Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byRosamond Mitchell Modified over 9 years ago
2
CHANGING WAYS OF LIFE: SECTION ONE URBAN GROWTH Cities such as Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia experience population growth Prohibition* Too much drinking led to cause child abuse, workplace accidents, and serious social corruption Worked at first, but, then, the govt. did not spend enough money to stop it from happening—only had 1,500 poorly paid federal agents to deal with it Speakeasies*
3
CHANGING WAYS OF LIFE: SECTION ONE Ways around it* Was smuggled the following countries* Gives rise to Al Capone to make a profit of 60 million a year; he is known for murdering his competition Repealed 21 st Amendment
4
CHANGING WAYS OF LIFE: SECTION ONE SCIENCE AND RELIGION CLASH Fundamentalism* Challenged Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution 1925 Tennessee passes nation’s first law banning the theory of evolution The promise of the American Civil Liberties Union* John T. Scopes accepts the challenge*
5
CHANGING WAYS OF LIFE: SECTION ONE Clarence Darrow, becomes the lawyer for Scopes, a great trial lawyer; William Jennings Bryan is the prosecution Scopes Trial* Darrow was able to question Bryan on his beliefs quite well; Scopes was still fined $100; Tennessee Supreme Court changes the verdict later
6
THE TWENTIES WOMAN: SECTION TWO YOUNG WOMEN CHANGE THE RULES Flapper* Started cutting their hair short, while some dyed it black Behaviors of the flapper* It was the representation of some women that lived in the city—not all women were flappers
7
THE TWENTIES WOMAN: SECTION TWO WOMEN SHED OLD ROLES AT HOME AND AT WORK Women lose jobs to men after the war; women search for “women’s” professions* Due to the war, women are able to fly planes, driving taxis, and drilling oil wells The birth rate drops*
8
THE TWENTIES WOMAN: SECTION TWO Middle class women focus on shopping and managing money for their families Marriages are based on love and companionship Parents rely on the following*
9
EDUCATION AND POPULAR CULTURE: SECTION THREE In 1914, one million students attended high school and, in 1926, it is about four million students—the purpose of education* Teachers are challenged to teach new immigrants due to language barriers Taxes to finance schools*
10
EDUCATION AND POPULAR CULTURE: SECTION THREE Newspaper sales increase because of sensational headlines and an increasing literacy rate—magazines such as Reader’s Digest News spreads due to the following* AMERICA CHASES OLD DREAMS Many people had leisure time and the money to spend on it Popular 1920’s activities*
11
EDUCATION AND POPULAR CULTURE: SECTION THREE Charles Lindbergh* Watched movies without sound, at first—then, “talkies,” were created and doubled movie attendance George Gershwin* Georiga O’Keefe and Edward Hopper* Sinclair Lewis, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Ernest Hemingway*
12
HARLEM RENAISSANCE: SECTION FOUR AFRICAN VOICES IN THE TWENTIES 1910 to 1920, African Americans move to the city and leave their jobs behind in the South—Northern cities still used discrimination James Weldon Johnson* Marcus Garvey* He was convicted of mail fraud and jailed—interest dies due to this
13
HARLEM RENAISSANCE: SECTION FOUR THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE Harlem Renaissance* WEB DuBois, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes are prolific writers that emphasized the double-identity of African Americans* Paul Robeson*
14
HARLEM RENAISSANCE: SECTION FOUR Jazz* Louis Armstrong* Jazz music spreads to Kansas City, Memphis, and New York City—popular amongst the white culture Duke Ellington*
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.