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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties. Chapter 24, Section 4. Charles Lindbergh. first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Bessie Smith. well-known African American jazz singer. Langston Hughes. accomplished African American writer who wrote during the Harlem Renaissance. Ernest Hemingway.

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The Roaring Twenties

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  1. The Roaring Twenties Chapter 24, Section 4

  2. Charles Lindbergh • first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean

  3. Bessie Smith • well-known African American jazz singer

  4. Langston Hughes • accomplished African American writer who wrote during the Harlem Renaissance

  5. Ernest Hemingway • famous writer whose works reflected the mood of Americans in postwar Europe

  6. Values and Beliefs • Nativism • Prohibition • Scopes trial • Intolerance/prejudices

  7. Women’s Roles • Right to vote • College and careers • Liberated attitudes

  8. Culture • Expatriates • African American jazz music • African American writers and poets

  9. Entertainment • Radio • Movies • Sporting events • Fads

  10. Evolution • the role of religion in society • Two famous lawyers took opposing sides in the trial, and more than a hundred journalists covered it. • It continued to rise.

  11. Coolidge and Hoover • by announcing he would not run for reelection • He had provided food relief for Europe after World War I and had served Presidents Harding and Coolidge as secretary of commerce.

  12. 1920s Lifestyles • More women worked outside the home • Many women adopted new “liberated” lifestyles. • Movies and radio became popular pastimes • People enjoyed different fads.

  13. Cultural Clashes • Cultural clashes in the 1920s included: • the fight over Prohibition • the clash between nativists and immigrants • conflict between the Ku Klux Klan and African Americans • the religious controversies highlighted by the Scopes trial.

  14. Entertainment • radio shows • sporting events • mah–jongg • crossword puzzles • dance marathons contests • Miss America Pageant

  15. Harlem Renaissance • a surge in African American culture and pride led by African American jazz musicians and writers

  16. Prohibition • Religious objections to drinking alcohol • Fear of declining morals and values • Crime and corruption in cities

  17. Quota System • The number of immigrants allowed from each country was based on a percentage of immigrants who came before them from that country.

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