Postwar Social Change

1. Postwar Social Change Chapter 20

2. Society in the 1920s Section 1

3. Women • After the Great War, people began to question traditional values and social structures. • “Flappers” • Women changed their physical appearance and challenged the idea of being “proper”. • Voting rights

4. American Heroes • “Lucky Lindy”, Charles Lindbergh • Amelia Earhart • The rise of sports icons like: Jim Thorpe and George Herman “Babe” Ruth

5. Mass Media and the Jazz Age Section 2

6. The Jazz Age • Created by the rise in media, the radio, and the result of the Great Migration. • Jazz was an expression of the Roaring Twenties: energetic, non-traditional, carefree • Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

7. The Lost Generation • A group of writers that were not amused by the popular culture found in America. • The most famous writers settled in Paris. • Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, etc.

8. The Harlem Renaissance • A movement that represents the literary prowess of African Americans. • The movement allowed for writers to live in two worlds: political and literary. Such as James Weldon Johnson. • Langston Hughes, arguably the most studied writer of the movement.

9. Cultural Conflicts Section 3

10. Prohibition • Bootlegging took two forms: production and smuggling • Speakeasies were bars that operated illegally during Prohibition. • They required special membership to gain admittance.

11. Organized Crime • The evils of Prohibition • Organized crime grew in prominence and violence as gangs joined forces and expanded their territory. • Gangs practiced racketeering to acquire more influence in a neighborhood, town, or even city. • Al “Scarface” Capone was the most notorious gangster of Prohibition. • He eventually was sent to prison on tax evasion charges.