CHAPTER 7- SECTION 4 A NEW MASS CULTURE (PART 2) United States History Ms. Girbal Monday, February 23, 2015 REMINDERS Chapter 7 Test on Tuesday, March 3 rd Chapter 7 IDs due on Tuesday, March 3 rd You will receive your studyguide this Thursday and it will also be due on Tuesday, March 3 rd. Terms and People flapper a young woman of the 1920s who rejected traditional values and dress Sigmund Freud psychologist who suggested that people are driven by subconscious desires Lost Generation writers who rejected Victorian values after World War I and searched for new truths F. Scott Fitzgerald author of The Great Gatsby and other novels that questioned the idea of the American dream Ernest Hemingway author of a Farewell to Arms who developed a new writing style The world of sports produced some nationally famous heroes- The Golden Age of Sports. Baseball player Babe Ruth, nicknamed The Sultan of Swat, thrilled people with his home runs. VIDEO-LzWVdtLns Thanks to newspapers and radio, millions of people could follow their favorite athletes. In May 1927, Lindbergh flew his single-engine plane, Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris. The flight took more than 33 hours. Aviator Charles Lindbergh became a national hero when he made the first solo flight across the Atlantic. Womens roles also changed in the 1920s. Women married later, had fewer children, and generally lived longer, healthier lives- they were more liberated. Labor-saving appliances, such as electric irons and vacuum cleaners, allowed time for book clubs, charitable work, and new personal interests. Such changes benefited urban women more than rural women. VIDEO- Flappers represented a revolution in manners and morals. These young women rejected Victorian morality and values. They wore short skirts, put on more make-u, cut their hair in a short style called the bob, and followed dance crazes such as the Charleston. Not all women aspired to be flappers, but many wanted more control over their lives. Right to vote was already granted, so whats next? National Women's Party demanded complete economic, social and political equality with men Primary goal was to pass an Equal Rights Amendment. Women knew that this was not very achievable, so instead they focused on strides in employment. WOMEN MAKE STRIDES The decade saw many firsts for women. More women entered the workforce. They moved into new fields such as banking, aviation, journalism, and medicine. Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female governor. Other firsts included the first woman judge and the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. FAMILY LIFE CHANGES Consumer economy benefit women. Electric vacuum cleaners and irons made household chores easier No great for all women- remember that people in the rural areas of America, did not enough things like electricity. We continue to see the split between urban and rural Americans. World War I strongly affected the art and literature of the 1920s; experimenting with new forms and fresh ideas. The wars devastation left many questioning the optimistic Victorian attitude of progress. Belief in progress, placing boundless faith in human potential. Modernism expressed a skeptical, pessimistic view of the world. Writers and artists explored the ideas of psychologist Sigmund Freud, who suggested that human behavior was driven by unconscious desires- artists exploring the subconscious mind. Artists such as Edward Hopper, Joseph Stella, and Georgia OKeefe challenged tradition and experimented with new subjects and abstract styles. VIDEO-h?v=vDCEtnXlA4Y Writers of the 1920s were called the Lost Generation because theyd lost faith in Victorian cultural values; searching for new truths and fresh ways of expressing those truths. F. Scott Fitzgerald explored the idea of the American dream of wealth, success and emotional fulfillment- This Side of Paradise and The Great Gatsby. Ernest Hemingway questioned concepts of personal sacrifice, glory, honor, and war and created a new style of writing; unadorned sentences, stripped of vague adjectives and adverbs. Playwright Eugene ONeill explored the subconscious mind in his plays; actors speaking their thoughts directly to the audience.