Scotts Hill High School Coach Stroup U.S. History

WWI has ended. Factories started producing more to satisfy growing consumer demands. There was a great desire of NORMALCY. Americans wanted to enjoy their families and communities, removing themselves from the problems overseas.

 Driving factory production was the assembly line.  Introduced in 1913 by Henry Ford, the assembly line helped produce the “Model T”.  Ford’s 1 st Goal was to create a process that would be efficient so that the product would be come affordable to more consumers.  Improving efficiency meant a cheaper product because more could be produced for less.

 Before 20 th Century, products were created from start to finish by one or few people.  Great deal of skill was needed to build say a clock or put together one of industry’s many machines.  Mass production changed the game!!  Assembly line workers trained in one specific task, that would become like rhythm or timing.

 What was the type of production being used to drive industry?  Assembly Line  Who introduced the assembly line?  Henry Ford  What did Henry Ford produce? Be specific.  Model T  What was Fords first goal in the production of the “Model T”?  To be efficient  By improving the efficiency, what would that do?  Make the product more affordable.

 For example, one completed car took many line workers.  Once a 12 ½ hour job.  Now took 93 minutes to complete.  Mass production created the need for hierarchy in the workplace ( supervisors & mangers).

 Finally, mass production of products required innovation, including:  Technology  Accountants to manage finances  Sales Representatives to market the product  Specialists in the design & manufacture of particular products.

 Before the assembly line it took how long to complete car build?  12 ½ Hours  After it took how long?  93 minutes  Mass production created the need for what in the workplace?  Supervisors  Mangers  Accountants to manage finances  Sales Representatives  Specialist in the design & manufacture of particular products

 The success of mass production did not hinge on just capabilities of one or a few, but on people working as a TEAM.  Ford’s experiment was a huge success!!  By 1924, Model T sold under $300, which made it more affordable for people making $1,300 a month.  Wages for American factory workers gave them buying power.  Ford lead the way paying $5 per day.

 Auto industry lead to growth in other economic sectors.  Businesses & Roads sprung up.  Rubber steel, glass, oil, and other industries grew to meet the needs of consumers.  Labor saving devices run by electricity  Washing machines  Stoves  Vacuum Cleaners  All of these allowed more time for recreational activities.

 The resulting economic boom, or growth period, became know as the ROARING TWENTIES.

 Auto industry lead to the growth of what?  Business & Roads  Rubber  Steel  Glass  Oil  Labor saving devices that ran by Electricity?  Washing Machines  Stoves  Vacuum Cleaners

 The temperance movement, lead by Progressives, pushed to make alcohol illegal.  In 1919, the 18 th Amendment was ratified by the states.  Followed by the National Prohibition Act (the Volstead Act), which provided for enforcement of the amendment.  It was called Prohibition because it prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol.

 But for some odd reason it was legal to consume alcohol.  Alcohol was still available through secret bars and club know as speakeasies, and criminal manufacturers and sellers known as bootleggers.  Bootleggers were often linked to crime organizations, such as the Mafia, which rose in power in cities like Chicago and New York during the 1920’s.

 The movement were lead by which political group?  Progressives  The temperance movement pushed to make what illegal?  Alcohol  In 1919, what Amendment was ratified to reflect illegalization of alcohol?  18 th  What Act was established for enforcement of the 18 th Amendment?  National Prohibition Act  Otherwise known as the _________ Act.  Volstead

 Comstock laws made it illegal to send lewd materials through mail.  Early 1900’s, birth control was considered lewd and illegal.  Margaret Sanger who felt that unplanned pregnancies a shackle to women, was a pioneer in American birth control movement.  Arrested in 1917 when she opened up a birth control clinic.  Sanger dedicated the rest of her life to the movement and wrote books, organized conferences, and opened other clinics.

 What Laws made it illegal to send lewd materials through the mail?  Comstock Laws  During the 1900’s birth control was considered?  Lewd and illegal  She was a pioneer in the American birth control movement, who dedicated her life to the movement?  Margaret Sanger

 New, energetic music “jazz” reflected the restless sprit of the 1920’s.  New technology of phonograph records and radios spread it throughout the country.  Jazz grew from its roots in music made on plantations in the South.  Developed further among musicians in New Orleans during the second decade of the 20 th century.

 The energetic music reflected what of the 1920’s?  Restless Sprit  What technology help spread Jazz throughout the country?  Phonograph  Jazz grew from its roots where?  On plantations in the South  Jazz was developed further among musicians where?  New Orleans

 1921, writer Langston Hughes arrived in mostly African American neighborhood of New York City called Harlem.  Hughes was on of several African American writers whose literary work flourished during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920’s.  Collectively it celebrated African American music, poetry, prose, theater, and art.

 Jazz brought fame to such artists and band leader and composer, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong, whose trumpet could be head at jazz clubs in Chicago & New York.  Dizzy Gillespie once said, “Louis Armstrong station in the history of jazz is unimpeachable. If it weren’t for him, there would be any of us.”

 In 1921, what African American writer arrived in Harlem, who’s one of several whose literary work flourished during the Harlem Renaissance?  Langston Hughes  What did the Harlem Renaissance represent in the African American culture?  Music  Poetry  Prose  Theater  And Art

 New types of dances, like the Charleston and the Lindy Hop were the rage among the city youth.  Flappers, free-spirited women newly liberated in part because of their work experience during WWI, wore shorter skirts, short bobbed hair, and heavy makeup.  The sound of pounding pianos gave rise to a new type of music called Tin Pin Alley after its beginning on 28 th Street in New York City.  The period came alive with music and change.

 1920’s saw the growth of Hollywood as well.  First movies featured subtitles and an in-house organist to heighten the drama on the big screen, it wasn’t to long before the “talkies” became popular.  Soon, Americans were captivated by Hollywood stars, such as:  Douglas Fairbanks  Charlie Chaplin  Gloria Swanson

 In 1927, first full-length feature motion picture with sound, “The Jazz Singer” staring Al Jolnson, debuted.  The popularity of the motion pictures became a significant part of the Jazz Age.  Movie brought sights & sounds of jazz to a wider audience.  Composer/lyricists, Irving Berlin & Harry Warren, bridged musical genres, from jazz to Broadway musicals.  Their music would become part of the world of motion pictures.

 New dances were the rage at the time. Name them?  Charleston  Lindy Hop  Women in the 1920’s felt liberated and free mostly because of what?  Working during WWI  Women were given this name during the 1920’s because of bobbed hair, heavy makeup, shorter skirts.  Flappers

 The first movies, silent movies, featured what to help tell the story?  Subtitles  The theaters that showed silent movies included one of these to heighten the drama.  In-house organist  Name the 3 Hollywood stars that would captivate the people of America.  Douglas Fairbanks  Charlie Chaplin  Gloria Swanson

 In 1927, the first full length feature motion picture with sound debuted. What was the name of the movie?  “The Jazz Singer”  Who starred in the movie?  Al Johnson  Motion pictures became a significant part of what Age?  Jazz Age  What did motion pictures do for the Jazz Age?  Brought jazz to a wider audience

 Who were the two composers/lyricists that bridged musical genres, from Jazz to Broadway musicals that would also become part of the world of motion pictures?  Irving Berlin  Harry Warren