1. A Period of Change and Industrial Boom
The Twenties
A Period of Change and Industrial Boom

2. The Conflict
Young Americans and liberals -- challenged traditional American views and authority; embraced changes
Conservatives – tried to impose their image of America on the nation by resisting change

3. Communism Political ideology that grew out of socialism
Based on a single-party government ruled by a dictator
Government owns all of the resources and businesses; no private ownership
Bolsheviks set it up in the Soviet Union and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism (the U.S. economic system)
Map above shows the spread of communism throughout the world

4. Red Scare Americans began to fear a communist takeover
The government began to identify and pursue suspected communists and socialists in the Palmer raids (led by A. Mitchell Palmer the Attorney General)
Led to new restrictions on immigration in order to keep their traditional culture intact
Led to a new rise in nativist groups and the passage of quota laws to limit immigration
Mitchell Palmer-
Attorney General

5. The “Roaring” 20’s Radio – family entertainment and information
Movies – created first media stars; first “talkies”
Conservatives disapproved of them because they could be an immoral influence on the country.
Their popularity could not be stopped.

6. African American Influences
Crowded into segregated neighborhoods in large cities after the Great Migration
Black culture began to gain the acceptance of many in the nation
Harlem Renaissance – a wave of African American creativity celebrating their culture that swept through Harlem and the nation as a whole

7. Black writers, artists, and musicians began to receive attention of major publishers and critics
The most appreciated was Jazz music which had been developed by enslaved African Americans
Jazz was an original American art form that included syncopated rhythms made popular in New Orleans (the birthplace of Jazz)

8. Harlem Renaissance Notables
Langston Hughes – famous author who wrote about the lives of working-class African Americans (sometimes put to music)
Louis Armstrong – (Satchmo) famous jazz trumpet player known for his sense of rhythm and his improvisational skills; played with the Creole Jazz Band in New Orleans
Harlem Renaissance Notables
Louis Armstrong

9. More Twenties Music
Tin Pan Alley – name of a place in Manhattan and the group of music writers and publishers who worked there
People would take their music to this location in New York to try to sell their music or lyrics
Irving Berlin – one of the most famous on Tin Pan Alley who wrote hundreds of songs including “God Bless America” and “White Christmas”

10. Irving Berlin
and his original lyrics to God Bless America

11. Henry Ford
Developed the process of mass production (assembly line) in the automobile industry
Made cars affordable for common families which made them a true replacement for the horse
First car was the Model T

12. Automobile Effects People began to move to the suburbs
Increased construction of bridges and highways
Created family vacations
Created a generation gap between the youth and their parents (again shows change and resistance)
Allowed youth to experience a greater level of independence

13. Other Trends of the Decade
Women’s Movement
19th Amendment
Flappers
Prohibition
18th Amendment
Gangsterism
Al Capone
Speakeasies

14. Other Trends of the Decade
Babe Ruth
Airplanes
Charles Lindberg
Spectator Sports
Baseball
Boxing
Tennis
Swimming
Football
Golf
Jack Dempsey
Red Grange (The Galloping Ghost)