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1 The Roaring 20’s Social Change in American Society

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3 Increasing Consumerism CREDIT Advertising~ o Billboards~Celebrities~Sex Appeal Want vs. Need More products to buy Personal Prosperity

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5 Sports Mania Increased Leisure Time Increased Income “Age of Play” Tennis, Golf, Football, Boxing (Jack Demsey), Baseball, Swimming (Gertrude Ederle), Basketball Hero Status Segregation

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7 Harlem Renaissance Harlem, NY- Cultural Center JAZZ – Louis Armstrong Black Pride Other Arts recognized: o Aaron Douglas and Langston Hughes Brought Cultures together-Night Clubs

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9 Prohibition 18 th Amendment – Supposed to End Social Problems Speakeasies/Bootleggers Organized Crime - Al Capone Difficult to enforce - Elliot Ness Repealed 21 st Amendment

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11 Popularity of Radio and Movies KDKA- Election of 1920 Music-News-Shows Birth of Hollywood Stars- Pickford, Chaplin, Bow, Valentino Rags to Riches/Moral Decline Major entertainment of the decade

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13 Improved Transportation Henry Ford-Model T- Affordable New Industries New Freedom- Connections-Travel-Entertainment Charles Lindbergh- “The Spirit of St. Louis” Barnstormers Commercial Airlines

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15 Changing Role of Women Work during WWI Right to Vote- 19 th Amendment Involvement in Politics – Jeanette Rankin “Flappers” Birth Control – Margaret Sanger Challenge Traditions

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