Document-Based Question Essay: The Roaring 20s. Name Class

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1 Document-Based Question Essay: The Roaring 20s Name Class 1

2 DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION: 1920s The answer to the essay question is to be written on separate paper. In developing your answer to the essay, be sure to keep in mind the following definition: discuss means to make observations about something using facts, reasoning and argument; to present in some detail This question is based on the accompanying documents. This test is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. As you analyze the documents, take into account the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Historical Context: At the end of World War I, the United States sought a "return to normalcy. What it found however, were awkward conflicts between new and old ways of life. The 1920s were a time of great change economically, socially, and politically in the United States. Consumerism, technology, and a clash of values all contributed to less than normal America. Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of social studies, answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Your answers will help you write the Part B essay in which you will be asked to Discuss three ways in which society changed in the 1920s. 2

3 PART A SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS Document 1 BOOM CYCLE 1 What are three ways in which the economy of the 1920s was typical of a boom cycle? Be specific! a b c 3

4 Document 2 2a 2b 2c What is the subject of this map? How many years passed between the first state granting women suffrage and the 19th Amendment in 1919? How many states did not allow any women to vote before the 19th Amendment was passed? 4

5 Document 3 3 List three ways in which the women in these photos are rebelling against social norms. a. b. c. 5

6 Document 4 If people who are known as leaders shall in their respective communities become known for their defiance of some part of the code of law, then they need not be astonished if presently they find that their example is followed by others, with the result that presently the law in general comes to be looked upon as a set of irksome and unreasonable restraints upon the liberty of the individual. President Warren G. Harding's comments on morality and Prohibition enforcement, quoted in "The President's Appeal to Halt Law Breaking" Literary Digest April 15, a What law is President Harding referring to? 4b What does President Harding feel will be the effect of community leaders ignoring laws? 6

7 Document 5 5a In what way is the man on the left receiving an object-lesson? 5b What prevalent attitude of the 1920s does this cartoon represent? 7

8 Document 6 I am fed up With Jim Crow laws, People who are cruel And afraid, Who lynch and run, Who are scared of me And me of them. I pick up my life And take it away On a one-way ticket Gone Up North Gone Out West Gone! -Langston Hughes, a In this document, the author states that he has Gone because of what reason? 6b What demographic shift (movement of people) does this poem refer to? 8

9 Document 7 7a What cultural movement inspired the artworks seen here? 7b How did this movement change other people s perceptions of African Americans in the U.S.? 9

10 PART B ESSAY Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs, and a conclusion. Use evidence from at least four documents in the body of the essay. Support your response with relevant facts, examples, and details. Include additional outside information. Historical Context: At the end of World War I, the United States sought a "return to normalcy. What it found however, were awkward conflicts between new and old ways of life. The 1920s were a time of great change economically, socially, and politically in the United States. Consumerism, technology, and a clash of values all contributed to less than normal America. Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of social studies, write an essay in which you Discuss three ways in which society changed in the 1920s. Guidelines: In your essay, be sure to: Address all aspects of the Task by accurately analyzing and interpreting at least four documents Incorporate information from the documents in the body of the essay Check when completed Incorporate relevant outside information Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details Use a logical and clear plan of organization Introduce the theme by establishing a framework that is beyond a simple restatement of the Task or Historical Context and conclude with a summation of the theme. 10