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Imperialism: Mrs. Lamountain's Assignment

Topics

Politics:

  • Klu Klux Klan
  • Red Scare (20s)
  • Sacco & Vanzetti Case
  • Prohibition
  • Women's Rights/Suffrage
  • Scopes Trial

Technology

  • Radio
  • Automobiles
  • "Talking" pictures
  • household conveniences
  • Advances in medicine

Economy

  • Advertising in the 1920s
  • Buying on credit
  • Stock market
  • Consumerism

Culture:

  • 1920's baseball
  • 1920's sports
  • Nonsense fads & crazes
  • 1920's hero/celebrity (Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart)
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • The Lost Generation
  • Movies of 1920s

Decade of Change: Roaring 20's Research Project

How were the 1920's a decade of political, technological, economic and cultural change?

  1. Log into NoodleBib, select MLA Advanced, then name your project.
  2. Research your topic by starting with the database Student Resources in Context.
    • From the results page, concentrate your efforts on the Reference articles or if you are researching a person, focus on the Biography articles.
      • If you have a large number of results, limit them (right-side of page) by the subject and source type (topic overview, event overview, etc.)
    • Enter the citations for each article that you use into NoodleBib by using the Quick Cite feature.
      • Copy the citation at the bottom of the database article
      • In NoodleBib, select database, then reference article. Next, paste the citation into the top white box. Click Submit at the bottom of the page
      • Enter the citations as you go along. Don't wait for another day.
  3. Locate additional information in reference books and other books listed on the 1920s Resources page or by using the library catalog.
    • The library staff will be glad to make free photocopies of an article or image from a reference book since they cannot be signed out.
  4. Locate images or pictures that highlight your research using a database such as Student Resources in Context, a book, or a website. Don't forget to cite the pictures/images in NoodleBib. Ask for assistance if you need it.

Roaring Twenties