1. The Roaring 20’s

2. What made the 1920’s roar? Jazz music Change from traditional values Prohibition The Arts The Harlem Renaissance Radio shows Baseball, boxing and other sports

3. Harlem Renaissance The flowering of African American cultural and intellectual life Centred in NYC neighbourhood of Harlem

4. Jazz Music Introduced by Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington played in NYC clubs and speakeasies Cotton Club was the most famous nightspot in Harlem

5. Cotton Club African Americans could perform, but not be patrons Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Bessie Smith, and Billie Holliday all performed there

6. Prohibition Prohibition Bureau set up to enforce the law was understaffed, underpaid and ineffective Prohibition created an illegitimate multi-billion dollar industry Estimated 32 000 speakeasies in NYC

7. Al Capone Gangster who made millions on bootlegging liquor during prohibition Dominated organized crime in Chicago and had many police officers and judges on his payroll

8. Flappers Women who wanted great social and political freedoms Drank, smoked, dressed in a new way Term came from wearing galoshes unbuckled, causing it to flap

9. Ernest Hemingway Wrote about disillusionment and reevaluated myths of American heroes as did many novelists in the aftermath of WWI “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “A Farewell to Arms”

10. Babe Ruth New York Yankees star “The House that Ruth Built” Home run record stood for 39 years until Hank Aaron beat it One of the most popular athletes of the decade

11. Jack Dempsey Held world heavyweight title from 1919-1926 When he retired his record was 60-7-8, with 50 knockouts Inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990

12. Charles Lindbergh First person to fly nonstop solo across the Atlantic Ocean “Spirit of St. Louis” Took 33.5 hours “Lucky Lindy” Became a hero and symbol of the 1920’s

13. Invented in the 1920’s Push-button elevators Neon signs Electric razors Spiral-bound notebooks Motels Zippers Pop-up toasters Flavoured yogurt Car radios Adhesive tape Water skiing Self-winding wristwatch

14. Numbers… 60 000 9 000 000 500 000 3.5 million Families with radios in 1922 Letters received by Charles Lindbergh People who wrote to Henry Ford begging for money Vehicles registered in the United States

15. Women in the Workforce 1920 – 25% of female workers in sales and clerical work Graduates of women’s colleges begin moving into business world BUT

16. Female workers subjected to long hours, low wages, poor conditions, severe discrimination Women paid only 50 – 60% of males for same work

17. Radio Prosperity and credit made them affordable Offered variety of information, advice, entertainment to mass audiences Medium of mass communication, mass influence, sharing of common popular culture

18. Movies

19. Automobiles Introduction of assembly line by Henry Ford lowers cost of production by using standardized parts, unskilled labour Average price of car in 1907: $2 123 in 1924: $ 290

20. Impact was revolutionary Smaller car makers disappear – rise of the “Big 3” New businesses cater to cars Rural isolation reduced – farming becomes more mechanized

21. The Stock Market Speculation Margin-buying Penny stocks “bucket shops”

22. Black Tuesday