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Chapter 14 THE JAZZ AGE

Chapter 14 THE JAZZ AGE. Section 1: Boom Times Section 2: Life in the Twenties Section 3: A Creative Era. Section 1: Boom Times. Objectives:. How did the economic boom affect consumers and American businesses? How did the assembly line spur the growth of the automobile industry?

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Chapter 14 THE JAZZ AGE

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  1. Chapter 14 THE JAZZ AGE Section 1: Boom Times Section 2: Life in the Twenties Section 3: A Creative Era

  2. Section 1: Boom Times Objectives: • How did the economic boom affect consumers and American businesses? • How did the assembly line spur the growth of the automobile industry? • How did Henry Ford change working conditions during the 1920s? • How did widespread automobile use affect the daily lives of many Americans? • How did American industries encourage changes in consumer practices?

  3. Section 1: Boom Times Effects on consumers • Wage increases for workers increased their purchasing power. • Increased consumer demand led to the development of new products. • Electricity became more available.

  4. Section 1: Boom Times Effects on business • Businesses used scientific management to increase productivity. • Factories became more efficient.

  5. Section 1: Boom Times The assembly line • cut production time and costs • enabled reductions in price • allowed more consumers to buy cars

  6. Section 1: Boom Times Changes made by Henry Ford • developed the assembly line • increased productivity but work became repetitive • increased wages • shortened the workday

  7. Section 1: Boom Times The automobile’s effect on daily lives • linked rural areas to urban areas; contributed to growth of suburbs • use of trains and trolley cars reduced; horse-drawn vehicles replaced • growth in popularity of auto-touring • new social opportunities for teenagers • reduced sense of community

  8. Section 1: Boom Times Changing consumer practices • offering of installment plans • introduction of new materials and designs • use of advertising • beginning of planned obsolescence • establishment of retail chain stores

  9. Section 2: Life in the Twenties Objectives: • What impact did prohibition have on crime? • What were the characteristics of the new youth culture? • How did celebrities and new forms of popular entertainment help create a mass culture? • What did the religious movements of the 1920s and the Scopes trial reveal about American society?

  10. Section 2: Life in the Twenties Prohibition’s impact on crime Prohibition of alcohol increased crime by creating an illegal market that manifested in speakeasies, bootlegging, and people making their own liquor.

  11. Section 2: Life in the Twenties Characteristics of the youth culture • The “new woman” sought social and economic independence. • College enrollment tripled. • New fashions were worn. • New leisure activities such as dance marathons and flagpole sitting became popular.

  12. Section 2: Life in the Twenties Creation of a mass culture • Radio, books, and magazines allowed people to share ideas, information, and entertainment. • Movies and sports gave common cultural experiences. • Celebrities and heroes allowed people to share common acquaintances.

  13. Section 2: Life in the Twenties American society • Americans had different opinions about social change. • There was a deep division between traditional religious values and new values based on scientific thought. • There were different values about what was appropriate in movies and radio.

  14. Section 3: A Creative Era Objectives: • How did jazz and blues become popular nationwide? • What impact did the Harlem Renaissance have on American society? • How did writers of the Lost Generation portray American life? • What were some of the major inspirations behind new movements in the visual arts and architecture?

  15. Section 3: A Creative Era The popularity of jazz and blues • originated in the South • spread nationwide as musicians moved north • began to be played by white musicians also • popularized in jazz clubs and by big bands

  16. Section 3: A Creative Era Impact of the Harlem Renaissance • source of pride for African Americans • new respect for black theater • celebration of ethnic identity • exposure of African American struggles

  17. Section 3: A Creative Era Life as portrayed by the Lost Generation writers • War was devastating and useless. • College life was superficial. • Pursuit of wealth and status led to emptiness. • Middle-class life was empty and required conformity.

  18. Section 3: A Creative Era Inspirations for the visual arts and architecture • urban and industrial settings • nobility of workers • tyranny of the wealthy • Sullivan’s ideas about form and function • Frank Lloyd Wright’s “prairie style”

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