1. Ch. 23: American Life in the 1920’s

2. Section I: Changing Ways of Life2
Section I: Changing Ways of Life 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3. Rural and Urban Differences Part 13
Rural and Urban Differences Part 1
Before __________, many people lived in ___________ communities
_____________ America was still bound together by _______________
__________________, ________________________ observance and, ____________________
___________, peaceful and _________ oriented 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

4. Rural and Urban Differences Part 24
Rural and Urban Differences Part 2
New _______________ scene
___________________ population was 5.6 million in 1920
_______________ groups of people
_______________, ____________, and casual _______________ all tolerated 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

5. Rural and Urban Differences Part 35
Rural and Urban Differences Part 3
City was a world of ___________________ and ___________
Competed for ______________, ___________________, and ___________________
City __________ was ruled by _____________ ________________- means _____________ the day
Yolo of the 1920s 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

6. 6
Prohibition
In 1919, the ________ Amendment created __________________ Act to enforce ____________________ of alcohol
The manufacture, _____________, and selling of alcohol was now ___________
By mid-1920s only 19% of Americans ________________________ law
Repealed by __________ Amendment in 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

7. Prohibition's Cause and Effect7
Prohibition's Cause and Effect
Causes of Prohibition
______________________ fundamentalists thought __________________ was immoral and led to increased _______________
_____________ and other women argued ___________ had ______________________ society
Effects of Prohibition
Consumption of alcohol _________________
Increase in lawlessness, smuggling, _____________________
Growth in organized ________________ 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

8. Response to Prohibition8
People obtained liquor _______________________ in ________________________
Hidden _________________ found everywhere in cities
_______________ areas that ______________ prohibition were described as __________
_______________ areas that _____________ enforce prohibition were described as ____________ 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

9. Response to Prohibition Contd.9
Response to Prohibition Contd.
Most Americans ___________________ the law
_____________________ were people who ________________________ alcohol into cities from all over nation
Organized __________ increased mob bosses like Al Capone ran groups of bootleggers
St. ____________________ Day Massacre on 2/14/__________ showed how bad _____________________ crime had become 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

10. 1010
Religion v. Science
________________________-Protestants who believed in _______________ interpretation of the Bible
__________________ some ___________________ theories
Tennessee state law prohibited teaching of _______________________
biology teacher named John Scopes was _________________, and claimed ______ Amendment right was _______________ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

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Scopes Monkey Trial-1925
Scopes Trial was fight over evolution and role of religion in public schools
Biology Teacher, John Scopes claimed his arrest _______________ his freedom of ______________________
Scopes won trial because __________________ law is more important than _____________ law
Scopes' lawyer Clarence _________________ used “separation of _______________ and _____________” argument to defend Scopes
The ______________________ Clause of the _______ Amendment 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

12. Scopes Monkey Trial Contd.
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Scopes' lawyer Clarence _________________ used “separation of _______________ and _____________” argument to defend Scopes
The ______________________ Clause of the _______ Amendment
1st Amendment prohibits _______________ of religion in all govt. funded schools
Preventing the teaching of __________________ is a violation of 1st Amendment
Trial was clash between __________________ and _____________________ values in society 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

13. Section 2: The Twenties Woman
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Section 2: The Twenties Woman
American women discovered new roles and changed the way they lives their lives 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

14. Demanded same ______________________ and treatment as ________
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Young Women Change Rules
Women began to assert ________________________, and ______________ _________ values
Demanded same ______________________ and treatment as ________ 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

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The New Woman
The ______________________ was the new, __________ _______________ woman
Wore new hairstyles, danced and smoked in ____________________, casually dated, and became ______________________
___________________ old values and ______________________ ____________ roles
Did not want to only remain caretaker of family, but pursue own ________________ 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

16. The New Woman Contd. _________________ standard in society developed
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The New Woman Contd.
_________________ standard in society developed
even with new _________________, some men ____________________ women as breaking social ______________ even though men partied too 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

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New Roles for Women
Female __________________ acceptance and _____________ rates reached new __________
Female college graduates became ____________________, _________________, and ________________
Few become ___________________; always paid __________ than men 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17

18. The Changing American Family
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The Changing American Family
______________________ dropped due to more birth-control info available
__________________ _____________opened first birth control clinic in early 1920s
________________________ Birth Control ________________ founded in 1921 to provide info to women and advocate for women’s _____________________ rights 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

19. The Changing American Family Contd.
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The Changing American Family Contd.
__________________ spent time in _____________________ activities after school
___________________, college- ___________________ women juggled family and _______________
__________________ rate increased 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19

20. Section 3: The Lost Generation20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

21. Literature of the 1920s
During the 1920s, many _______________ were unhappy with ___________________ society
double ___________________ and many “haves” and ___________ “nots”
Writers like F. ____________ ___________________ and Ernest _______________________ left America for ____________________ 21 21 21 21 21 21

22. Literature of the 1920s Contd.
Writers who led were called _______________________ and wrote about ________________ in America
Called the “_______________ ________________” because the characters in books refused to settle into ____________________ life
Fitzgerald’s _________________________________ is example of hypocrisy in 1920s
term “Lost Generation was coined by ________________________ ___________ 22 22 22 22 22 22

23. Section 4: The Harlem Renaissance23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23

24. New Voices for African-Americans
______________________ formed in and began to fight for ________ rights
led by W.E.B. ___________________ and ________________Weldon _____________________
NAACP represented people who wanted ________________________ equality 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

25. New Voices for African-Americans Contd.
Activist ___________________ ______________________ urged blacks to build a __________________ society from whites
Founded United ____________ ______________________ Association (UNIA) in 1914 that led “Back to ______________ ____________________”
Garvey inspired sense of black ____________________ and economic ___________________________ 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

26. The Harlem Renaissance
A ___________________ of African- American _______________ and pride started in ________________, NY
Combined ideas of _______________, _____________________ and _________________ into a celebration of African-American _______________ 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

27. Writers of the Harlem Renaissance
Claude _______________-novelist and ____________ who urged blacks to _________________ discrimination and __________________
__________________ ________________- most famous poet of movement, described _____________ lives of ____________________-class African- Americans 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

28. The Jazz Age
________________ was born in _______________ _______________ but quickly made its way to ___________ _____________and ____________________ in 1920s
Joe “_________ _____________” and Creole Jazz Band traveled north
Jazz characterized by ____________ style and up-tempo _____________ 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

29. The Jazz Age Contd. Some of the most famous jazz musicians were:
___________ ____________-joined Oliver in and became instant star
Armstrong was trumpeter and singer
______________ ___________________-jazz pianist and composer
______________ ______________-female __________ singer and the most outstanding vocalist of decade
one of __________________ paid artists in U.S. 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29