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US - Life in the 1920s

Role of Women Women had just won the right to vote: Change in fashion 19th Amendment, 1919 Change in fashion “Flappers” Short Skirts,, short hairdos Make up & Lipstick Change in the work place and leisure.

Prohibition 1917 - Congress passed the 18th Amendment Ratified in 1919 “Bootlegging” Liquor People were selling alcohol illegally “Speak-Easies” 1933 - Congress passed 21st Amendment Ending Prohibition.

Sports Becomes a big Business/Entertainment “Heros” Baseball: Babe Ruth & Ty Cobb College Football Boxing: Joe Dempsey

Consumer Habits Industrial improvements of the 1920s focused on consumer goods: Refrigerator , Automobiles & radios Supermarkets were introduced: Invention of cellophane

Movies & Film Motion Picture was a popular past time Douglas Fairbanks Lillian Gish Movies & Film Motion Picture was a popular past time Movie stars as celebrities grew. Movie studios began to market films to public’s choice Miss America pageant Atlantic City, 1921 Clara Bow Mary Pickford

New Transportation 1920 - 9 million registered cars Tripled 1920 - 387,000 miles of roads 1929 - 662,000 miles of roads Doubled Henry Ford & the assembly line production Auto industry employed 3.7 million people in 1929.

Charles Lindbergh, 25 years old Air Travel 1927, First Trans-Atlantic Air Flight. Within 1 year, air travel grew 4x. May 12, 1927. Flew from San Diego, CA to Long Island, NY (22 hours) May 20, 1927 Flew from Long Island, NY USA to Paris, France. (38 hours) Charles Lindbergh, 25 years old

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