THE ROARING TWENTIES

1. THE ROARING TWENTIES A DECADE OF CHANGE

2. During WWI • Men were called to serve their country. • Women took jobs in factories making war supplies to help support the war effort. • War was EXCELLENT business for the U.S. • The economy flourished due to the war.

3. After WWI… • After WWI, soldiers returned home from Europe and took their jobs back. • Women were forced back into the home, often against their will. • Some women kept factory jobs, which angered many Americans because now some men didn’t have jobs. • Politically, the U.S. was returning to isolationism.

4. Working conditions • Factories had cleaned up immensely due to the efforts of Labor Unions. • Wages were good. • 10 hour work days. • Safety equipment was law.

5. Progressive Era Ending… • Only three struggles from the Progressive Era still existed during WWI. • Temperance Movement-Prohibition-1918 • Women’s Suffrage gained in 1919 • Civil Rights for African-Americans-Voting Rights (Civil Rights Act)-1964 • The Era of reform had just about ended.

6. THREE TYPES OF CHANGE • SOCIAL • ECONOMIC • POLITICAL

7. SOCIAL CHANGE • PEOPLE’S LIFESTYLES • THE WAY PEOPLE INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER • SOCIETY AS A WHOLE

8. ECONOMIC CHANGE • CHANGES IN THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES THE “BULL MARKET”

9. POLITICAL CHANGE • CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT • THE WAY PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT • CHANGE IN LAWS Suffrage Parade, New York City, ca. 1912

10. II. SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE 1920’S

11. MOVIES

12. MOVIES • FROM SILENT MOVIES • TO “TALKIES”

13. Watch the clip below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp3uGJu-kIE Were silent films actually SILENT?

14. FAMOUS SILENT MOVIE STARS RUDOLPH VALENTINO CLARA BOW CHARLIE CHAPLIN

15. THE FIRST “TALKIE”

16. Clip from The Jazz Singer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEvuIKhuHuQ

17. MICKEY TALKS ! • MICKEY MOUSE MAKES HIS TALKING DEBUT IN 1927.

18. Steamboat Willie clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NQyzcDnMdE

19. GROUPS • HOLLYWOOD • MGM • WARNER BROTHERS

20. MUSIC:THE JAZZ AGE

21. MUSIC - THE “JAZZ AGE” • A faster paced style • The first original Music of the US • Started by Black-Americans in New Orleans

22. FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS

23. BESSIE SMITH

24. Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtElKZHRISg • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCpGx4Xgb-o

25. DANCE

26. THE CHARLESTON A DANCE THAT KEPT PACE WITH JAZZ MUSIC

27. Charleston Clip • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ70THdDnew

28. WOMEN AND FASHION

29. THE TREND • THE SKIRTS AND DRESSES GREW SHORTER AND SLEEKER, ALONG WITH THEIR HAIR.

30. FLAPPERS • SIGNIFIIED THE NEW INDEPENDENCE OF WOMEN

31. . With short hair and a short skirt, with turned-down hose and powdered knees - the flapper seemed like a rebel. No longer confined to home and tradition, the typical flapper was a young woman who was often thought of as a little fast and maybe even a little brazen. Mostly, the flapper offended the older generation because she defied conventions of acceptable feminine behavior. The flapper was "modern." Traditionally, women's hair had always been worn long. The flapper wore it short, or bobbed. She used make-up (which she might well apply in public). And the flapper wore baggy dresses which often exposed her arms as well as her legs from the knees down. However, flappers did more than symbolize a revolution in fashion and mores - they embodied the modern spirit of the Jazz Age.

32. WHAT ASPECTS OF THE FLAPPER ARE SHOWN IN THIS DRAWING ?

33. Flappers clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QegIgnarTH4

35. HARLEM RENAISSANCE • Rebirth of African American Culture • Through intellect and production of literature, art, and music blacks could challenge racism and stereotypes to promote racial and social integration. • The creation of art and literature would serve to "uplift" the race. Blacks should be proud of their heritage and accomplishments. .

36. Poet Langston Hughes Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.

37. Artist William H. Johnson • Johnson painted thousands of pictures, many of which are on display at the Smithsonian Institute • Top picture is titled: “Art Class” • Bottom picture is titled “Booker T. Washington Legend”

38. Singer Billie Holliday STRANGE FRUIT Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves Blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallant South The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth The scent of magnolia sweet and fresh Then the sudden smell of burning flesh Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck For the rain to gather For the wind to suck For the sun to rot For the tree to drop Here is a strange and bitter crop Lyrics by: Lewis Anderson Originally sung by: Billie Holiday

39. Billie Holliday: Strange Fruit • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs

40. THEGOLDEN AGEOF SPORTS

41. BASEBALL • BABE RUTH • 60 HOMERUNS IN 1927

42. GOLF • BOBBY JONES • STARTED THE “MASTERS”

43. TENNIS • BILL TILDEN

44. COLLEGE FOOTBALL THE “GALLOPING GHOST” KNUTE ROCKNE

45. SWIMMING • SWIMS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN 1927

46. RADIO

47. THE FIRST RADIO STATION

48. RADIO PROVIDED THEWHOLE FAMILY : • ENTERTAINMENT • SPORTS • NEWS

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