Sunday, October 30, 2011

Great Depression Videos

Here's a small sampling.  Have any more you'd recommend?

From It's A Wonderful Life--Bank Run




Stock Market Crash

Sunday, October 23, 2011

20s & 30s Dancing

We'll give this a try in class and then in the gym during 20s & 30s Day.
To help I've tried to round up some videos.
First, here's the song for arguably the most famous dance of the time, the Charleston.


And here's some vintage footage, recreation and dance instruction:




Lindy Hopping from the 30s & 40s (footage from the 1940s):


And finally a really interested segment on the "Big Apple" Dance of the 30s.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Chapter 25: The Roaring Twenties 1919-1929 Resources



Textbook Resouces for the Whole Chapter 

How's your reading comprehension?
Practice Quizzes are here:

Ch 25 Section 1 Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3319418.html
Ch 25 Section 2 Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3323252.html
Ch 25 Section 3 Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3324318.html

See me for the passwords for the quizzes.  You must also enter you name.  Names are capitalized like this: Calvin Coolidge, not calvin coolidge.  
They are timed and you can take them as often as you'd like.  The first quiz will be over sections 1 & 2.
These are practice quizzes and every questions will not be on the quiz.
Good luck

Did the stress of the Teapot Dome Scandal lead to President Harding's death?  What do you think?