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Section 2. Life in the Twenties

Section 2. Life in the Twenties. By Matt Kim. Prohibition. One of the most disruptive issues Progressive reformers seeking to combat crime, family violence, and poverty had long called for a ban on alcohol

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Section 2. Life in the Twenties

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  1. Section 2. Life in the Twenties By Matt Kim

  2. Prohibition • One of the most disruptive issues • Progressive reformers seeking to combat crime, family violence, and poverty had long called for a ban on alcohol • Volstead Act (1919) - reinforced the prohibition of alcohol, was named after Andrew Volstead, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee • Al Capone - ruled Chicago’s under cities, criminal gangs controlled liquor sales • Eliot Ness - an agent the federal Prohibition Bureau. He organized a top squad to go after gangsters Ness and his detectives were nicknamed the Untouchables

  3. Youth Culture • The “new woman” - during 1920s., women began to be stylish, adventurous, independent, and often career-minded Adopted the new style called flappers • College life - in early 1900s, almost every Americans education did not go beyond high school level between 1900 ~ 1930 - college enrollment tripled • Leisure fun and fads - “Dance Derby of the Century,” Beauty Contest, Flagpole Sitting

  4. Mass Entertainment • Radio - commercial radio stations emerged during the early 1920s first stations were Detroit’s WWJ and Pittsburgh’s KDKA Radio had many diverse shows such as church services, local news reports, music, and sporting events One of the way for radio station to earn money by selling advertisement spots

  5. Movies • In the 1920s, Americans increasingly turned to movies for entertainment • Symbol of democracy • In the 920s the rapidly changing standards of morality and sexuality portrayed in films troubled many Americans • In 1922, Will Hays became the head of a newly created movie-industry group that set a code to limit offensive material in movies • By early 1930s, these regulations were rigorously enforced

  6. Mass Entertainment • Sports - during the 1920s many people turned to sports for entertainment Between 1921 and 1930, college football games doubled Baseball remained the nation’s most popular sport • Books and Magazines - in the 1920s, new monthly and weekly publications provided Americans with sources of information and entertainment

  7. Celebrities and Heroes • The mass appeal of movies, radio, and sports generated huge audiences who shared in celebrities’ victories and accomplishments Young Americans paid special attention to celebrities’ personal habits • Pilot Charles Lindbergh - the biggest celebrity of the 1920s

  8. Religion in the 1920s • Revivalism Religious leaders preached sermons and wrote books denouncing the evils of popular entertainment and alcohol messages of religious leaders inspired a new era of revivalism Aimee Semple McPherson - one of the most popular revivalists. She combined a strong Christian message with the glamour of Hollywood

  9. Religion in the 1920s • Fundamentalism gained popularity during the decade • Fundamentalism is Protestant religious movement that teaches that traditional Christian belief should be accepted without question and that the Bible is literally true

  10. Religion in the 1920s • Clarence Darrow - a famous criminal lawyer from Chicago John Scopes - a science teacher who enforced to teach Charles Darwin’s theory of human evolution • The Scopes Trial - exposed a deep division in American society between traditional religious values and new values based on scientific ways of thought

  11. Source • http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s2/time/1929/eliotness.jpg • http://bcsheriff.org/al_capone.jpg • http://www.redondo.org/in_the_city/img/beauty_show.jpg • http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/images/LouiseBrookssmiling.jpg

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