Name: ________________________

Choose 2 of the following questions and respond to in writing: (1-2 substantive paragraphs each):
Prohibition didnt work. But should there be limits on our vices (alcohol,

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gambling, etc.)?
The 1920s had the Scopes Trial. Today, the debate over science and religion still

rages. Should government be involved in the regulation of science or religion?

Women became much more liberated during the 1920s.

Does society today consider women the equals of men?

Immigration became more restricted in the 1920s.

Should immigration be restricted today? If so, how?

Write a 2-page monologue in the voice of your historical person. (30 pointstyped, double-spaced)

This can be written in the form of a magazine column, Question and Answer, speech, or other appropriate format. Include relevant biographical information about yourself up until 1929 (before the Stock Market Crash) and describe your characters views on certain issues. Possible Issues for Research The following questions are meant as a guide for you when you write your paper. Remember, you are only writing about issues that your character might have had opinions on. What should the governments role in the economy be? Should it help business? How? What should our trade policy be? What should be the governments policy on taxation? What rights should labor unions have? Will our economic prosperity continue forever? How much should the environment be protected, especially when wilderness areas contain important resources? Is technology a positive influence on American society? Is advertising immoral and too influential or is it necessary to the success of economy? Who should be elected president in 1928? How should African-Americans try to improve their place in American society? What should our countrys values be? Is public morality declining? (sex, cigarettes, flappers, speakeasies) Are Americans too concerned with getting rich and not concerned enough with their salvation? Should Darwinism be taught in the schools? Is prohibition working? Why is organized crime flourishing? Are radicals and terrorists a threat to the American way of life? Should immigration be restricted? Should Sacco and Vanzetti have been executed?

What should the role of women be in American society?

Should birth control be available to all Americans and distributed in public? Should the ERA be passed?

Is American culture declining in the 1920s? Are professional athletes paid too much? What is the role of art in American society? Are the arts contributing to the decline in public morality? Are modernism and all of these new ideas advancing or destroying American society? Are movies a positive contribution to our culture?

NOTES: Who was your historical figure? What was he or she known for in the 1920s? What issues would your historical figure have been concerned about or interested in?

Cast of Characters for Age of Uncertainty Meeting of the Minds:

Woodrow Wilsonpresident Herbert Hooverpresident Warren Hardingpresident Calvin Coolidgepresident Al Smithpolitician Harry Laughlineugenicist A. Philip Randolphcivil rights Marcus Garveycivil rights Charles Dawes-banker/politician Alice Paulwomens rights A. Mitchell Palmer-attorney general Margaret Sangerwomens rights/birth control Aimee Semple McPhersonpreacher from California Billy Sundaybaseball player/preacher Al Caponegangster William Jennings Bryan Clarence Darrow-Scopes Trial attorney Zelda Fitzgeraldflapper/writer Louis Armstrongjazz musician Duke Ellingtonjazz musician Bessie Smithjazz singer Babe Ruthbaseball player Helen Wills Moodytennis player Clara Bowflapper/actress Charles Lindberghaviator Langston Hughes writer Zora Neale Hurstonwriter Margaret Meadanthropologist Henry Fordbusinessman Charlie Chaplinactor F. Scott Fitzgeraldwriter

 Emilia Earhartaviator Gertrude Ederleswimmer Albert Einsteinscientist Sigmund Freudpsychologist Jane Addamshumanitarian John Dillengergangster Jack Dempsyboxer