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Chapter 20 Section 1. 1920’s- rapid change in American society US- urbanization. Chapter 20 Section 1 continued. Flapper- new type of young woman 1920- 19 th Amendment- women- right to vote 1918-1928- tobacco use-cigarettes- doubled Hospitals- refused to hire female doctors
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Chapter 20 Section 1 1920’s- rapid change in American society US- urbanization
Chapter 20 Section 1 continued • Flapper- new type of young woman • 1920- 19th Amendment- women- right to vote • 1918-1928- tobacco use-cigarettes- doubled • Hospitals- refused to hire female doctors • Bloc- special interest group • Jeannette Rankin- Montana- US House of Representatives- first woman to serve in Congress • Demographics- statistics that describe a population
Chapter 20 Section 1 continued • Barrio- Spanish-speaking neighborhood • Charles Lindbergh- plane- Spirit of St. Louis • “Lucky Lindy”- flew over Atlantic Ocean • Orville and Wilbur Wright- controlled airplane flight • Amelia Earhart- first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean • Sports- Jim Thorpe- first president- NFL • Babe Ruth- “sultan of swat”