1. The Roaring 20’s America After WWI

2. Impact of the Automobile Car sales grew rapidly in the 1920s because Henry Ford’s assembly line made them so cheap General Motors also became a popular seller of cars

3. Changing Lifestyles Due to the Automobile Millions of jobs were created through factories, oil refineries, roads, highways, truck stops, gas stations, restaurants and tourist stops Many Americans began to move to the suburbs to escape crowded conditions in cities

4. Mass Culture Radio Movies (Above, lines outside a movie theatre) (Left, family listening to the radio

7. The Jazz Age Fashion Fads, flappers Marathon Dancing

8. The Dance Craze The Charleston Has a quick beat Dancers kick out their feet Popular dance for Flappers: Women who wore short skirts (to the knees), bright red lipstick, hair cut short, smoked and drank in public, and drove fast cars

9. More Fads Flagpole sitting: Where young people would sit for hours and even days on top of a flagpole. (The record: 21 days!) Flagpole sitting: Where young people would sit for hours and even days on top of a flagpole. (The record: 21 days!)

10. New Music Jazz: Born in New Orleans, created by African Americans, combination of West African rhythms, African American songs and spirituals, European harmonies Famous jazz musicians: Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, “Jelly Roll” Morton

11. A New Generation of American Writers Depressed about their awful experiences in World War I Criticized Americans for being obsessed with money and fun Many became expatriates (people who leave their own country to live in a foreign land) and moved to Europe

12. F. Scott Fitzgerald  Wrote about wealthy young people who go to constant parties but cannot find happiness  He wrote The Great Gatsby  His books had flappers, bootleggers, and movie makers

13. The Harlem Renaissance In the 1920s, many African American artists settled in Harlem, New York City Black artists, musicians, and writers celebrated their African and American heritage

14. Babe Ruth Grew up in an orphanage Often in trouble as a boy Hit 60 homeruns in one season, and 714 overall Called the “Sultan of Swat”

15. Charles Lindbergh The greatest hero of the 1920s The first person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean alone Flew from New York to Paris Called “Lucky Lindy” because he had to fly for 33 ½ hours and didn’t carry a parachute, a radio, or a map