Changes in 1920s

Changes in 1920s: The Good StuffUSH-6.1I. Post-WWI economyHuge economic boom hurt many AmericansElectricity hurt coal industryFarmers lost their marketsGovt stopped buying food for soldiersSurplus led to low pricesNew products made using assembly lineMost workers cant afford to buy the products they make b/c of low wagesHaves and Have-nots get farther apart

II. Mass Media

Increase in information, education, and entertainmentNewspapers, radio, movies, sports, etc.The introduction of the commercialSelling goods many couldnt affordBuy on installment planChanges the way people feel about going into debt

III. LadiesMany new inventions for the ladies Washing machineVacuumElectric ironsMeant to reduce the amount of time on houseworkMiddle class women begin doing their own cleaningWorking class women lose jobs as maidsLess money in their pocketsIII. Ladies

Flappers were women who went against traditional female rulesMost women become wives and mothers as beforeMass media reinforce gender roles

IV. TransportationCarsLiving patterns changeMoving away from home more oftenRural people affected b/c of social and economic usesMore people begin moving to suburbsIV. Transportation

Street cars/trolleysAllows people to live in different neighborhoodsAllows people to work in different neighborhoodsAirplanesExist but only super-wealthy can use it

V. Great MigrationAA moving to Northeast and MidwestJim CrowViolencePovertyJob opportunitiesCultural renaissance in Northern citiesBlack middle class growsBusinesses cater to growing black populationV. Great MigrationHarlem RenaissanceBlack writers, artists, musicians, poetsCelebrated African culture and black prideQuestioned AA position and treatmentMass media helpedSpread jazz to white audiencesSpread books and art by blacksHelped break old barriers