U.S.+History+II+Webquests

**__20s/30s Major Events and People - Webquest__**
__**Introduction:**__ The decades of the 1920s and 1930s are unique in American history. The prosperity of the 1920s led to the disparity of the 1930s. Many famous events took place that greatly changed our way of life forever, some for the good and some for the bad. Notable people of this time period left a lasting impression on Americans that still thrives in America today. By completing the following project, you will be able to better understand the way of life of the 1930s and 1940s, and how it impacted our history as a nation.

__**Task**__: You will choose 1 topic from the list below. You will conduct research on the topic through the use of websites. You will make a PowerPoint presentation about your topic. You will present the PowerPoint to the class.

1. Red Scare - **Luke** 2. Harlem Renaissance - **Taylor** 3. Great Migration - **Dakota Dyar** 4. Jazz Age -**Nelson** 5. Technological Innovations of the 1920s (vacuum cleaners, automobiles, telephones) - **April** 6. Prohibition - **Katie** 7. Scope's Trial - **Chase** 8. Return of the KKK/Immigration Laws of the 1920s - **Bethshanna**
 * __1920s Events__**

__**1920s People**__ 1. Flappers - **Cassie** 2. Babe Ruth -**Shelby** 3. Sacco and Vanzetti - **Stancil** 4. Charles Lindbergh - **Mashburn** 5. F. Scott Fitzgerald - **Taylor Douglas** 6. Langston Hughes - **Robyn** 7. Louis Armstrong - **Cody** 8. Henry Ford - **Sydnee** 9. Warren G. Harding - **Logan** 10. Calvin Coolidge - **Lancaster** 11. Herbert Hoover -**Caroline** 12. Billy Sunday - **Kevin Childrey**

__**1930s Events**__ 1. Stock Market Crash/Great Depression - **Jessi Kilpatrick** 2. New Deal - **Jessica Taylor** 3. 1930s Popular Culture/Mass Media (Radio, Movies, Music, Newspapers, magazines, etc.) - **Skylar** 4. Dust Bowl - **Maroney**

1. Frankiln Delano Roosevelt (New Deal, Fireside Chats) - **Jonas** 2. Zora Neale Hurston - **Ana Hernandez** 3. John Steinbeck - **Jordan Hooks** 4. William Faulkner - **Jenna Ferguson**
 * __1930s People__**

1. You will research your topic on the Internet using reliable websites. 2. You will make PowerPoint presentation containing the key facts and concepts about your topic. 3. Your presentation should contain the following: a. Title slide with your name and the name of your topic b. At least 6 information slides 4. You will present the PowerPoint to the class. All presentations should be no longer than 5 minutes.
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 * __100 pts__**.