Life between the Wars

 Trendiness  Thrills  Self-amusement  Conservatism vs self-expression  Jazz Age Reasons  Reaction to war  Belief we were now in a period of ‘lasting peace’  Economic prosperity early on in 1920’s

 Charles Lindbergh  Admiral Byrd  Rudolph Valentino  Howard Carter  Jack Dempsey  Babe Ruth  Margaret Gorman  Flew solo over Atlantic  Reached Antarctic  Sex symbol  Discovered King Tut  Boxing champion  Hit 60 homeruns for Yankees  1 st Miss America

 The Noble Experiment - US only  The manufacture, transportation, import or export, sale or consumption of alcohol is restricted or illegal.  Speakeasies and organized crime grow in US  20 th amendment

 Age of prosperity in the United States and many European countries (exception Germany and other Central Powers)  Average annual income was $1236  Economic boom in consumer goods (cars, appliances, radios)  Advertising – new media - influenced consumers and ability to buy on credit  Mass production (one Model-T every 10 seconds)  Car in 1908 cost $850  Car in 1925 cost $290  Radios, films, news reels – new ways of communication

Mahjongg—1925 more sets sold than radios (some cost $500) Flagpole sitting “Shipwreck Kelly” made $30,000 in fees in one year Dance marathons One Chicago marathon lasted 119 days! Around 2500 years, introduced into US in 1920s

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