Ch. 23: American Life in the 1920’s

Section I: Changing Ways of Life 2 Section I: Changing Ways of Life 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Rural and Urban Differences Part 1 3 Rural and Urban Differences Part 1 Before __________, many people lived in ___________ communities _____________ America was still bound together by _______________ __________________, ________________________ observance and, ____________________ ___________, peaceful and _________ oriented 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Rural and Urban Differences Part 2 4 Rural and Urban Differences Part 2 New _______________ scene ___________________ population was 5.6 million in 1920 _______________ groups of people _______________, ____________, and casual _______________ all tolerated 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Rural and Urban Differences Part 3 5 Rural and Urban Differences Part 3 City was a world of ___________________ and ___________ Competed for ______________, ___________________, and ___________________ City __________ was ruled by _____________ ________________- means _____________ the day Yolo of the 1920s 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6 Prohibition In 1919, the ________ Amendment created __________________ Act to enforce ____________________ of alcohol The manufacture, _____________, and selling of alcohol was now ___________ By mid-1920s only 19% of Americans ________________________ law Repealed by __________ Amendment in 1933 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Prohibition's Cause and Effect 7 Prohibition's Cause and Effect Causes of Prohibition ______________________ fundamentalists thought __________________ was immoral and led to increased _______________ _____________ and other women argued ___________ had ______________________ society Effects of Prohibition Consumption of alcohol _________________ Increase in lawlessness, smuggling, _____________________ Growth in organized ________________ 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Response to Prohibition 8 People obtained liquor _______________________ in ________________________ Hidden _________________ found everywhere in cities _______________ areas that ______________ prohibition were described as __________ _______________ areas that _____________ enforce prohibition were described as ____________ 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Response to Prohibition Contd. 9 Response to Prohibition Contd. Most Americans ___________________ the law _____________________ were people who ________________________ alcohol into cities from all over nation Organized __________ increased mob bosses like Al Capone ran groups of bootleggers St. ____________________ Day Massacre on 2/14/__________ showed how bad _____________________ crime had become 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

1010 Religion v. Science ________________________-Protestants who believed in _______________ interpretation of the Bible __________________ some ___________________ theories Tennessee state law prohibited teaching of _______________________ biology teacher named John Scopes was _________________, and claimed ______ Amendment right was _______________ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

1111 Scopes Monkey Trial-1925 Scopes Trial was fight over evolution and role of religion in public schools Biology Teacher, John Scopes claimed his arrest _______________ his freedom of ______________________ Scopes won trial because __________________ law is more important than _____________ law Scopes' lawyer Clarence _________________ used “separation of _______________ and _____________” argument to defend Scopes The ______________________ Clause of the _______ Amendment 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Scopes Monkey Trial Contd. 1212 Scopes' lawyer Clarence _________________ used “separation of _______________ and _____________” argument to defend Scopes The ______________________ Clause of the _______ Amendment 1st Amendment prohibits _______________ of religion in all govt. funded schools Preventing the teaching of __________________ is a violation of 1st Amendment Trial was clash between __________________ and _____________________ values in society 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Section 2: The Twenties Woman 1313 Section 2: The Twenties Woman American women discovered new roles and changed the way they lives their lives 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Demanded same ______________________ and treatment as ________ 1414 Young Women Change Rules Women began to assert ________________________, and ______________ _________ values Demanded same ______________________ and treatment as ________ 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

1515 The New Woman The ______________________ was the new, __________ _______________ woman Wore new hairstyles, danced and smoked in ____________________, casually dated, and became ______________________ ___________________ old values and ______________________ ____________ roles Did not want to only remain caretaker of family, but pursue own ________________ 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

The New Woman Contd. _________________ standard in society developed 1616 The New Woman Contd. _________________ standard in society developed even with new _________________, some men ____________________ women as breaking social ______________ even though men partied too 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

1717 New Roles for Women Female __________________ acceptance and _____________ rates reached new __________ Female college graduates became ____________________, _________________, and ________________ Few become ___________________; always paid __________ than men 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17

The Changing American Family 1818 The Changing American Family ______________________ dropped due to more birth-control info available __________________ _____________opened first birth control clinic in early 1920s ________________________ Birth Control ________________ founded in 1921 to provide info to women and advocate for women’s _____________________ rights 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

The Changing American Family Contd. 1919 The Changing American Family Contd. __________________ spent time in _____________________ activities after school ___________________, college- ___________________ women juggled family and _______________ __________________ rate increased 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19

Section 3: The Lost Generation 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Literature of the 1920s During the 1920s, many _______________ were unhappy with ___________________ society double ___________________ and many “haves” and ___________ “nots” Writers like F. ____________ ___________________ and Ernest _______________________ left America for ____________________ 21 21 21 21 21 21

Literature of the 1920s Contd. Writers who led were called _______________________ and wrote about ________________ in America Called the “_______________ ________________” because the characters in books refused to settle into ____________________ life Fitzgerald’s _________________________________ is example of hypocrisy in 1920s term “Lost Generation was coined by ________________________ ___________ 22 22 22 22 22 22

Section 4: The Harlem Renaissance 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23

New Voices for African-Americans ______________________ formed in 1909 and began to fight for ________ rights led by W.E.B. ___________________ and ________________Weldon _____________________ NAACP represented people who wanted ________________________ equality 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

New Voices for African-Americans Contd. Activist ___________________ ______________________ urged blacks to build a __________________ society from whites Founded United ____________ ______________________ Association (UNIA) in 1914 that led “Back to ______________ ____________________” Garvey inspired sense of black ____________________ and economic ___________________________ 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

The Harlem Renaissance A ___________________ of African- American _______________ and pride started in ________________, NY Combined ideas of _______________, _____________________ and _________________ into a celebration of African-American _______________ 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

Writers of the Harlem Renaissance Claude _______________-novelist and ____________ who urged blacks to _________________ discrimination and __________________ __________________ ________________- most famous poet of movement, described _____________ lives of ____________________-class African- Americans 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

The Jazz Age ________________ was born in _______________ _______________ but quickly made its way to ___________ _____________and ____________________ in 1920s Joe “_________ _____________” and Creole Jazz Band traveled north Jazz characterized by ____________ style and up-tempo _____________ 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

The Jazz Age Contd. Some of the most famous jazz musicians were: ___________ ____________-joined Oliver in 1922 and became instant star Armstrong was trumpeter and singer ______________ ___________________-jazz pianist and composer ______________ ______________-female __________ singer and the most outstanding vocalist of decade one of __________________ paid artists in U.S. 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29