The Roaring Twenties 1920 1929 World News Women

The Roaring Twenties!!! 1920 - 1929

World News: Women Gain Rights, Freer Lifestyle, Fashion, and Flappers n n n The 19 th Amendment was passed in 1920, granting women the right to vote. More women were hired for office jobs. Hair was cut shorter, and clothing became shorter and less “covering. ”

World News: Prohibition Goes Into Effect in the United States n n Selling, creating, and moving alcohol became illegal. Alcohol was sold illegally in speakeasies. Alcohol was smuggled in from Mexico, Canada, and the West Indies. This was called bootlegging. Alphonse "Scarface" Capone

World News: The First Miss America Pageant n n n In 1921, the first Miss America Pageant took place with a total of eight contestants in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The winner, a 16 -year old girl from Washington, D. C. , was Margaret Gorman. In the beginning the competitors stood not as delegates of their home states, but for their cities.

World News: Benito Mussolini Becomes Prime Minister of Italy n As leader of Italy, he would go on to become Europe's first fascist dictator.

World News: Gandhi Sent to Jail n n His offense: resisting to accept British control of India. The pacifist and his followers used nonviolent tactics and civil disobedience as means of protest.

Other World News n n n Egypt Becomes an Independent Nation (1922) In November of 1923, Adolf Hitler and his Storm Troopers attempted to gain control by barging in on a beer hall meeting. Hitler was soon arrested and sent to jail for treason. In May 1926, a constitution was established in Paris for the republic of Lebanon. In order to try to resolve differences between Muslims and Christians in the republic, Nationalists Gain Control of China (1927) Babe Ruth Breaks Home Run Record (1927)

Finance: Financial Prosperity in the USA n Fueled by easy money the nineteen-twenties were boom times like never before. The post-war recession was forgotten as everyone went on a spending spree. Credit, and not savings, enabled consumers to boost corporate profits to new levels.

Boom in the USA! n n n New discoveries and inventions. New business and production methods. Large profits. There were an estimated fifteen thousand U. S. millionaires in 1927, and at least one billionaire The Stock Market climbed to dizzy heights

Economic Turmoil in Europe n It should be pointed out that people living in Europe in the 1920's, Germany and Austria especially, suffered massive hyperinflation that destroyed the wealth of the middle class and led to political and economic turmoil in the affected countries. n n Following World War I, Germany had been unable to pay its huge debts. To make matters worse, the value of German money plummeted, making it of no value.

The Stock Market Crash (1929) n n n End of the “good times, ” the “Roaring Twenties, ” and the “Jazz Age. ” The market climbed, and then began to fall. People panicked…SELL! On October 29, 1929, (otherwise known as "Black Tuesday") a total of 16. 4 million shares were sold in all. The market could not recover. Ushered in the Great Depression.

The Stock Market Crash

Science and Technology: Albert Einstein is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (1921) n n Einstein published his theory of relativity in "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies. " Among his other publications included The Meaning of Relativity. In 1939, Einstein helped to inform Franklin Roosevelt, then President of the U. S. , that Germany was possibly creating atomic weapons.

Science and Technology: Tutankhamen's Tomb is Found (1922) n n The body of the 18 -year old king and his treasure were uncovered after more than 3000 years. Found by English archaeologist and Egyptologist named Howard Carter (18731939) and Egyptologist George Herbert (Lord Carnarvon)

Science and Technology: The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is Created (1922) n n The first television broadcast to the public was made by this company in 1929. The BBC has had world-wide influence on radio and television and is still active today.

Science and Technology: The Scopes Trial (1925) n n n In 1925, a Tennessee biology teacher named John Thomas Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution. Scopes eventually lost the trial and was charged $100. The outcome of the "Monkey Trial" was later changed; a technicality was found.

Science and Technology: Henry Ford (1863 - 1947) makes the Model A n Henry Ford did not invent the car; he produced an automobile that was within the economic reach of the average American.

Other News in Science and Technology n n n The public is able to hear radio broadcasting for the first time. (1920) The very first motor hotel or motel, Motel Inn, is opened in the state of California. (1925) John Baird Introduces His Television (1926) Penicillin is Discovered (1928) Kodak introduces 16 mm color film. (1929)

Arts and Literature: The Jazz Age

Arts and Literature: The Jazz Age n n n Harlem Renaissance The works of African Americans in fields such as writing and music escalated. Styles of music including Dixieland blues became popular as well. The Charleston, a lively dance with origins in South Carolina and African American styles, became immensely popular. Louis Daniel Armstrong (1901 - 1971), from New Orleans, Louisiana, displayed his amazing talents as a trumpeter, cornet player, and singer during the Jazz Age

Arts and Literature: Adolf Hitler's Book, Mein Kampf, is Published (1925) n n Autobiography The book, written while Hitler was imprisoned early in his career, reflected his hatred of Jews, and his belief that Germans were a superior race.

Arts and Literature: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publishes The Great Gatsby (1925) n His writings often portrayed people who became successful in the social and financial worlds, but did not share the same prosperity in their morals.

Other News in Arts and Literature n n n n n T. S. Eliot publishes The Waste Land, a free verse poem. (1922) In New York, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is performed. (1924) Harold Ross founds the New Yorker. (1925) Ernest Miller Hemingway publishes his book, The Sun Also Rises. (1925) A. A. Milne Publishes Winnie the Pooh (1926) The Jazz Singer Becomes the First Talkie (1927) Walt Disney presents Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie, a cartoon complete with sound. Disney provided the voice of the soon-to-be famouse. (1928) Ernest Miller Hemingway publishes A Farewell to Arms. (1929) Charlie Chaplain (1889 - 1977) stars in The Kid, his first full-length film