1. A time of music and merriment
Roaring Twenties
Reasons to celebrate
End of World War I
in 1918
End of Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918 – (“Prelude”)
A time of music and merriment
Radio and record players
Jazz and Blues
“Jazz Age” coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald (“Roaring”)

2. Roaring Twenties

3. A time of dancing and drinking
Roaring Twenties
A time of dancing and drinking
Illegal drinking fun and “edgy”
Underground speakeasies
“Bathtub gin”
Charleston and Jitterbug
(“Roaring”)

4. Roaring Twenties

5. Flappers and frivolity
Roaring Twenties
Flappers and frivolity
Right to vote
Shorter hemlines
No corsets
“Bobbed” hair
Fun fashions
Raccoon coats and straw boaters
for men
Cloche hats, strands of pearls, sack-like dresses for women (“1920s”)

6. A time of unprecedented prosperity
Roaring Twenties
A time of unprecedented prosperity
Doubled wealth from1920 and 1929
Possible to purchase “labor-saving” inventions:
Washing machines
Vacuum cleaners
Automobiles (Henry Ford and
the assembly line)
Electric lights
Refrigerators
(“Prelude”)

7. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

8. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda
“Lost Generation,” American writers born around 1900 who served in WWI and whose writing in the 1920s reacted against older writers. Some were ex-patriots who relocated to Paris, and some lived in New York (“F. Scott”)

9. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda
Troubles in personal life deepen
Lifetime of debt
Abuse of alcohol
Zelda’s diagnosis and hospitalization
Mostly forgotten as writer
Moves to Hollywood
Heart attack in 1940 at 44
Zelda’s death in fire in 1947
at a sanitorium (“F. Scott”)

10. "Prelude to the 1920’s. ” Roaring Twenties Reference Library
"Prelude to the 1920’s.” Roaring Twenties Reference Library. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Jan
“The Roaring Twenties.”
1920's Fashion for Women
F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography.com