1. The ROARING 1920’s
Let’s Dance!!!

2. The Roaring 20’s Social and Economic Changes
The 1920’s was one of the most boisterous decades in US history. Despite the economic and political strife that marked the early 20’s, by 1923 a new prosperity allowed many Americans to enjoy luxuries unknown during wartime, and to embrace new forms of entertainment, such as radio, sports, jazz music, and movies. For much of the decade, American society resembled a boiling kettle, fairly bursting with the wailing sounds of jazz, wildly dancing feet, the roar of thousands cheering on sports heroes like Babe Ruth, and conversations laced with such slang as “banana oil,” “Struggle Buggy,” “Sheik,” and “Sheba.”
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3. Emerging from this were a number of significant and enduring trends that altered the American cultural landscape. New forms of transportation such as the automobile and the airplane changed dating habits, mail service, and personal mobility. Women, who had obtained the vote in 1920, celebrated new freedoms in the workplace as well as in their social life, reflected in part by less restrictive clothing. Government attempts to regulate drinking through Prohibition laws spawned countless illegal bars and organized crime rackets. Sports took prominence in American society as a new brand of enthusiasts elevated sports heroes to Olympian magnitude. With more money to spend, American’s bought everything from vacuum cleaners to Listerine, and radios became a household necessity. “Talking” movies replaced silent films, and American’s flocked to see their favorite movie stars. The decade also witnessed the flowering of African American culture centered in Harlem-The Harlem Renaissance, that influenced American culture and music for decades to come. There will be conflict between traditional and modern values!
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4. Agenda:
You and your group will be researching 1 social change of the Roaring 1920’s.
You will create a “Voki” avatar which will present your information to the class.
As presentations take place you will be completing a graphic organizer collection information about all the major social changes of the Roaring 20’s!

5. Steps: 1. Read and become an expert on your assigned social change
2. Pull what information is the most relevant/important for the class to know to fully understand the topic.
3. Go to
4. Register for a account
5. Begin creating your Voki
6. it to
-click on “Send to a Friend”
- make the subject line your topic title
- include all partners name in message box

6. 1. Make a list of questions you will ask the class about your assigned pictures
2. Be prepared to teach about your social change using the pictures provided!
3. Make a list of your TOP 5 favorite things you learned about your social change.

7. After the war there was a “burst” of prosperity=more $
People spent $ on wants, not only needs! (Credit Cards)
Advertisements became more popular
Borrowing and spending
unregulated
Borrowing and spending!

8. After the war there was a “burst” of prosperity=more $
People spent $ on wants, not only needs! (Credit Cards)
Advertisements became more popular
Borrowing and spending
A new found respect for AA culture, Art, Writings, & music
Famous People: Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong
Jazz Era!

9. After the war there was a “burst” of prosperity=more $
People spent $ on wants, not only needs! (Credit Cards)
Advertisements became more popular
Borrowing and spending
A new found respect for AA culture, Art, Writings, & music
Famous People: Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong
Jazz Era!
18th amendment
Created illegal activities= “speakeasies,” “bootleggers,” “Moonshine.”
Mob/Mafia=Al Capone
Regulating morality?????

10. Radios more affordable, everyone has one
Radios more affordable, everyone has one! Brings families together (Like the TV)
Movies bring a new attitude to actors and actresses
“Talkies,”= movies with sound (The Jazz Singer)

11. More leisure time & $= increase attendance to sports.
Radios more affordable, everyone has one! Brings families together (Like the TV)
Movies bring a new attitude to actors and actresses
“Talkies,”= movies with sound (The Jazz Singer)
More leisure time & $= increase attendance to sports.
-Baseball=Babe Ruth
-Football
-Boxing

12. Henry Ford & his assembly line= Ford Model T. (An affordable car)
Radios more affordable, everyone has one! Brings families together (Like the TV)
Movies bring a new attitude to actors and actresses
“Talkies,”= movies with sound (The Jazz Singer
More leisure time & $= increase attendance to sports.
-Baseball=Babe Ruth
-Football
-Boxing
Henry Ford & his assembly line= Ford Model T. (An affordable car)
1st passenger flights= Charles Lindburg and Amelia Earhart

13. Traditional values being challenged
Radios more affordable, everyone has one! Brings families together (Like the TV)
Movies bring a new attitude to actors and actresses
“Talkies,”= movies with sound (The Jazz Singer
More leisure time & $= increase attendance to sports.
-Baseball=Babe Ruth
-Football
-Boxing
Henry Ford & his assembly line= Ford Model T. (An affordable car)
1st passenger flights= Charles Lindburg and Amelia Earhart
19th amendment passed
Flapper Image
Traditional values being challenged
Traditional values being challenged

14. Keen Talk for a Swanky Age
We are going to be creating and performing skits that incorporate slang from the 1920’s to understand the social climate of the “Roaring 20’s!”
1st: create a skit set in the 1920’s using the slang
2nd: revise the same skit using modern day terms (see the definition)
The class will try to determine what your skit depicts.