WARM UP

①  Grab a copy of the Boom à Bust video questions located in the front of the classroom

②  We will start the video ASAP

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring 20’s I.  Thanks to Republican economic policies the 1920’s

were a decade of prosperity and wealth

II.  America continued to urbanize rapidly

III.  The lifestyle of the 1920’s will be one of partying, entertainment & boozing

IV.  Materialism & mass consumption take over American society

Prosperity & Productivity I.  1920’s prosperity was a result of Republican pro-business

attitudes

II.  Prosperity was also a result of abundant power sources including the widespread use of electricity.

A.  Electricity= demand for new electrical appliances (radio, washing machines, sewing machines)

III.  The assembly line allowed consumer goods to mass produced rapidly…

A.  Millions of low skilled workers needed to work these assembly lines

B.  Economic recession is OVER!!!!

Role of WomenI.  Women won the right to vote:A.  19th Amendment, 1920

II.  Change in fashionA.  “Flappers” =Short Skirts,

short hairdos, lipstickIII.  Women changed the work

place and leisure actives

ProhibitionI.  1917 - Congress passed the 18th Amendment

A.  Banned the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol in the USA

II.  To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden saloons known as speakeasies

III.  “Speak-Easies” – secret bars / bootleggers- sellers of illegal liquor (moonshine)

IV.  1933 - Congress passed 21st Amendment A.  Ending Prohibition.

ORGANIZED CRIME

I.  Prohibition contributed to the growth of organized crime in major cities

II.  Americans wanted alcohol and were willing to turn to illegal means to get it

III.  Chicago became notorious the home of gangster Al Capone – a famous bootlegger

IV.  Capone took control of the Chicago liquor business by killing off his competitionAl Capone was finally convicted on

tax evasion charges in 1931

SportsI.  Americans have money =

cash for entertainment & sports

II.  Sports becomes a big business/entertainment

III.  Athletes became heroes A.  Baseball: Babe Ruth & Ty

Cobb B.  Boxing: Joe Dempsey

I.  Industrial improvements of the 1920s led to increased consumer goods:

A.  Ice boxes, cars, washing machines & radiosII.  Americans spent money on consumer

goods. III.  Americans purchased goods on

installment plans

Consumer �

Habits

New �Transportation

I.  During the 1920’s the automobile became an everyday necessity in American life

II.  Henry Ford developed the automobile assembly line

A.  Cars could be made by unskilled workers at a rapid pace

B.  Cars became incredibly cheap due to ease of production

III.  Henry Ford produced the first car for the masses known as the Model T

IV.  Cars and roads became common place in the USA

V.  Auto industry employed 3.7 million people in 1929.

Air TravelI.  1927, Charles Lindbergh

made the first Trans-Atlantic Air Flight

II.  Within 1 year, air travel grew 4x.

III.  Air travel became a part of American life during the 1920’s

Charles Lindbergh, 25 years old

• May 20, 1927 Flew from Long Island, NY USA to Paris, France. (38 hours) May 12, 1927. Flew from San Diego, CA to Long Island, NY (22 hours)

Cultural Changes

ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS

I.  Movies became popular in the 1920’s and offered people an escape from daily life

II.  First sound movies: Jazz Singer (1927)

III.  First animated short with sound: Steamboat Willie (1928)

A.  Mickey mouse IV.  By 1930 millions of Americans

went to the movies each week

Walt Disney's animated Steamboat Willie marked the debut of Mickey Mouse. It was a seven minute long

black and white cartoon.

MUSIC AND ARTI.  Jazz was created during the

1920’s and became incredibly popular

II.  Swing Music was created and dancing was a popular activity

III.  Artists pained the growing urban landscapes of America

IV.  Americans enjoyed life through art and musice

Gershwin

Hopper’s famous “Nighthawks”

Radiator Building, Night, New York , 1927�

Georgia O'Keeffe

HARLEM, NEW YORKI.  Harlem, NY became the largest black

community thanks to the Great Migration of WWI

II.  Harlem suffered from overcrowding, unemployment and poverty

III.  In the 1920s Harlem was home to a literary and artistic revival known as the Harlem Renaissance

A.  A flourishing of black culture in Harlem

B.  Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong & other black artists led a cultural revival in Harlem

The 20’s Roar I.  The 1920’s are know for economic prosperity…

A.  Businesses & People are making $$$$$$II.  Consumer production & consumption skyrockets

A.  People are buying “stuff” thanks to dropping prices & easy production

III.  Crime, Bootlegging & Gangsters are common occurrences in the United States

IV.  American culture is flourishing: A.  Sports, entertainment, art, literature, movies, HARLEM

RENISSANCEB.  All demonstrate America has money & free time to spend their

money…