U. S. HISTORY 1865 TO 1945 Part 3

Part 1

News Story

The 1920s introduced many modern conveniences, such as the widespread use of the washing machine, and many modern ideas, such as buying on credit.

Imagine you are a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, or radio newsperson.

Choose one of the following topics for your news story:

*Red Scare

*Sacco and Vanzetti

*Volstead Act

*Al Capone

*19th Amendment to the Constitution

*Scopes Monkey Trial

*Ku Klux Klan

*Buying on credit

*Birth control clinics

*Films and celebrities

*Professional sports: baseball and boxing

*Immigration Act of 1924

Write a 700- to 1,050-word news story. If you choose the role of radio newsperson, you must write a broadcast script. The news story must address the following:

*Detailed description of the topic, and its significance to the time

*Implications for American society in terms of economic, social, and cultural trends

Choose one of the following companies and write an advertisement for that company to accompany your news story:

*Ford Motor Company

*RCA

*Coca-Cola

*Sears, Roebuck & Co.

*General Electric

*Maytag

*Hallmark Cards

*Hoover

*American Tobacco Co.

*Nabisco

Format your news story according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Part 2

Complete attached the Material: The Great Depression.