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Bell Quiz 1) What is Prohibition? 2) In what ways did Flappers rebel against society? 3) How much money was spent in 1929 by Americans on entertainment?
Bell Quiz 1) What is Prohibition? 2) In what ways did Flappers
rebel against society? 3) How much money was spent in 1929 by
Americans on entertainment? 4) By 1930 what percentage of U.S.
households had radios?
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Bell Quiz 1) Prohibition made the manufacture, sale, and
transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal. 2) Shorter dresses,
high heels, short dyed hair, smoking, drinking, open discussions,
against marriage, employment. 3) $4.5 billion spent on
entertainment. 4) 40% of American homes had radios.
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Video Question List 6 items, events or inventions that defined
the Roaring 20s. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_DIO6pC-JKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_DIO6pC-JKc
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The Roaring 20s The 1920's were a prosperous time. Jazz Age The
Age of Wonderful Nonsense.
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Prohibition 18th Amendment passed the Act of Prohibition. The
making of, the transportation of, and the selling of alcohol
illegal.
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Prohibition This gave rise to Organized crime. Gangsters
profited by smuggling alcohol and then selling it to businesses.
Alcohol was then provided at illegal bars called Speakeasies.
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The Rise of Fashion Women Changed their dress as compared to
earlier styles. Most famous were called Flappers. Flappers were
considered rebels. They had short sleek hair, shorter shift dress.
They exposed their legs in public.
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The Rise of Fashion Men- fashion came from the gangster or
other heroes. Baggy pants, polished shoes, and a handkerchief in
the pocket. This look would be called Dapper.
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Change in Society One thing to consider is that in this time
women's roles changed. They received the right to vote (19 th
Amendment). They took the same jobs as men, but still fought for
equality.
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Entertainment Radio- Main form of Entertainment, Entire
families would gather around the radio. Movies talkies- Silent
movies when sound was finally added. Ben Hur Treasure Island
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A time of inventions The most important being the Automobile.
Henry Ford began mass production of the "Model T This made it cheep
and affordable so that every man could afford one. More importantly
this made America Mobile.
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A time of inventions Other famous invention of the time were
Jungle Gyms Band-Ad Zipper Traffic Lights Hair Dryer Ice tray
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And not just in Technology But also Food Frozen food became a
new idea- Eskimo ice cream pie. Jelly Bubble-gum Cheeseburger
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Politics The Red Scare was about worker (socialist) revolution
and political radicalism taking hold in the United States. The
people didnt want the U.S to fall into chaos like Russia.
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The Solution The solution was simple gather up the trouble
makers and send them home. The most famous rounding up of trouble
makers would be the Palmer Raids. The Palmer Raids were a series of
raids intended to capture, arrest and deport radical leftists,
especially anarchists and Socialist. The raids and arrests occurred
in November 1919 and January 1920, more than 500 foreign citizens
were deported, including a number of prominent leftist
leaders.
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More on Politics (Education) The Monkey Trial, also called the
Scopes Trial. In 1925 a high school teacher, John Scopes, was
accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it unlawful
to teach human evolution in school.
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The Monkey Trial continued Scopes was found guilty and fined
$100. The case was seen as contest and a trial on whether science
regarding creation/evolution controversy should be taught in
schools. An item we still argue today!
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An age of Heros This age would be seen as a age of many heros.
Everything from sports, music to flight.
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Charles Lindbergh Made the first solo nonstop flight across the
Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh's heroic flight thrilled people
throughout the world.
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Amelia Earhart First female aviator to cross the Atlantic
Ocean. She disappeared in 1937 in an attempt to be the first woman
to fly around the world.
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Babe Ruth Consider to the greatest baseball player. His record
of 714 regular-season home runs wasn't broken until 1974. He hit 60
home runs in the 1927 season alone-A record that wouldnt be broke
until 1961.
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Red Grange Known as the Galloping Ghost. He scored five
touchdowns on his first five carries in one game.
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Bessie Smith The greatest and most influential classic blues
singer of the 1920s. Smith had become the most respected black
singer in America.
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Louis Armstrong Nicknamed "Satchmo," "Pops" and, "Ambassador
Satch Influenced countless musicians with both his daring trumpet
style and unique vocals.
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Exit Slip 1. The Roaring 20s was a time of fun and growth. What
items defined the 1920s? what Items define our decade? (Give 4) 2.
What are some similarities with the roaring 20s and today?
Differences? (Give 3)