1. Political Changes of the 1920s
EQ: What drives change?

2. Bolsheviks Take Control of Russia
Bolsheviks Take Control of Russia
1917
Revolutionaries overthrew Russian Czar
Led by Vladimir Lenin
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Called for worldwide destruction of capitalism

3. The Red Scare
Started due to fear of the spread of communism in the U.S.
Led to suspicion of foreigners and immigrants
Labor unions strike for higher wages after WWI
Thought to be led by communists because it disrupted capitalism
Became associated with communism

4. 1925 Klan March down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Rise of the KKK
Devoted to “100% Americanism”
1924- membership reached 4.5 million
Targeted African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
Dominated police and even politics
1925 Klan March down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.

5. Quota System
Set limits on the number of immigrants who could enter the U.S. from each country

6. What does it mean to “prohibit” something?
To forbid something
by rule or law
To ban something
What are some things that are prohibited by North Springs High School?

7. 18th amendment January, 1920 Prohibition Era
18th amendment January, 1920
Prohibition Era
Made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal

8. 19th Amendment August 18, 1920 Women gained the right to vote
19th Amendment
August 18, 1920
Women gained the right to vote
Women gained respect for their hard work during WW1

9. Cultural Changes in the 1920s

10. Mass Media: Radio
1st radio broadcasts used to relate results of 1920 election
By million Americans had radios
Created common cultural experience for Americans
Used to mass market goods

11. Mass Media: Movies 1st movies- silent films
By late 1920s- sound introduced
Movies became big business
Conservatives often disliked the immoral influence of movies on the public
Unified the U.S. and gave Americans a common cultural identity

12. Visual Arts Modernist Movement Beginning of Art Deco movement
impressionistic, abstract, geometric
Beginning of Art Deco movement
Symmetric, geometric shapes
Uses modern materials

13. Advertising Led to increased consumer buying
Radio, magazines, at the movies
People saw themselves “needing” certain items rather than “wanting” them

14. Henry Ford & the Assembly Line
Developed first mass produced automobile using the continuous assembly line
Sped up production & drove down costs
Automobile led to huge social changes
Expanding suburbs (urban sprawl)
Need for improved roadways
Travel became more independent

15. Literature Themes of alienation and disillusionment
Rebelled against traditional constraints and incorporated themes deemed immoral by the previous generation

16. The Harlem Renaissance

17. Harlem Renaissance
Literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture
1st significant artistic movement coming out of African-American culture
Harlem= borough (neighborhood) in upper west side of New York City
World’s largest black community
Produced notable works of literature, music, dance, and art

18. Jazz 1st true American music started by African Americans
Characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation
So influential that 1920s are called the Jazz Age
Spread from New Orleans to the North and blossomed in Harlem