ROARING TWENTIES PHRASE USED TO DESCRIBE THE 1920

“ROARING TWENTIES” PHRASE USED TO DESCRIBE THE 1920 S IN THE UNITED STATES, EMPHASIZING THE PERIOD’S SOCIAL, ARTISTIC, AND CULTURAL CHANGES

Overview of 1920 s American ppl ‘return to normalcy’ after_ Industry_ Americans lifestyle changes_ Begins with President Warren_ The “Roaring ‘ 20 s” ends with the stock market crash in

‘Return to Normalcy’ U. S. becomes isolated from _ American rejection of _ Warren Harding gets U. S. back to _ � Advances _ � Lowers_ � Reduces the national debt $18 billion to _ Cut the federal _ Increases_ � Reduced gov’t � Downsizes Economy is going great, but scandals arise � Harding let his friends take gov’t jobs. � They are corrupt- Tea Pot Dome Scandal

Teapot Dome Scandal

Coolidge on Freedom

Calvin Coolidge Harding dies of a heart attack in 1923 His VP takes over: � gets rid of corrupt gov’t workers & _ Believes the creation of wealth benefits the entire_ “the business of America is business” National economy booms

Inventions Americans believe everything seems to be_ � b/c of modern_ Mass-Production allowed goods to be produced_ � and made goods cheap for all_ Automobiles Radio- Mass_ Television- Hollywood and Movies_

Ford Model T

Radio

Automobile Changes America Henry Ford makes cars _ Medium between railroads & horses Assembly Lines allow faster production � 12 hours to 90 minutes Innovative Ideas by Ford � Double workers’ � 9 hour day to � Sat & Sun � What do you think this leads to? How does the automobile change America?

Traditionalism Modernism Rural Americans _ Worked all the time _ The 3 Rs of education Proud of your endurance, muscle, & crop knowledge Scopes trial Is there still a divide today b/w rural & urban America? vs _ Bought new products _ Science & secular values Mastery of math & lang Proud of your mental ability

Scopes Trial

Restrictions on Immigration All immigrants had to pass a _ Quota System enacted �# of immigrants coming into the country is restricted based on _ � Americans feared that communists/socialists would come in, spread their doctrine, to destroy our way of life – known as the_ What is our immigration policy today?

KKK Prohibition 4 -5 million_ Nation-Wide Biggest member. Hated blacks, jews, and _ & Opponents-Wets: Proponents-Drys: Illegal network grows � Distillers � Bootleggers � speakeasies 18 th amendment 21 st Amendment

Ku Klux Klan of the 1920 s

Prohibition

Protesting Prohibition

Culture In the ‘ 20 s, Americans broke from many Music � The ‘ 20 s are also known as the Architecture � Chrysler building is built in � Tallest at the time Harlem Renaissance � African-American art

Jazz

Chrysler Building

Harlem Renaissance

The US Economy Shortly after WWI, US experiences a � Much like all recessions that occur in � Economy will grow past recession After the recession of 1921 � The US econ b. c. ’s intertwined w/ � Germany can no longer afford their WWI Wall Street invests into European � Creating a large consumer market for American � Goods made by US are massed � Europe’s economy soars back about 2 nd half of 1920 s known as the

The Great Depression Sets In Herbert Hoover b. c. ’s the overconfidence of these years contributed to a speculative � This sparks the stock market crash in Hoover believes in the ‘invisible hand’ of Dow Jones Industrial Average was going � Black Oct 29 1929 Stock Prices