Historical
photo sets |
1. Radio in the early 1900s 2. Prohibition - the banning of alcohol 3. The Great Migration 4. The Harlem Renaissance 5. Cultural Trends - art, music, and literature |
| History food feature | A Taste of the Twenties (Check out these all-American foods that first appeared on grocery store shelves in the 1920s.) |
| History
as a family story |
A Girl of the 1920s Grows Up: A
Family Photo Album |
| Videos
and Internet sites  Students: Check with your parents for permission before visiting Internet links. |
Changing
life in the 1920s - segment from The Century: America's Time - Boom
to Bust (2 of 3). Watch from beginning to 8:50. New York City in the 1920s - segment from The Century: America's Time - Boom to Bust (1 of 3). Watch from 5:15 to 14:08. Electrification in the 1920s (a short video shows how the spread of electricity improved American life in the home) Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie" (an early Disney short animated film from 1922) Creating a radio show (this film clip shows voice actors in an old-time radio studio with all their sound effects techniques) Prohibition - History of Speakeasies (a short video) Music: See the links in photo sets 6 and 7 (above). |
| Mainly
for teachers |
America:
The Story of Us TV
mini-series, Episode 8, "Boom," has several good video segments for
topics in
this unit, including the oil boom, Henry Ford's automobiles, and the
Great Migration.
This widely
praised production originally ran on the History Channel. Less
than $20 on Amazon for the 3 DVD set. |