1. Chapter 20 section 1
American Life Changes

2. New opportunities Women could vote Women could hold public office
Wyoming- first woman governor in 1924
Women joined the workforce in large numbers
Women began attending college in greater numbers
New opportunities

3. New Family Roles Most women still took care of the house and kids
Most men provided financial support
There started to become a greater sense of equality in relationships
New Family Roles

4. Young women who defied traditional ideas of proper dress and behavior
They had short hair
Shorter dresses/skirts
Wore make-up
Smoked cigarettes
Drank alcohol
Lifestyle of independence and freedom
The Flapper

5. Flappers

6. Flappers cont. Not all women were flappers
Many women in small towns just read about them in magazines
Some disapproved
Flappers cont.

7. Effects of urbanization
Farms did poorly after the war
Some sought jobs in the city
1920 census showed that more Americans lived in urban areas than in rural areas
Cars allowed those who still lived on farms to visit the city more often
1920’s- laws were passed that required kids to go to school
Effects of urbanization

8. Rural America represented traditional spirit-hard working, self-reliant, religious, independent
Cities represented changes that threatened those values
Conflicts over Values

9. Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan grew dramatically in 1920’s
They drew members from rural areas
Farmers, workers, small business owners
They thought the Klan could help preserve their place in society
Klan declined in late 1920’s due to scandals
Ku Klux Klan

10. Rise of fundamentalism
Uncertainty of the times caused people to turn to religion
Bill Sunday became a powerful preacher
Believed in literal interpretation of the Bible
Rise of fundamentalism

11. Evolution Charles Darwin
Ideas of evolution-people change over generations
Fundamentalists believed that this went against the biblical account of how God created humans
Several states created laws outlawing the teaching of Darwin’s ideas
Evolution

12. Opponents of the law persuaded a science teacher named John Scopes to violate the law and get arrested
Trial took place in Dayton, TN
Clarence Darrow represented Scopes
William Jennings Bryan was the prosecutor
Scopes was found guilty and fined $100
Bryan died 5 days after the trial
Scopes Trial

13. Scopes trial

14. Prohibition Prohibition gave rise to smuggling
Bootleggers were smugglers who brought alcohol in their boots
Government in admitted to only stopping 5% of alcohol entering illegally
Prohibition

15. Prohibition and crime Al Capone from Chicago
He used alcohol trade to earn over $10 million
There were only 3,000 prohibition agents
They couldn’t keep up with the criminals
Prohibition and crime