1. The Roaring Life of
the 1920’s

2. Changing Ways of Life Rural vs. Urban Differences Religion vs. Science
*Scopes Trial

3. Prohibition 1. Medical/Hygiene 2. Economical/Jobs 3. Political/Votes
January 1920, Prohibition goes into effect (18th Amend.)
Reasons why the 18th Amendment was passed-
1. Medical/Hygiene
2. Economical/Jobs
3. Political/Votes
4. Social/Family

4. Prohibition WAS PROHIBITION SUCCESSFUL?
Per Capita Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages (Pure Alcohol)
Crime Rates During Prohibition:
*Arrest for drunkenness and disorderly conduct rose 41%
*Drunk Driving up 81%
*Homicide rates (per 100,000) rose from 5.6 to 10.
*Assault and Battery up 13%
*Federal convicts rose 561%.

5. Prohibition Al Capone *Ran a network of 10,000 speakeasies
*1927- made $ million per year
*Jailed for tax evasion, died at age 48

6. The 20’s Woman Women Change Rules *Double Standard?
Roles Change at Home and Work
*New Products- Appliances= Housework easier
*Birth Control= Smaller Families
New Work Force
*Education

7. Education and Pop Culture
Enrollment in High School Rises
*more educated public- question the norms, challenge old ideas
Radio Influences everyday life
* News, Sports, and Pop Culture spread Worldwide

8. Harlem Renaissance Great Migration
*New Opportunities for African Americans
African American Artistry
* Influences in Music, Art, and Literature
-Contributions to Society

9. Facts and stats of the 20’s
Population million (308 mil.,6.9 bil.)
Price of one gallon of milk - $.58
Average annual income - $1,574 ($50,000)
Popular books - Ernest Hemingway Farewell to Arms, F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby
Popular children's books - Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, Dr. Doolittle, Velveteen Rabbit
Children's toys - baby doll that says mama, paper dolls, Teddy Bears, Metal Trucks, Tinker toys, Erector sets
Best movies - Treasure Island, Ben Hur (1926)

10. Facts and stats of the 20’s
Crazes - Marathon Dancing, Charleston, Mahjongg, Flag Pole sitting, Ouija board, crossword puzzles
Popular Children's games - marbles, jump rope, roller skates, statue
New foods - Welch's Grape Jelly, Wrigley's chewing gum, Eskimo pie
Other innovations - Model A, Band-Aids, Kleenex, Zippers, Movies with sound - talkies

11. 20’s Slang
1920's Slang

12. Red Scare The Russian Revolution of 1917
Lenin led a communist uprising in Russia to establish the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.” – Vladimir Lenin & his call for a communist revolution.

13. Word Bank Armstrong Jim Crow Laws Automobile Ku Klux Klan Bootlegging
Lindberg
Capone
Modernism
Coolidge
Prohibition
Evolution
Quota System
Fitzgerald
Radio
Flappers
Red Scare
Ford
Rural
Fundamentalism
Scopes
Harding
Suffrage
Harlem Renaissance
Urban
Installment
Jazz Age