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1 1920’s culture Sierra Cook Research Paper U.S. history
Mrs. Cleveland's 6th period December 10, 2012

2 The jazz Age or the Roaring 20’s
What all got big in the 1920s? Who was a big person in organized crime?

3 Phonograph Was a common device for playing sounds starting in the 1870’s Reached it peak in the 20’s Had to be hand cranked every 3 or 4 records $

4 Radio Guglielmo Marconi, Owen Young, Ed Nally Jr.
Roughly 3 million americans owed a radio by 1923 began being used for the promotion of newspapers Powerful communications The Americans knew things faster than before

5 Automobile Henry Ford Model-T, 1927 New way of Transportation

6 flapper The term first appeared in Great Britain after World War I. It was there used to describe young girls, still somewhat awkward in movement who had not yet entered womanhood Short hair Knee length or shorter skirts Smoking/drinking

7 Birth control Margaret Sanger
Opened up birth control clinics Women were able to keep their jobs or even get raises or promoted

8 Prohibition 18th amendment Illegal to sell/make alcohol
Speakeasies/ bootleggers Hidden saloons-speakeasies Smuggled in alcohol in-bootleggers

9 Organized crime Prohibition helped with the growth of organized crime
Al capone Chacigo Bootlegger/pimp Made at least 60 million a year alone Killed off his competition 1931 sent to prison for tax-evasion

10 Sports Baseball Babe ruth Boxing Jack dempsey Soccer Golf Horse derbys

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