Topics

20s and 30s Project Topic List:


 * The Communist Threat: Red Scare / Palmer Raids / Sacco & Vanzetti
 * Nativism / Immigration Quotas / the New KKK
 * The Red Summer: Race Relations Following World War I
 * Politics: Presidential Administrations and Scandals
 * A Modern Woman: Flappers / the 19th Amendment / Criticism
 * African American Advancement: Harlem Renaissance / Marcus Garvey / UNIA & NAACP
 * Entertainment: Vaudeville, Hollywood, Fads & Amusements
 * The Jazz Age: It's History and Impact on the Cultural Landscape & its influence on multiple art forms
 * Art & Architecture and Skyscrapers: Growth and the Elements of Design
 * Sports Celebs / 1920s Heroes / Their Impact on Society
 * Charles Lindbergh / The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
 * Amelia Earhart / Accomplishments and Tragedy
 * Prohibition and the Rise of Organized Crime
 * The Lost Generation
 * Fundamentalism / The Teaching of Evolution / The Scopes Trial and the Rural/Urban Divide
 * Technological Advancement: New Household Appliances and Their Impact on Society
 * Henry Ford / New Production Methods, the Model T, and Its Impact on American Life
 * The Growth and Use of Advertising and Marketing
 * The Birth, Growth, and Impact of Radio
 * The Stock Market Crash: Factors Behind the Economic Boom and Bust
 * Depression Life: Hoovervilles / Homelessness / Impact on the American Family
 * Rural America: Farmers, Migrant Workers, and the Dust Bowl
 * Minorities and the Depression / The Scottsboro Boys
 * FDR, the New Deal(s), and Its Critics