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Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s – Part I

Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s – Part I. Rural and Urban Differences. In 1920, more Americans lived in large towns and cities than small towns and farms Urbanization increased Urban values began to dominate Many people found it hard to adjust to city life. Prohibition.

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Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s – Part I

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  1. Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s – Part I

  2. Rural and Urban Differences • In 1920, more Americans lived in large towns and cities than small towns and farms • Urbanizationincreased • Urban values began to dominate • Many people found it hard to adjust to city life

  3. Prohibition • Prohibitionis the ban on alcoholic beverages • 18th Amendment • Took effect in 1920 • Most support came from religious, rural Protestants • Speakeasiesopened up • Hidden saloons and nightclubs serving alcohol illegally • People also bought liquor from bootleggers • Smugglers who brought it in from Canada and the Caribbean

  4. Prohibition

  5. Prohibition Video Clip

  6. Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s – Part II

  7. During the 1920s, the nation saw the rise of Christian Fundamentalism Said everything in Bible was literally true Fundamentalists rejected science Also rejected Darwin’s theory of evolution Science vs. Religion

  8. Scopes Trial – 3 mins

  9. Many women demanded same freedom as men New urban culture also influenced women The flapperwas a “free” young woman Held new social attitudes Wore make-up, short skirts, short hair, more jewelry Jobs were mostly in teaching, nursing, social work, secretaries The 20’s Woman

  10. Education & Popular Culture • Charles Lindbergh • First person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean • Georgia O’Keeffe • Famous painter • Sinclair Lewis • F. Scott Fitzgerald • Ernest Hemingway • Authors

  11. Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s – Part III

  12. Early African American Civil Rights • Between 1910 – 1920, many African Americans moved from the South to the North • Called the Great Migration • Racial tensions increased in Northern cities • Races riots occurred

  13. Great Migration

  14. NAACP and Marcus Garvey • NAACP worked to end violence against African Americans • Anti-lynching laws passed • Marcus Garvey voiced a message of black pride • Thought African Americans should build a separate society • Began a “return to Africa” movement

  15. The Harlem Renaissance • Harlem Renaissance was a literary and artistic movement, celebrating African- American culture • Began in Harlem, NY • Took pride in black culture • Wrote about problems of being black in white culture

  16. Harlem Renaissance I

  17. Important Harlem Renaissance Figures • Langston Hughes • Writer and poet • Zora Neale Hurston • Female writer • Louis Armstrong • Jazz trumpet player • “Duke” Ellington • Jazz piano player

  18. Harlem Renaissance II

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