919, as America is on the verge of major political and social changes. Issues examined included are ….
Politics of the 20’s - Impact of the automobile-
Red Scare - Immigration - Rise and fall of the Ku Klux 
Klan - Sacco and Vanzetti - Leopold and Loeb - Scopes Trial – 
19th Amendment - Changing roles for Women(Flappers) – 
Prohibition- Al Capone-St Valentines Massacre – Lindbergh's 
flight - 20’s popular culture- Fads of the 20’s – Impact of Radio – 
Jazz- Inventions– Baseball (Babe Ruth!)- Silent films to Talkies – 
Stock Market Crash and the end of the Roaring 20’s
2-3 hour presentation (2 to 3 classes-easily modified for time ) 
75 slide Presentation –Captioned images, animated slides, 
10 video links – 1 audio link (Video links valid as of January 2019)
Student notes on the slides- 
Teacher notes ( designated by flapper icon )
Made for High School Juniors – Seniors 
 college prep and general level classes. 
Easily edited /modified for all high school / middle 
 school levels. 
40 assessment questions
Used for years in class-This works
Doug Stuart Updated January 2019