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1910-1930

1910-1930. A Changing Awareness. World War I. The war broke out in 1914 and ended in 1918. It took the lives of over 20 million people. It was a new kind of war: waged on a massive scale with terrible new technologically advanced weapons.

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1910-1930

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  1. 1910-1930 A Changing Awareness

  2. World War I • The war broke out in 1914 and ended in 1918. • It took the lives of over 20 million people. • It was a new kind of war: waged on a massive scale with terrible new technologically advanced weapons. • The war destroyed all old notions about the purpose and meaning of war. • The war signaled an end to idealism and ushered in a new era of hedonism, political corruption, and ruthless business practices.

  3. The Jazz Age • Disillusioned by traditional values, people looked to the pleasures of entertainment. • The economy boomed after the war in the 1920’s and this became known as the Roaring Twenties. • Young people began to rebel as a group (for the first time) against values of the past and the authority of their elders. • Young people experimented with fashion and new attitudes, purposefully seeking fun and freedom. • Prohibition: 1920-1933-alcohol was made illegal. • People drank in illegal nightclubs called speakeasies where they listened to jazz music.

  4. The New Era for Women • In 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote. • The 1920’s Flapper: a free young woman who embraced new fashions and ideas. • By the 1930’s, 10 million women were earning wages in the workplace. • Family life was made easier by new inventions—ready made clothes, sliced bread.

  5. The Great Depression • The stock market crashed in October 1929. • Banks and businesses failed and people lost their jobs. • The unemployment rate grew to 25%, thousands lost their homes, and millions went hungry. • Many tried moving to California to find work but little work was found. • Franklin D. Roosevelt formed the New Deal which gave relief to those is desperate need. • The massive spending and production spurred by World War II finally brought the economic crisis to an end.

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