1. The Roaring twenties

2. Bell Ringer
Who were the two presidents that followed after Woodrow Wilson? Who was the president that promised normalcy and why was this promise so important to Americans?

3. LEQ: What are the characteristics of the Roaring 20s?

4. New role of women
19th Amendment
Women in workforce
Attended college

5. Short clip!

6. The Flapper She did not follow the traditional role of a woman
Independent, short hair, raising hemlines, wore makeup, smoke, drank and danced

7. Growing divide between the city and countryside
Urbanization
Growing divide between the city and countryside
During the 1920s more Americans lived in cities
Farmers are losing farms

8. Effects of urbanization
Less isolated
Increase in education

9. Fundamentalism
Because of the changing times, many Americans turned to religion for answers

10. Fundamentalism
Fundamentalism- beliefs based on a literal translation of the Bible
Billy Sunday- criticized the changing attitudes of women

11. The Scopes Trial Fundamentalism vs. modern science
Thought evolution undermined biblical creation account
Worked to pass laws preventing evolution from being taught in schools

12. Now a clip!

13. The Scopes Trial
Science teacher, John Scopes was arrested and sent to trial
Convicted and fined $100

14. Prohibition
Many viewed alcohol as source of evil
th amendment

15. Prohibition in Practice
Enforcing was impossible
Gave rise to smuggling operations; foundation for criminal empires
Making, transporting, and selling was illegal but not drinking

16. Prohibition in Practice
Bootleggers- liquor smugglers
Speakeasies- illegal bars

17. Now Let’s See IT!
(4 min )

18. The Great Migration
Major relocation of African Americans from s to northern cities
Harlem, NY

19. African Americans after wwi
North provided jobs however, also brought racism
1919- wave of racial violence

20. A renaissance in Harlem
Harlem became an unofficial capital of African American culture
Attracted talented writers, thinkers, musicians and artists

21. Harlem Performers and Musicians
Harlem was a vital center for jazz
Musical blend of lower southern music and new innovations in sound
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smeith

22. Write about the your life during the 1920s.
What was happening?
Take on the role of a major figure of the 1920s… for example, a flapper or a bootlegger or a Harlem poet (don’t feel limited to these choices)
Write about the your life during the 1920s.
Use historical terms and evidence to support your account.