The Roaring 20’s An era of prosperity, and conflict

1920's collectively known as the "Roaring 20's", or the "Jazz Age" 1920's collectively known as the "Roaring 20's", or the "Jazz Age" a period of great change in American Society - modern America is born at this time a period of great change in American Society - modern America is born at this time people moved into cities to enjoy a higher standard of living people moved into cities to enjoy a higher standard of living On your Boards On your Boards –Movement from people from the country to the city?

Black Americans in this period continued to live in poverty in south Black Americans in this period continued to live in poverty in south sharecropping kept them in slavery sharecropping kept them in slavery

The Ku Klux Klan Great increase In power Anti-black Anti-immigrant Anti-women’s suffrage

Blacks moved north to take advantage of booming wartime industry (= Great Migration) - Black ghettoes began to form, i.e. Harlem Blacks moved north to take advantage of booming wartime industry (= Great Migration) - Black ghettoes began to form, i.e. Harlem within these ghettoes a distinct Black culture flourished within these ghettoes a distinct Black culture flourished

Harlem Renaissance Began in Harlem, neighborhood in New York City that was the home of many African Americans Began in Harlem, neighborhood in New York City that was the home of many African Americans Writers and Artist expressed their pride in their unique culture Writers and Artist expressed their pride in their unique culture

Age of Prosperity Economic Economic expansion Mass Mass Production Piggly Piggly Wiggly®, America's first true self-service grocery store, was founded in Memphis, Tenn. in 1916 by Clarence Saunders. In In the 1920’s Operating Operating under the unusual name Piggly Wiggly, it was unlike any other grocery store of that time. There were shopping baskets, open shelves and no clerks to shop for the customer – all unheard of!

Consumer Economy

Culture of the Roaring 20’s Silent Movies Charlie Chaplin The Jazz Singer Starring Al Jolson

The 20’s is The Jazz Age The 20’s is The Jazz Age The Flappers make up cigarettes short skirts Musicians Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Writers Langston Hughes F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway

Women’s Lives 1920’s brought new labor saving devices: 1920’s brought new labor saving devices: Washing machines Washing machines Vacuum cleaners Vacuum cleaners Canned food Canned food

Changes for Women 1920's also brought about great changes for women 's also brought about great changes for women th Amendment gave them the federal vote th Amendment gave them the federal vote after 1920, social circumstances changed too as more women worked outside the home after 1920, social circumstances changed too as more women worked outside the home and more women went to college and clamoured to join the professions and more women went to college and clamoured to join the professions

Shocking the Elders!!! FLAPPER/new woman-rebellious Jazz Age Youth also known as the liberated youth FLAPPER/new woman-rebellious Jazz Age Youth also known as the liberated youth (bobbed hair, short dresses, smoked in public...) (bobbed hair, short dresses, smoked in public...)

PROHIBITION - on manuf. and sale of alcohol PROHIBITION - on manuf. and sale of alcohol in WWI, temperance mvmt. Urging citizens to ban the use of drinking alcohol. This became a patriotic mvmt. - drunkenness caused low productivity & inefficiency, and alcohol needed to treat the wounded in WWI, temperance mvmt. Urging citizens to ban the use of drinking alcohol. This became a patriotic mvmt. - drunkenness caused low productivity & inefficiency, and alcohol needed to treat the wounded organized crime on the rise, speakeasies, illegal bars) bootleggers were on the rise organized crime on the rise, speakeasies, illegal bars) bootleggers were on the rise Al Capone virtually controlled Chicago in this period - Al Capone virtually controlled Chicago in this period - Prohibition finally ended in 1933 w/ the 21st Amendment Prohibition finally ended in 1933 w/ the 21st Amendment

Prohibition 18 th Amendment Volstead Act Gangsters Al Capone

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