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Life in The 1920’s The Roaring 20’s

Life in The 1920’s The Roaring 20’s. Why was it called the ‘Roaring 20’s’?. It was a loud, prosperous time Many were happy the war was over Booming time – people were able to afford many things and life was good. Men’s and Women’s Fashions. Fashion.

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Life in The 1920’s The Roaring 20’s

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  1. Life in The 1920’sThe Roaring 20’s

  2. Why was it called the ‘Roaring 20’s’? • It was a loud, prosperous time • Many were happy the war was over • Booming time – people were able to afford many things and life was good

  3. Men’s and Women’s Fashions

  4. Fashion • Men’s fashion did not see any significant changes but women’s clothes became more revealing.

  5. Women’s Fashion Prior to 1920

  6. Women’s Flapper Fashion

  7. Flappers • Broke the social rules • Hung out all night with men • Went to clubs and dances • Drank, smoked, cut their hair short • Wore provocative clothing • Danced the Charleston which was considered inappropriate at the time. • They were known as Flappers. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3svvCj4yhYc

  8. The Loss of a Generation World War 1 claimed an entire generation of young men Upon returning to Canada, these few men found jobs, settled down, married and had children … BUT Women FAR outnumbered the men … Women faced a problem!

  9. Traditions of Dating and Marriage • “Old School” • Men called upon women, they dated and married • “New School” • With so few men, women were facing a life without a husband or a marriage … • No willing to waste away their young lives waiting idly for spinsterhood; they were going to enjoy life. • The "Younger Generation" was breaking away from the old set of values.

  10. Dancing, Going to Clubs, Entertainment

  11. Going Out • Dancing and going out to clubs became very popular as well as going out to see a movie or a live show.

  12. Cotton Club – Jazz Hall The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York City that operated during Prohibition that included jazz music.

  13. Swing Dancing at the Jazz Halls

  14. Popular Dances in the 1920s Charleston http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJC21zzkwoE Black Bottom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5UnEB23YCI The Shimmy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcemYjTdvZ8 Considered "wild" by older generations: The believed that flappers: "trot like foxes, limp like lame ducks, one-step like cripples, and all to the barbaric yawp of strange instruments which transform the whole scene into a moving-picture of a fancy ball in bedlam.”

  15. Film and Motion Pictures

  16. Charlie Chaplin Silent Movies – used orchestra music Talkies – when characters began to speak in the movie Slapstick Comedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK0g-LnyC-4

  17. Marie Dressler • Famous Canadian actress • Silent – Depression era films • Won an academy award in 1930 for Min and Bill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaGbSJejwIU

  18. Sports

  19. Sports • Sports became popular in the 1920s • Canadians had money to spend!! • Sports included: • baseball, tennis, hockey, sailing races and the Olympics.

  20. Sports in Canada in the 1920s Sports in the 1920's in Canada centered on participation. Anyone who had the skill could participate. Amateur sports such as hockey, football, baseball, lacrosse, etc. flourished due to the influx of many talented players. The twenties were Canada's golden age of sport. Many sports, such as hockey, football, and baseball, were becoming all professional.

  21. The Babe! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6H1LKSzdP0

  22. Sports in Canada in the 1920s • The sports heroes of the decade were amateurs. They often came out of nowhere to capture the headlines, medals, and world records.

  23. Edmonton Grads Dorothy and Daisy Johnson Noel Robertson Winnie Martin Eleanor Mountifield Nellie Perry Connie Smith J. Percy Page (Head coach) Between 1915 – 1940, the team compiled a Record of 502 wins and only 20 losses. The Grads were disbanded in 1940 because There was no one to challenge them and World War 2 had broken out …

  24. Sports

  25. Hockey!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neUY4TKg_T0

  26. Hockey The Montreal Maroons entered the NHL in 1924 and the league successfully moved into the lucrative urban market of the US, adding the Boston Bruins (1924), the New York Americans (1925), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925), the New York Rangers (1926), the Chicago Black Hawks (1926) and the Detroit Cougars (1926). However, almost every one of the players came from Canada.

  27. Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium Flag of Canada • 53 competitors in 9 sports • Medals - Rank: 12 • 3 Gold • 3 Silver • 3 Bronze • 9 Total

  28. The Model T

  29. The Automobile – The Model T • Automobile production boomed as cars could be built cheaper and more durable due to Henry Ford’s mass production assembly lines.

  30. Canadian Art The Group of Seven

  31. The Group of Seven • The Group of Seven were famous for painting the Canadian landscape • The painting contributed to the growing sense of Canadian Identity

  32. City Life How did towns and cities change?

  33. Toronto 1920 – Queen St.

  34. Canadian Bank of Commerce Building. City of Toronto • 34 stories tall • 1927 – (opened in 1931)

  35. NYC -1900

  36. NYC - 1920

  37. Smaller Towns

  38. Reflection Textbook Pg: 177 Questions: 1, 3, 4, 5

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