Chapter 21 The Roaring 20’s

EQ What made the 1920’s so “roaring?”

AKS 45b - identify Henry Ford, mass production, and the automobile 45c - describe the impact of sports heroes (Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey), radio and the movies 45d - describe modern forms of cultural expression including Louis Armstrong and the origins of jazz, Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance, Ernest Hemingway and the Lost Generation, Irving Berlin, and Tin Pan Alley

Activity Directions ◦ Get in groups of two ◦ Please include:  The date(s) if applicable  In words, a definition or description of your topic  Lots of creativity  Color  Pictures  Design elements ◦ Each group will share their topic with the class.

Cities Grow

Henry Ford and the Assembly Line

Effects of Prohibition of Alcohol (18 th Amendment) Speakeasies (hidden saloons, nightclubs) become fashionable Bootleggers smuggle alcohol from surrounding countries Organized Crime

Scopes “Monkey” Trial 1925, Tennessee passes law making it a crime to teach evolution Clarence Darrow defends Scopes Fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan is special prosecutor Scopes trial—debates evolution, role of science, religion in school Scopes found guilty

Women in America Flapper— emancipated young woman, adopts new fashions, attitudes Many young women want equal status with men, become assertive

Media Radio come of age Silent movies

Lindbergh Charles A. Lindbergh makes first solo nonstop flight across Atlantic

Writers Writers soured by American culture, war settle in Europe ◦ called Lost Generation ◦ Expatriate Ernest Hemingway introduces simple, tough,

The Babe

Jack Dempsey

Irving Berlin and Tin Pan Alley

The Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance— African-American literary, artistic movement ◦ express pride in African-American experience Jazz becomes popular

Langston Hughes I, Too, Sing America by Langston HughesLangston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America.

Louis Armstrong

Summary What are some of the important cultural changes that you think students will be studying in school in 100 years?