How+Did+They+Feel?

This will be a group activity.

During different times in history the general "mood" has been different. While the 1920's was a time of optimism and enthusiasm by many, the 1930's was haunted by broken dreams and loss of hope. This does not mean that everyone felt this way all of the time, just that there were enough people that felt this way that the "mood" of society was effected and felt.

Now, in two groups, your task will be to brainstorm all of the reasons WHY people might have felt these different ways during the 20's and 30's.

Group 1 will be asked to come up with as many reasons as they can as to why people may have been in such high spirits during the 1920's. What kind of things were happening that you think would have been seen as positive during this decade?

Group 2 wil be asked to come up with as many reasons as they can as to why people may have had a negative outlook during the 1930's. What things were going on that would have made people think the 1930's was such a tough decade to be alive?

Then, as a class, we'll examine our answers. We'll also look at what positive events in the 1920's may have led to the negative events of the 1930's.