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Chapter #13
“Postwar Social Change”
Society in the 1920sHow were women’s roles changing
during the 1920s?How were the nation’s cities and
suburbs affected by Americans on the move from rural areas?
Who were some American heroes of the 1920s? What made them popular with the American public?
Chapter 20, Section 1
The Flapper Image
Came to symbolize a revolution in manners and morals.
Many Americans disapproved of flappers’ departure from traditional morals.
Flapper pic
Women Working and Voting
Women are discriminated against for professional jobs.
Have right to vote, but voter turnout is low.
New Woman
One of the most active and controversial women of the period was Margaret Sanger.
Open 1 birth control clinic, led to her arrest. (8-times)
A Consumer EconomyOne that depends on a large
amount of spending by consumers.
Installment plans and clever advertising to encourage consumers to buy on credit.
Ford and the Automobile
Produced a car people could afford.
Used the moving assembly line and vertical consolidation to improve production.
Automobile
gave the economy the boost it needed to provide
sparked the creation of a whole new industry in the 20s
Gas Stations, motels, etc...
Heroes of the 20sSports become very popular.Media turns sports stars into
larger-than-life heroes.Radio: Newest and most
important median for communicating with the masses.
Lucky Lindy
Babe
Society in the 1920s—Assessment
Why were some Americans opposed to flappers?
(A) Flappers opposed the 19th Amendment.
(B) Flappers challenged traditional values.
(C) Americans preferred sports heroes.
(D) Flappers encouraged immigration.
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Society in the 1920s—Assessment
Why were some Americans opposed to flappers?
(A) Flappers opposed the 19th Amendment.
(B) Flappers challenged traditional values.
(C) Americans preferred sports heroes.
(D) Flappers encouraged immigration.
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Society in the 1920s—Assessment
Which of the following was a migration pattern in the 1920s? (A) From cities to suburbs
(B) From suburbs to cities
(C) From suburbs to rural areas
(D) From the US to Canada and Mexico
Society in the 1920s—Assessment
Which of the following was a migration pattern in the 1920s?
(A)From cities to suburbs
(B) From suburbs to cities
(C) From suburbs to rural areas
(D)From the US to Canada and Mexico
Mass Media and the Jazz Age
Mass media--instruments for communicating with large numbers of people.
– Movies, Newspapers, Tabloids, Magazines, and radio.
– helped form a common American popular culture.
Charlie Chaplin
The Jazz Age
Jazz, a style of music that grew out of the African American music of the South, became highly popular during the 1920s.
Radio: is a huge influence on the spread of culture and ideas.
Writers of the 20’s
Spoke out against the “materialism” of the 20’s.
Writers such as Sinclair Lewis, Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald.
Sinclair Lewis, Ernest Hemingway and Scott
Fitzgerald
The Lost Generation
The "Lost Generation" were a group of writers in the 20s who shared the belief that they were lost in a greedy, materialistic world that lacked moral values, and often chose to flee to Europe.
The Harlem Renaissance
An increase in African-American culture in the 20’s.
Supported by large developing black middle-class and white audiences.
Which of these best describes how the growth of mass media affected American culture?
(A) It allowed local cultural traditions to flourish.
(B) It made learning the Charleston easier.(C) It spread the work of Lost Generation
writers.(D) It helped create a common American
popular culture.
Which of these best describes how the growth of mass media affected American culture?
(A) It allowed local cultural traditions to flourish.
(B) It made learning the Charleston easier.
(C) It spread the work of Lost Generation writers.
(D) It helped create a common American popular culture.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?(A) A style of jazz music(B) An African American literary
awakening(C) An increase in the popularity of
newspapers and magazines (D) A type of jazz club found in
Harlem
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
(A) A style of jazz music
(B) An African American literary awakening
(C) An increase in the popularity of newspapers and magazines
(D) A type of jazz club found in Harlem
Prohibition--pic
Prohibition 18th Amendment-prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages.
Goes into effect—Jan. 1920.
Prohibition
Liquor consumption drops, but illegal drinking by millions created an illegitimate billion-dollar industry.
Prohibition
More support in the rural areas than in the cities.
Gave rise to organized crime
Prohibition Black market develops US spends lots of cash to enforce, plus is out the money they would of received if they taxed liquor.
Pic
Prohibition
Repealed by the 21st Amendment to the Constitution in 1933.
Racial Tensions
Violence Against African AmericansMob violence between white and
black Americans erupted in about 25 cities during the summer of 1919.
The worst of these race riots occurred in Chicago.
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Racial Tensions
Revival of the KlanFocus shifted to include terrorizing
not just African Americans but also Catholics, Jews, immigrants, and others.
Racial Tensions
It reached a peak membership of 4.5 million in 1924.
Racial Tensions
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The Ku Klux Klan marches down Pennsylvania Ave. in 1925. The organization opposed Catholics, Jews, and "foreigners" as well as African Americans.
Fighting Discrimination
The NAACP fought for anti-lynching laws and worked to promote the voting rights of African Americans.
These efforts, however, met with limited success.
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Fighting Discrimination Movement led by Marcus Garvey. Sought to build up African Americans’
self-respect and economic power. Encouraged his followers to return
to Africa and create a self-governing nation there.
Two Perspectives on African American Education
Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Du Bois
Two Perspectives on African American Education
Booker T. Washington
put aside desire for political equality.
should focus on vocational skills.
reassured whites
W.E.B. Du Bois Believed that the
brightest had to lead for political equality and civil rights
Argued for future leaders to seek a liberal arts education.
Du Bois helped found the NAACP.
