What changes took place that impacted the lives of different groups of people from the end of the Civil War through the end of the 1920’s?
Vocabulary/Ideas to Use:
Reconstruction, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Segregation, W.E.B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, Industrialization, Immigration, Urbanization, Great Migration, Tenements, World War 1, Roaring 20’s, Changing Role of Women at the turn of the Century, 19th Amendment, African American Culture at the turn of the Century, Radio of the 1920’s, Movies of the 1920’s, Jazz Culture, Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, Science vs. Religion
Essay Directions
You will write a three paragraph essay answering the topic.
In the first paragraph, you will discuss the question in your own words and introduce the reader to your main points (use your graphic organizer)
Second paragraph Introduce your subtopics and why they were important at this time?
3rd Paragraph – Your opinion. Answer these questions:
*What are your thoughts on these changes?
*Was it interesting? Why or why not?
* Is it relevant to today? If so, how? If it is not, why isn’t it important?
Complete a “Resources Page” with proper MLA format citations (www.citation machine.net)