The Roaring Twenties:

A Historical Experience

INVENTIONS

• The Automobile• Henry Ford revolutionized the making of the

automobile• His Assembly Line caused the creation of an

affordable car for everyone• The Automobile industry caused a much needed

economic boost • Leisure Life changed drastically!!

Historical Accuracy: The first automobile was created in 1866 by Richard Dudgeon

Model T – Ford’s first car

INVENTIONS

• The Radio• Craze of the 1920s• News and World Affairs• Brought family together

Historical Accuracy:

Radio was first developed in 1879, technology improved it in the 1920s!!

Canadian Art

• Group of Seven• Emily Carr

Great Literature of the 20s

•The Great Gatsby (1925)

• F.Scott Fitzgerald

•A Farewell to Arms (1929)•Ernest Hemingway

Poets• Carl Sandburg

• Robert Frost

Entertainment

• Movie Stars (Silent Films and Talkies)

• Charlie Chaplain• Laurel and Hardy• Mary Pickford• Douglas Fairbanks• Greta Garbo• Rudolph Valentino

Fads and Fashions

• Men – sporty look • Women – Flapper

Women’s Clothing caused much revolutionized women’s attitude!