1920s And 1930s Scrapbook Activity
Sabrina Chiodo
Nosic, Z
CHC2O1
April 2nd 2015
1920s and 1930s Scrapbook Activity
Roaring 20s
1) Five new products that emerged during the 1920s are upright electric toaster, dishwasher, table lamp, hair dryer, and egg cooker. These products are all electrical and technology-based.
2) a) Five examples of slang from the 1920s are cat’s meow (very sharp), all wet (out to lunch), dogs (shoes), bunk (nonsense), spiffy (fashionable).
b) Three examples of these slang words used in sentences are, “You’re looking quite spiffy today!”, “That book is filled with bunk.”, and “The cook’s knife is the cat’s meow.”
3) Three things that a teacher was not allowed to do in the 1920s was not to dye their hair, not to wear bright colors, and to have no company with men.
4) Four characteristics of men and women’s fashions in the 1920s was dark-colored clothing, hats were often worn, they were inexpensive, and full matching outfits were in style.
5) Five dances of the 1920s were the shimmy, the fox trot, the strut, the waltz, and the tango.
6) The Group of Seven was a group of landscape painters, who encouraged Canadians to appreciate the beauty of the landscape of Canada.
7) Three forms of entertainment in the 1920s were picnics, snowshoeing, and dancing.
8) Five popular sports in the 1920s were golf (Sandy Sommerville), basketball (Noel Robertson), hockey (Bill Cook), running (Percy Williams), and swimming (Gertrude Ederle).
9) The “Bluenose” was famous because it won a number of international sailing events across Canada.
10) “Bootleg” booze was dangerous, because you could risk getting caught and thrown into jail, or even getting shot and running into gangs.
11) Five methods of transportation in the 1920s are the electric street rail, the wagon, the train, the boat, and the plane.
12) Three reasons why Model T was the most popular car was because of its low purchase price, cheap maintenance and had a good engine.
13) Two problems of automobiles in the 1920s were no water
Nosic, Z
CHC2O1
April 2nd 2015
1920s and 1930s Scrapbook Activity
Roaring 20s
1) Five new products that emerged during the 1920s are upright electric toaster, dishwasher, table lamp, hair dryer, and egg cooker. These products are all electrical and technology-based.
2) a) Five examples of slang from the 1920s are cat’s meow (very sharp), all wet (out to lunch), dogs (shoes), bunk (nonsense), spiffy (fashionable).
b) Three examples of these slang words used in sentences are, “You’re looking quite spiffy today!”, “That book is filled with bunk.”, and “The cook’s knife is the cat’s meow.”
3) Three things that a teacher was not allowed to do in the 1920s was not to dye their hair, not to wear bright colors, and to have no company with men.
4) Four characteristics of men and women’s fashions in the 1920s was dark-colored clothing, hats were often worn, they were inexpensive, and full matching outfits were in style.
5) Five dances of the 1920s were the shimmy, the fox trot, the strut, the waltz, and the tango.
6) The Group of Seven was a group of landscape painters, who encouraged Canadians to appreciate the beauty of the landscape of Canada.
7) Three forms of entertainment in the 1920s were picnics, snowshoeing, and dancing.
8) Five popular sports in the 1920s were golf (Sandy Sommerville), basketball (Noel Robertson), hockey (Bill Cook), running (Percy Williams), and swimming (Gertrude Ederle).
9) The “Bluenose” was famous because it won a number of international sailing events across Canada.
10) “Bootleg” booze was dangerous, because you could risk getting caught and thrown into jail, or even getting shot and running into gangs.
11) Five methods of transportation in the 1920s are the electric street rail, the wagon, the train, the boat, and the plane.
12) Three reasons why Model T was the most popular car was because of its low purchase price, cheap maintenance and had a good engine.
13) Two problems of automobiles in the 1920s were no water