Unit 5: Crisis and Change
Lesson D: Postwar Anxiety, Creativity, and Change
Review
In the aftermath of World War I and the global influenza epidemic, rapid social changes created a "new culture." The increasingly urban, industrialized world embraced changes in technology, like the automobile, radio, and cinema. Traditional middle-class attitudes and values were called into question, and women's roles were transformed in many communities. These changes did not happen without repercussions in the media. Popular magazines, journals, and newspapers ran both articles criticizing the new culture and advertisements and articles celebrating it.
Select this link to review the pre-assessment prior to completing the lesson assessment. (Select it a second time to hide it.)
Alternative content
Assessment
Think about the transformations in society in the 1920s and the media messages that reflected and helped produce them, including the changes in technology, in women's lives, and changes in art, literature, and music in the 1920s. Think about these examples as you complete the BCR below.
Brief Constructed Response - Transformations in 1920s Society
How was society transformed in the 1920s?
- Select the link to identify an image from this source or one of your choosing.
- Describe the image.
- Explain how the image reflects some of the changes — positively or negatively — in the world of the 1920s.
- Cite the resources you consulted to inform your understanding of the changes and your point of view or position about how the image reflects them.
Download the Student Resource: Transformations in 1920s Society Brief Constructed Response (BCR).
Select the link to review the Social Studies Rubric (pdf).
Submit the completed BCR to your teacher as instructed.
