THE ROARING TWENTIES THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN

THE ROARING TWENTIES THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN AGE

An Economic Boom Business flourished in the 1920 s n Laissez-faire economic policies encourage business growth n The automobile stimulated numerous industries n Consumer purchasing increases n Buying on installment n Production of goods increases n Unemployment decreases n Wages increase as does spending n

The Assembly Line and Mass Production Henry Ford Assembly line-Dearborn, Michigan

The Automobile How did the automobile affect the economy and culture of the 1920 s?

Big Business

1920 s Advertising

1920 s Advertising

1920 s Advertising

1920 s Advertising n How did advertising change in the 1920 s?

1920 s Business legacy Gerber Kodak Shick Electrolux Sears Roebuck JCPenney Montgomery Ward Woolworth’s Ford General Motors Disney Universal Fox Paramount MGM NY Times

Electricity n How did electricity change people’s lives in the 1920 s?

Population Trends n Why would more people live in the city?

Warren Harding n What did a return to “normalcy” mean?

Washington Naval Conference Limits on the navies of Britain, France, Japan and Italy n What was the purpose of limiting the world’s navies?

Harding Scandal n How did the Ohio Gang affect Harding’s presidency and reputation?

Harding Scandal Albert Fall n Why was Teapot Dome so damaging to Harding’s reputation?

Harding Scandal n Rumors of illicit affairs and the possible murder of Harding by his wife

Calvin Coolidge “The business of America is business. ”

Calvin Coolidge n What were the economic beliefs of Calvin Coolidge?

Dawes Plan n What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan?

Kellogg-Briand Pact n World powers agree to outlaw the use of war

1920 s Societal Conflict n n Rapid change in society caused deep societal conflicts Rural-traditional, conservative, white, down to earth; found mainly in the South Urban-modern, progressive, diverse, on the go; found mainly in the North Cities were seen as impersonal places where immoral and unethical behavior was lauded and encouraged

Religious Conflict n Why did religious fundamentalism increase in the 1920 s?

Scopes Trial n How did the Scopes Trial symbolize social/cultural conflict in the 1920 s?

Emergency Quota Act-1921 *Quota set at 3% of the amount of immigrants from a nation based on the 1910 census

National Origins Act-1924 *The quota limit was lowered to 2% and based on the 1890 census n What immigrants would be affected most by this legislation?

Racism n Why did the KKK reemerge in the 1920 s?

Prohibition 18 th Amendment ratified

Prohibition What negative effects occurred from Prohibition?

Prohibition Speakeasies in New York City Why was it difficult to enforce Prohibition?

The Radio n The Golden Age of Radio

The Radio n How did the radio affect the culture of the 1920 s?

The New Woman n Females who behaved in a carefree lifestyle contrary to tradition The New Woman worked more, gained political power, married later and engaged in “rowdy” behavior. Flappers and vamps were the exception How did rural citizens feel about the New Woman of the 1920 s?

The Jazz Age Louis Armstrong Benny Goodman Duke Ellington n Big band, jazz, and swing dominated clubs and radio

Sports Heroes Lou Gehrig Thorpe Jim Jack Dempsey Bobby Jones Babe Ruth Red Grange

Lucky Lindy Charles Lindbergh Ticker-tape parade in NYC

Female Heroes Amelia Earhart Gertrude Ederle Helen Wills Moody

Mass Media Greta Garbo Charlie Chaplin n Radios provided popular entertainment and news n Movies started having sound

Literature F. Scott Fitzgerald Gertrude Stein Ernest Hemingway Sinclair Lewis The Lost Generation n What did the Lost Generation usually write about?

Modern Artists focused on the abstract

The Harlem Renaissance Alain Locke Claude Mc. Kay James Weldon Johnson Langston Hughes The New Negro Movement n. What was the purpose of the Harlem Renaissance?

The New Negro Movement n What were the beliefs of Marcus Garvey?

1920 s Facts n n n n Decade known for its social changes and modernity Cities became centers of activity(suburbs develop) Business and the economy boomed Progressivism declined(Republican policies) A split between urban(liberal) and rural(conservative) values developed(Scopes Trial, Prohibition, religious fundamentalism, behavior of females Nativism/Racism was prevalent(immigration restrictions, revival of the KKK) Country became isolationist in foreign policy Jazz Age and Golden Age of Radio