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Postwar Social Change

Postwar Social Change. Chapter 20. Society in the 1920s. Section 1. Women. After the Great War, people began to question traditional values and social structures. “Flappers” Women changed their physical appearance and challenged the idea of being “proper”. Voting rights. American Heroes.

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Postwar Social Change

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  1. Postwar Social Change Chapter 20

  2. Society in the 1920s Section 1

  3. Women • After the Great War, people began to question traditional values and social structures. • “Flappers” • Women changed their physical appearance and challenged the idea of being “proper”. • Voting rights

  4. American Heroes • “Lucky Lindy”, Charles Lindbergh • Amelia Earhart • The rise of sports icons like: Jim Thorpe and George Herman “Babe” Ruth

  5. Mass Media and the Jazz Age Section 2

  6. The Jazz Age • Created by the rise in media, the radio, and the result of the Great Migration. • Jazz was an expression of the Roaring Twenties: energetic, non-traditional, carefree • Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

  7. The Lost Generation • A group of writers that were not amused by the popular culture found in America. • The most famous writers settled in Paris. • Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, etc.

  8. The Harlem Renaissance • A movement that represents the literary prowess of African Americans. • The movement allowed for writers to live in two worlds: political and literary. Such as James Weldon Johnson. • Langston Hughes, arguably the most studied writer of the movement.

  9. Cultural Conflicts Section 3

  10. Prohibition • Bootlegging took two forms: production and smuggling • Speakeasies were bars that operated illegally during Prohibition. • They required special membership to gain admittance.

  11. Organized Crime • The evils of Prohibition • Organized crime grew in prominence and violence as gangs joined forces and expanded their territory. • Gangs practiced racketeering to acquire more influence in a neighborhood, town, or even city. • Al “Scarface” Capone was the most notorious gangster of Prohibition. • He eventually was sent to prison on tax evasion charges.

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