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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties. The Roaring Twenties - Economy. Economy After WWI – wartime economy to peacetime economy Soldiers back with wages/re-entered the work force Farming and mining – no growth – poor man still poor Industry – mass production Society – consumerism The rich get rich and the

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The Roaring Twenties

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  1. The Roaring Twenties

  2. The Roaring Twenties - Economy • Economy • After WWI – wartime economy to peacetime economy • Soldiers back with wages/re-entered the work force • Farming and mining – no growth – poor man still poor • Industry – mass production • Society – consumerism • The rich get rich and the poor get…children. $1.00 in 1922 had the same buying power as $12.48 in 2010.

  3. The Roaring Twenties – The Jazz Age • Time when Jazz music emerged • Mesh of African-American ideals and white middle class society • Charleston - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJC21zzkwoE

  4. The Roaring Twenties - Prohibition • January 1920 – Sale of alcohol is illegal • Only banned manufacturing, sale and transport • Speakeasies • Contempt for authority • Organized crime

  5. The Roaring Twenties – Flappers Short dresses with straight silhouette Short bobs Bell-shaped hat - cloche MAKE-UP! SMOKING! DRINKING! DANCING!

  6. The Roaring Twenties – Women • 1920 – 19th amendment – Women get the right to vote • 1923 – Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) • “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.” • 1925 – First woman governor • 1928 – Women participate in Olympics

  7. The Roaring Twenties - Men • Athletes inspired fashion • Coats, leather jackets, suits, sweaters, trousers • Day – morning suit / Night – short tuxedo • Mail ordering – Sears Roebuck Co. • Hats were dependent upon class • Top hats, fedora, newsboy cap

  8. The Roaring Twenties – Technology • Model-T • 1920/1927 • Television • 1923, 1926 • Radio • 1920

  9. The Roaring Twenties – Old Money vs. New Money • Old Money • Generational wealth – Save save save • Inherited houses / Modest cars • Bankers, railroads, steel • New Money • Earned within generation – Spend spend spend • Acquire possessions to prove wealth • Lavish parties • Bootleggers, prospectors

  10. The Roaring Twenties - Depression 1929 Rural areas suffered most Ended the Roaring Twenties

  11. F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby

  12. Fitzgerald and Zelda On academic probation, Fitzgerald joined the army as a 2nd lieutenant in 1917. June 1918 -On assignment in AL, he fell in love with Zelda Sayre She broke off their engagement in 1919

  13. Overnight Fame March 26, 1920: This Side of Paradise One week later, he marries Zelda Sayre in New York. Extravagant living Traveling abroad

  14. The Great Gatsby Published April 1925 Positive reviews but not big hit 150,000 copies to American military in WWII By 1960s Gatsby was established

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