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1 The Roaring 20’s

2 Setting the Stage WWI is over and we focus attention back on the homefront Young men and women began living the high life Dancing, drinking, listening to the newest thing in music… jazz!!! In the 18th Amendment is passed Made drinking, selling, or producing alcohol illegal Time becomes known as “Prohibition” Leads to… Speakeasies (illegal bars) Moonshine, Rum-Runners Mob-Controlled illegal businesses

3 Civil Rights for African Americans
When war ended… still faced discrimination Many were fired from wartime jobs AA’s returning from war couldn’t even find work Couldn’t live where they wanted Children couldn’t even go to school of choice The NAACP- Fought for AA’s to gain civil rts. Helped bring lawsuits against those who discriminated Fought for rts of all Americans

4 Harlem Renaissance development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a black cultural mecca Lasting roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s the period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art. Langston Hughes Louis Armstrong JAZZ MUSIC

5 Voting Rights for Women
th Amendment is passed Gave the right to vote to women Struggle began years before Women like… Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony lead the charge By states had given rts. to women Becomes official in US in 1920 Music video on the stamp

6 Beginning of the Consumer Age
During 20’s- Business & industry boomed Provided good jobs Good wages Demand for factory-made goods grew Leads to economic boom Factories poured out washing machines, irons, vacuums, toasters, suits & dresses, make-up, soaps, and toothpaste Cars took a huge share of market From , the # of cars rose from 7 mil to 23 mil!!! Auto-factories and parts factories rushed to be build Roads and highways were pushed forward too New businesses started from cars too Gas stations, service stations, repair shops, motels, etc. All in all… 4 mil new jobs were created b/c of the car

7 Buy Now… Pay Later …. Introduction of CREDIT
1920’s- more and more were buying on credit Paid small amount each month until paid off Each payment also included interest, charge that covered the time of the money borrowed b/c all this was new… Many were spending more than they earned But times were great… this can never end!!! Soon the economic bubble would burst!

8 The Roaring 20’s in North Carolina
1920’s brought so many changes to south Some embraced them, some thought it was a time of loose morals, and people Craziness like women cutting their hair! Wearing skirts that exposed their calves! Smoking, drinking, and dancing to the “devil’s music”… jazz!!! Harlem Renaissance Cars and speakeasies began giving the youth of American more freedom than their parents wanted!!! Roaring 20’s video summing up on pink pic

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