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1 Roaring 20s

2 What was it? Time of Change Traditional vs. Modern Science
Urban Sprawl and Automobile Industry New Technology Sports and Leisure Harlem Renaissance- music, art, literature Prohibition- increase in crime Women- challenge traditional roles Traditional vs. Modern Science Scopes Monkey Trial

3 Changing Landscape Growth of cities
Urbanization (rapid growth of cities) Why? Jobs- due to industrialization Immigrants- settle in cities Culture attractions- movie theaters, plays, sports and entertainment Lifestyle- fast paced, toleration of alcohol and gambling

4 City Growth -New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,

5 Automobile and Airplane Industry
Henry Ford Founder of Ford Motor Company in Detroit Introduce Assembly Line Cars production goes up and prices go down Other industry do the same Production in industry goes way up Airplanes US Post Office begins using planes for shipping mail First Transatlantic flights by Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart

6 Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart

7 New Technology New Electrical Conveniences
Electricity to the suburbs and cities Refrigerators, cooking ranges, toasters Prices of new technology rose Washing Machine- $150 Vacuum Cleaner- $50 Sewing Machine- $60 Leads to buying on credit People want new technology "Buy now, Pay later" Also known as installment plans

8 Radio Expand in 1920s Broadcast news coverage
By % of homes had radios Broadcast music and TV shows First commercial radio station started in 1920 in Pittsburgh- regular news broadcasts, sports, etc.

9 Sports and Entertainment
Sports heroes Americans start spending money on live sporting events Baseball- Babe Ruth and Rube Foster Tennis- Helen Willis Boxing- Jack Dempsey Entertainment Writing, Plays, Literature 1927- first movie with sound "The Jazz Singer" George Gershwin- composer F. Scott Fitzgerald- write The Great Gatsby Ernest Hemingway- A Farewell to Arms

10 Gertrude Ederle Andrew Foster Helen Willis Babe Ruth

11 F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway

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13 Harlem Renaissance Begin in Harlem (NYC)
Due to Great Migration Harlem was an all black area of NYC Achievements Major achievements in art, literature, music Literature- Langston Hughes- poet and author who wrote about working-class African-Americans Music- jazz Musicians- Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington

14 Great Migration What? Why? Movement of blacks to northern cities
Find jobs and escape segregation in the South

15 Harlem Renaissance

16 Harlem Renaissance Cont.
Other Performers Bessie Smith- singer and actor Known as first black superstar

17 Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong

18 Prohibition 18th Amendment- Begin Prohibition 21st Amendment- End Prohibition
Causes Religious groups thought drinking was sinful Protect public health Belief that alcohol led to crime, wife and child abuse and accidents at work Nativism- immigrant groups use of alcohol Effects Consumption of alcohol decreased Disrespect for law increased Smuggling and bootlegging Growth of organized crime (Al Capone)

19 Prohibition and Organized Crime
Al Capone Led criminal activity in Chicago Became rich due to prohibition Used killing and intimidation (bribe government officials) Eventually put in jail for income tax evasion

20 Speakeasies and Bootleggers
Speakeasies- hidden saloons and nightclubs Bootlegging- practice of illegally smuggling liquor into the US during Prohibition

21 Al Capone Prohibition

22 20s Women- Challenging Tradition
Flappers- young woman who embraced new fashions and attitudes of 1920s How? Fashions- close fitting felt hats, dresses an inch above the knee, silk stockings, pumps (shoes), beads and necklaces Actions- smoking cigarettes, drinking in public, talking openly about sex Dances- fox trot, tango, Charleston Attitude- marriage thought of as an equal partnership

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25 Scopes Monkey Trial What is it?
Teacher John Scopes arrested for breaking law Tennessee- passed law outlawing the teaching of Charles Darwin's theories on evolution Darwin's theories seen as a threat to the church and traditional beliefs Trial Gain widespread attention Broadcast on radio and written about in newspapers all over the country

26 Scopes Monkey Trial Impact Scopes if found guilty and pays a fine
Larger Impact Trial represents a change in American culture "New" scientific theories challenge traditional ways of thinking Teaching of science and evolution in schools Flappers challenging traditional roles Prohibition and lawlessness

27 Scopes Monkey Trial

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