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The Roaring 20’s. An era of prosperity, Republican power, and conflict. SLANG of 1920s. Beat one’s gums Beeswax Bimbo Clam Cash Goofy Gams. Slang. Giggle water Joe Jalopy Pinch Pipe Down Real McCoy Sap. 1920's collectively known as the "Roaring 20's", or the "Jazz Age" - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Roaring 20’sThe Roaring 20’sAn era of prosperity,An era of prosperity,
Republican power, Republican power,
and conflictand conflict
SLANG of 1920sSLANG of 1920s
Beat one’s gumsBeat one’s gums BeeswaxBeeswax BimboBimbo ClamClam CashCash GoofyGoofy GamsGams
SlangSlang
Giggle waterGiggle water JoeJoe JalopyJalopy PinchPinch Pipe DownPipe Down Real McCoyReal McCoy SapSap
1920's collectively known as the 1920's collectively known as the "Roaring 20's", or the "Jazz Age""Roaring 20's", or the "Jazz Age"
a period of great change in American a period of great change in American Society - modern America is born at this Society - modern America is born at this timetime
AgeAge of Prosperityof Prosperity Economic expansionEconomic expansion Mass Production Mass Production Assembly LineAssembly Line Age of the Age of the
AutomobileAutomobile
Ailing Agriculture…Ailing Agriculture…
Republican PowerRepublican Power President President
HardingHarding Elected 1920Elected 1920 Legacy of Legacy of
Scandals Scandals ““Teapot Dome”Teapot Dome” Died in officeDied in office
PPresident Coolidgeresident Coolidge “The business of America is business.”“The business of America is business.”
Fordney-Fordney-McCumber TariffMcCumber Tariff
Smoot-Hawley Smoot-Hawley TariffTariff
No help for farmersNo help for farmers Foreign PolicyForeign Policy
Consumer EconomyConsumer Economy
Culture of the Roaring 20’sCulture of the Roaring 20’sRadio
KDKA PittsburghGE, Westinghouse,&
RCA form NBC
Silent MoviesCharlie Chaplin
“Talkies”The Jazz SingerStarring Al Jolson
Mary Pickford“America’s Sweetheart”
CelebritiesCelebritiesBabe Ruth &Ty Cobb
Jack Dempsey
Charles Lindbergh The Spirit of St. Louis
The 20’s The 20’s isis The Jazz AgeThe Jazz AgeThe Flappers
make upcigarettes
short skirts
MusiciansLouis ArmstrongDuke Ellington
WritersF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest Hemingway
1920's great changes for 1920's great changes for women...women...
1920 - 19th Amendment 1920 - 19th Amendment
more women worked more women worked outside the homeoutside the home
women went to collegewomen went to college
characterized by the characterized by the FLAPPER/ "new FLAPPER/ "new woman"woman"– (bobbed hair, short (bobbed hair, short
dresses, smoked in dresses, smoked in public...)public...)
A Society in ConflictA Society in Conflict Anti-immigrant Anti-immigrant
– National Origins ActNational Origins Act– DiscriminationDiscrimination
Sacco-Vanzetti TrialSacco-Vanzetti Trial– Italian immigrantsItalian immigrants– Unfair trialUnfair trial
for immigrants – the point of origin for immigrants – the point of origin had shifted to S & E Europe and new had shifted to S & E Europe and new religions appeared: Jewish, religions appeared: Jewish, Orthodox, CatholicOrthodox, Catholic
N. European immigrants of early 19c. N. European immigrants of early 19c. feared this shift and felt it would feared this shift and felt it would undermine Protestant valuesundermine Protestant values
this fear was known as NATIVISMthis fear was known as NATIVISM many wanted Congress to restrict many wanted Congress to restrict
immigration, leading to a quota immigration, leading to a quota system that favoured n. areas of system that favoured n. areas of EuropeEurope
fear of immigrants (from SE Europe) fear of immigrants (from SE Europe) led to a sentiment known as the Red led to a sentiment known as the Red Scare (fear of comm. post-Bolshevik Scare (fear of comm. post-Bolshevik Rev.)Rev.)
basic comm. advocates a int'l basic comm. advocates a int'l revolution by the revolution by the proletariatproletariat/workers - /workers - fears that this ideology could find its fears that this ideology could find its way into the U.S.way into the U.S.
at this time, W. at this time, W. Wilson was gravely Wilson was gravely ill following a strokeill following a stroke
his Attorney his Attorney General, General, A. Mitchell A. Mitchell PalmerPalmer, wanted to , wanted to take a shot at the take a shot at the presidency - he used presidency - he used fears of both fears of both immigrants and immigrants and communism to his communism to his advantageadvantage
he had he had J. Edgar J. Edgar HooverHoover round up round up suspected radicals, suspected radicals, many of which were many of which were deported (deported (Palmer Palmer RaidsRaids))
The Ku Klux KlanThe Ku Klux Klan Great increase
In powerAnti-black
Anti-immigrant
Anti-women’s suffrage
Anti-bootleggers
Anti-Semitic
Anti-Catholic
Scopes “Monkey” TrialScopes “Monkey” TrialEvolution vs. Creationism
Dayton, TennesseeFamous Lawyers
Science vs. Religion
John ScopesHigh School Biology teacher
ProhibitionProhibition18th Amendment Volstead Act
Gangsters
Al Capone
PROHIBITION - on manuf. PROHIBITION - on manuf. and sale of alcoholand sale of alcohol
adopted in 1919 - adopted in 1919 - 18th 18th AMENDMENTAMENDMENT
an outgrowth of the longtime an outgrowth of the longtime temperance movementtemperance movement
in WWI, temperance became a in WWI, temperance became a patriotic mvmt. - drunkenness patriotic mvmt. - drunkenness caused low productivity & caused low productivity & inefficiency, and alcohol inefficiency, and alcohol needed to treat the wounded needed to treat the wounded
a difficult law to enforce... a difficult law to enforce... organized crime, speakeasies, organized crime, speakeasies, bootleggers were on the risebootleggers were on the rise
Al Capone virtually controlled Al Capone virtually controlled Chicago in this period - Chicago in this period - capitalism at its zenith…capitalism at its zenith…
Prohibition finally ended in Prohibition finally ended in 1933 w/ the 1933 w/ the 21st Amendment21st Amendment
forced organized crime to forced organized crime to pursue other interests…pursue other interests…