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Age of Wonderful Nonsense

Age of Wonderful Nonsense. Life in the Roaring 20s. Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues. 4 trends in American society result from a desire for normalcy: R enewed isolationism R esurgence of nativism Trend toward conservatism (away from Progressivism ) Threat of communism .

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Age of Wonderful Nonsense

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  1. Age of Wonderful Nonsense Life in the Roaring 20s

  2. Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues • 4 trends in American society result from a desire for normalcy: • Renewed isolationism • Resurgence of nativism • Trend toward conservatism (away from Progressivism) • Threat of communism

  3. The Klan Rises Again • Advocates “100% Americanism” • Rise in membership – who joined? normal people who felt threatened by changes in American society

  4. Flappers • Flapper: an independent young woman who adopts new fashions & progressive attitudes; short hair, boyish clothing, makeup • Young women begin to assert their independence & demand the same freedoms as men • Women were having fewer children • The divorce rate doubles in the 1920s

  5. The Lost Generation Writers of the 1920s • Most authors criticized the lifestyle of the 20s; materialism, conformity, etc... • F. Scott Fitzgerald: reveals negative side of 1920s freedoms and lifestyle • Ernest Hemingway: criticizes the glorification of war

  6. Movies • Silent movies already popular; introduction of sound increases attendance • “The Jazz Singer”: first movie with sound

  7.  Fad: Pfefferminz • Edward Haas came up with this new peppermint candy • 1948: easy, dispenser that we all recognize now to be a regular • More Pez dispensers are sold than there are kids.

  8.  Fad: Dance Marathons • Height of The Depression • Record: 5,148 hours and 28.5 minutes • Prizes ranged anywhere between $1000 to $5000, but many contestants participated solely for the promise of food and shelter • Eventually Outlawed

  9.  Fad: Flag Pole Sitting • Alvin Kelly: King of the Flag Pole • Daniel Baraniuk: a 16-by-24-inch platform on an 8-foot pole for 196 days • Died out around 1929

  10. Fad: Miss America Pageant • originated on September 7, 1921 as a 2 day contest in New Jersey • Miss America 1922 • Modern Woman: Eat right, exercise etc.

  11. Fad: Slang

  12. Blame It on the Booze • the Prohibition Experiment: alcohol has been considered a prime cause of corruption for a long time • Prohibition is supported by religious groups, the rural South, & people in the West

  13. Public Enemies Government fails to budget enough men/money to enforce the law

  14. All That Jazz….

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