Do Now What do you see? How do you know? What does it mean? How is it different from what we have learned about so far in this class?

Objective 9.03 I. Social Changes

A. “Roaring Twenties” Definition – nickname for the 1920’s Called this because it was a time of great social and cultural change New music, big parties, and big economic gains

B. Prohibition Volstead Act (18th Amendment) – outlawed alcohol. Reasons: Already banned in some states. People thought it was ruining the morals of American society and causing crime. The government needed the supplies used to make alcohol (grains) for the war.

B. Prohibition Result: major failure. Speakeasies – secret places you could go to get drinks. Bootleggers – people started making their own alcohol and selling it. Also would smuggle it in from the Caribbean or Canada. Made LOTS of money. Effect: Created lots of crime, reduced the respect Americans had for the government. Repealed in 1933 with 21st Amendment.

C. Lost Generation The Lost Generation: writers who wrote stories about how greed and moral corruption were tearing the country apart. Saw American life as superficial and empty. Members: F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby) and Ernest Hemingway (The Sun Also Rises).

D. Jazz Style of music created in the 1920’s – called the “Soundtrack of the 20’s” Developed from Southern African-American music styles Associated with big party culture of the Roaring Twenties Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington – two of the first Jazz players

II. Technological Changes Objective 9.03 II. Technological Changes

A. Movies Between 1910 and 1930, the movie industry boomed in the United States. People first went to watch silent movies, then to watch talkies (movies with sound) at movie theaters. The Jazz Singer: the first movie with sound to air in the United States. The fashions and lifestyles portrayed in the movies created an American culture, and the idea of a movie star was born.

B. Radio Most important technological innovation of the 1920s. People across the nation could enjoy the same shows and hear the same news reports. Revolutionized politics - gave politicians the chance to reach a larger audience of voters. Used famously by President Franklin D. Roosevelt – gave national “fireside chats” each week on the radio.

B. Radio Social changes: People listened to sports, music and soap operas – helped all of these things become so popular Started the practice of selling advertisements to make money

C. Transportation Automobiles – assembly line makes them much cheaper so more people can own them. More people can now move to the suburbs. Airplane – travel farther and faster – became really popular in culture. Charles Lindbergh- first pilot to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean – became a cultural icon.

Guided Practice “The 1920’s were either the best of times or the worst of times.” Identify how the Roaring Twenties could be the best of times or the worst of times for certain groups of people and explain why. Example: The 1920’s were either the: Best of Times Worst of Times

Exit Ticket 1) Prohibition: a. Bred a profound disrespect for the law. b. Did little to decrease drinking. c. Was most effective among the upper classes. d. Made it almost impossible to obtain alcohol in the United States.

Exit Ticket 2) What was significant about FDR’s “fireside chats?”   They marked the first time that a president effectively used radio to have direct access to a national audience They sparked controversy by suggesting that the Supreme Court should be enlarged They called for a guaranteed $2000 per year income for every U.S. household They helped get FDR elected in 1928

Exit Ticket 3) How did radio change American society? Explain two different ways.

Stations You will travel to 5 different stations that tell you about the changes for different groups of people in society. You will have 7 minutes at each. Answer the following questions: What group of people is this? Who were some of the famous people involved? What did they do? Why?