The Roaring 20’s

1. The Roaring 20’s 5th grade

2. Click on what you would like to learn more about… Introduction Immigration Entertainment Electricity City Life Industry Automobile Prohibition Women Travel OUR THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS Bibliography

3. Our thoughts and reflections… • This project taught us about the Roaring Twenties. • It taught us about American history. • We learned that there was a time when people learned to be more laid back and have more fun. • The Roaring Twenties were surrounded by times of war and Depression. • We believe that The Roaring Twenties was an important time in our history because there were many advancements made such as electricity in all households, cars, and airplanes. • People benefited from this time period because they learned the meaning of having fun and appreciating what they had. • When the Great Depression began, almost everyone was poor and bankrupt.

4. Points to ponder… • How would you describe the thinking of Americans in the Roaring 20s? • Do you think the Great Depression would have still occurred if the Roaring 20’s had not happened? • How do you think life would be now, if the Roaring 20’s had not happened? • What impact did the Roaring 20’s have on Americans and our way of life?

5. Bibliography http://www.thehenryford.org/education/smartfun/modelt/second/second.html http://www.besmark.com/ww1battl.gif http://www.thehenryford.org/education/smartfun/modelt/whoare/photo1big.jpg http://www.harwoodheights.org/1920%20Farming%20Horton%20Farm.jpg http://www.pennine-bamkin.co.uk/images/pics/1920s-l.jpg http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/nycdoc/images/immigrants.jpg http://www.npr.org/news/specials/polls/2004/immigration/images/ellis200.jpg http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Engineering_Graphics/_EG2000/vacuum/air-1.jpg http://www.whirlpoolappliances.ca/english/laundrystory/images/shot_1920.gif http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/lisa3/images/grocery20.jpg http://users.cybercity.dk/~ccc44406/smwane/KKK.JPG http://www.baynavigator.com/tour/hathcock.jpg http://www.letcher.k12.ky.us/lhs/ushistory/curt/curts%204.jpg http://www.greatmodernpictures.com/jazz-creolebandlg.jpg http://www.antiqueradio.com/images/Jan05-DayFan-Fig1.jpg http://www.rareads.com/scans/10440.jpg http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/wjhs/mediactr/socstupathfinder/Radio/img/dance.jpg http://www.npg.si.edu/img2/halsman/okeefe6.jpg http://www.newarkmuseum.org/images/membership/okeeffe_sm.jpg http://webster.commnet.edu/faculty/~cerone/okeeffe1.jpg http://home.millsaps.edu/~mcelvrs/flapper.jpg http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/00012/00012C3C.jpg All images not labeled are from: Multi Media Collections: Roaring 20s and Depressing 30s. Collection of digital photos, clip art, sounds, and audio/visual clips. Westminster, CA; Teacher Created Materials. Other information compiled from: “The Roaring Twenties.” [Online] Available http://digitalcurriculum.com, May 2, 2005

6. Automobile Henry Ford wanted every family in America to own one of his cars. More and more people were able to afford automobiles so cars began to be sold more often. Houses began to change- they now had garages to store the family car. Assembly lines helped make car manufacturing easier. • http://www.thehenryford.org/education/smartfun/modelt/second/second.html

7. Introduction At the end of the 1919, World War I ended! http://www.besmark.com/ww1battl.gif

8. People were being paid low wages for working long hours. • Many people began to STRIKE!

9. Farmers • Farmers were going bankrupt because there was a surplus of crops after the war. There was more supply than demand. http://www.thehenryford.org/education/smartfun/modelt/whoare/photo1big.jpg http://www.harwoodheights.org/1920%20Farming%20Horton%20Farm.jpg

10. Meanwhile, in the city, wages increased by about 20% Factory workers during the 1920’s http://www.pennine-bamkin.co.uk/images/pics/1920s-l.jpg

11. Immigrants • Immigrants began coming to America. • Americans were suspicious of foreigners. • The “Red Scare” swept the nation. • Americans did not like anything that had to do with Communism. • Americans stopped buying foreign products. http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/nycdoc/images/immigrants.jpg http://www.npr.org/news/specials/polls/2004/immigration/images/ellis200.jpg

12. Electricity • Became more popular in homes • People began buying more electrical appliances Vacuum and Washing machine http://www.whirlpoolappliances.ca/english/laundrystory/images/shot_1920.gif http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Engineering_Graphics/_EG2000/vacuum/air-1.jpg

13. Department Stores • Sears and J.C. Penny began selling more appliances. • Grocery stores such as Piggly Wiggly and Winn Dixie became more common. http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/lisa3/images/grocery20.jpg

14. Mobility • Americans had more time and money to travel. • Charles Lindbergh flew from America to Paris on the first trans-Atlantic flight. • Airlines began transporting more people.

15. K K K • A group of people known as the Ku Klux Klan discriminated against other races and religions. http://users.cybercity.dk/~ccc44406/smwane/KKK.JPG

16. Cities • Americans moved closer to the cities. • Houses were being built in the suburbs. http://www.baynavigator.com/tour/hathcock.jpg

17. Morals • People were more permissive, or laid back. • It was a time where many partied and had all kinds of fun. http://www.letcher.k12.ky.us/lhs/ushistory/curt/curts%204.jpg

18. Machinery • There was an increase in the production of steel, gasoline, rubber, and roads. • Assembly lines made production of cars easier and faster. http://www.energy.ca.gov/photos/150th/machinery.jpg

19. Prohibition • Drinking was outlawed by the 18th Amendment. • Bootleggers were people bringing in illegal booze from Canada. • Speakeasies were illegal night clubs that sold liquor.

20. Entertainment in the 1920s What would you like to see? Music Art Literature Fads Movies Radio Sports

21. Music • Jazz became popular. • African Americans entertainers were famous. http://www.greatmodernpictures.com/jazz-creolebandlg.jpg

22. Fads • Flagpole sitting and Dance Marathons were some of the crazy fads of the Twenties. http://www.rareads.com/scans/10440.jpg http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/wjhs/mediactr/socstupathfinder/Radio/img/dance.jpg

23. Radio • Radio was the main source for news. • Radio shows were a popular way to be entertained. http://www.antiqueradio.com/images/Jan05-DayFan-Fig1.jpg

24. Movies http://moviehousehistory.tripod.com/ • “Talkies” made movies more popular. • Movie houses were sometimes extravagant palaces. • People loved to go to the movies in the 1920s. http://www.mindspring.com/~bronxblotter/old/royal_old.jpg

25. Sports library.thinkquest.org/ J0111064/20sports.htm • Baseball was a popular past time. • Car races were fun to watch. • Boxing was entertaining to many people. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/furniture/in_depth/other_sports/2000/lewis_v_tua/slideshow/3.jpg

26. Art • Georgia O’Keefe painted during the 1920s http://www.npg.si.edu/img2/halsman/okeefe6.jpg http://www.newarkmuseum.org/images/membership/okeeffe_sm.jpg http://webster.commnet.edu/faculty/~cerone/okeeffe1.jpg

27. Literature • Americans began reading more. • There were more newspapers being sold. • More students were attending high school.

28. Flappers • Women got the right to vote. • They had more choices such as: Whether or not to get married, be a housewife, have children, or have a career. http://home.millsaps.edu/~mcelvrs/flapper.jpg

29. Women got paid lower wages than men for doing the same amount of work. http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/00012/00012C3C.jpg