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Changes in Society. The Roaring 20’s (1919-1929) Chapter 25, Section 2. Essential Questions. Is “change” a good thing? Should “youth” challenge the ways of the “past?”. 3 Ways “Youth” of the 1920’s Expressed Themselves. Youth (Under 25) of the 1920’s Rebelled Against Authority
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Changes in Society The Roaring 20’s (1919-1929) Chapter 25, Section 2
Essential Questions • Is “change” a good thing? • Should “youth” challenge the ways of the “past?”
3 Ways “Youth” of the 1920’s Expressed Themselves • Youth (Under 25) of the 1920’s Rebelled Against Authority • Youth Rebelled Against the Values of the Past & of their Elders • Youth Expressed Themselves in Clothing, Songs, Dances, Fads & Attitudes
2011 Youth? • How do the Youth of 2011 Express Themselves? • What’s Different? • What’s the Same? • IDK! OMG! LOL! TTYL! TISUF!
Changes in Life for Youth During the 1920’s • Youth (Under 25) Stayed in School Longer (College) • School Became a Place for Socializing as well as Learning • Expressed New Freedoms Through Clothing, Songs, Dances, and Fads
Men’s Fashion of the 1920’s • Extra Wide Floppy Pants • Hair Slicked Down • “Gangsta” Like
Women’s Fashion in the 1920’s • Shorter Dresses • The “Bob” Haircut • More Skin/ Sleeveless
“The Charleston” • Upbeat Music • Wild/Flailing Movements • Any Volunteers?
Flappers • Symbol of a 1920’s Woman • Bobbed Haircut, Makeup, Dresses Right Below the Knees • Eager to Try Something New • Tried New Fashions, Behaviors, Dances and/or Fads
More Equality for Women • Drove Cars, Played Sports, Went to College, Got Jobs!
More Equality for Women • Economically -Worked in Business Offices, Retail Stores, Factories, Teachers, Nurses, Librarians, Social Workers, Bankers, Typists, Secretaries, Clerks, & Cashiers! • Socially – Marriage was Now Viewed as an Equal Partnership • Politically – 19th Amendment Gave Women Right to Vote!
Prohibition • 18th Amendment: • Banned the Making, Sale & Consumption of Alcohol • Supporters Thought Banning Alcohol Would Promote Better Morality & Health • The Volstead Act: • Law to Enforce the 18th Amendment!
Prohibition? Really? • Many Americans Disagreed with Prohibition! • Speakeasies Opened: • Illegal Nightclubs that Sold Alcohol • Bootleggers : • People Who Transported & Sold Alcohol Illegally • Moonshiners: • People Who Made Their Own Alcohol at Home
Birth of Organized Crime • Organized Crime (The Mob) Started Because of Prohibition • Rival Criminal Gangs Fought Each Other For Control (Monopolies) of Bootlegging in Major Cities • Violence Broke Out!
Al Capone • Most Ruthless Crime Boss of the 1920’s (Chicago) • Fought to Gain Control of Over 10,000 Speakeasies in & Outside Chicago Area • Had a 700 Criminal Army Working For Him • What Did Al Capone Eventually Go to Jail For?
The Untouchables! • A MUST SEE MOVIE! • Show Opening Clip (Briefcase)
Prohibition Failed! • Prohibition Failed • 21st Amendment Repealed the 18th Amendment • Alcohol Was Back!
Roaring Twenties for African Americans • 1 Million+ African Americans Moved North During the Great Migration (WWI) to Work in Factories • Had Greater Expectations After WWI • Had Fought to “Make the World Safe for Democracy!”
Problems African Americans Faced During the “Roaring 20’s” • Still Faced Discrimination in Jobs & Housing • 25+ Race Riots in Northern Cities • 1.5 Million MORE African Americans Moved North During the 1920’s! • Racial Tensions Continued to Increase!