Downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Circa 1902 |
With this quick activity we will be exploring what the U.S. was like in 1900.
DIRECTIONS:
Assign each person in your group with the responsibility of covering one of the following areas during the period of 1900-1910.
- Art and Entertainment
- How did the average person entertain themselves?
- Did they listen to music? Go to the movies? Read books? If so, what were the most popular ones?
- Who were the big stars of the time period?
- Historical Events
- What major events occurred within the world during 1900-1910?
- Technology
- What modern conveniences did they have?
- What type of technology did people use in every day life?
- How was technology used to make their life's simpler? More complicated?
- Politics
- Who were the main politicians of the time?
- What political issues were people talking about?
- Daily Life
- What was life like for the common American?
- How long did people live?
- Did most people live in the country or in the cities?
- What did their houses look like?
- Did they have indoor plumbing? Electricity?
- What was school/work like?
POSSIBLE SOURCES:
Wikipedia
American Cultural History
The 1900s
The 1900 House
Digital History
Genealogy
Technology
Your Textbook
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