The United States from 1920-1929

Social Studies ClassSea

April 3, 2008

Overview of the 1920’sOverview of the 1920’s

Bad GuysBad Guys

Al Capone Al Capone Was a New York Was a New York

GangsterGangster

Bugs MoranBugs Moran Was a New York Was a New York

GangsterGangster

What’s InWhat’s In

The Roaring 20’s The Roaring 20’s The Jazz AgeThe Jazz Age

First Commercial First Commercial Airline; KLM Lincoln Airline; KLM Lincoln Memorial in D.C.Memorial in D.C.

Entertainment• Movies• First Academy

Awards to Wings and The Broadway Melody

MusicMusic I"m Just Wild About Harry I"m Just Wild About Harry I’m here to stateI’m here to state

I'm here to relateI'm here to relateTo explain To explain and make it plain that: and make it plain that: I`m just wild about HarryI`m just wild about Harryand Harry's wild about me;and Harry's wild about me;

The heavenly blisses of hisThe heavenly blisses of hiskisses fill me with extasy.kisses fill me with extasy.He's sweet just like sugar candyHe's sweet just like sugar candyand just like honey from a bee;and just like honey from a bee;oh, I`m just wild about Harry oh, I`m just wild about Harry and he's just wild about,and he's just wild about,he can't do without, he can't do without, he's just wild about me he's just wild about me Oh I`m just wild about Mandy,Oh I`m just wild about Mandy,and Mandy's wild about meand Mandy's wild about meOh, I`m just wild about Harry Oh, I`m just wild about Harry and Harry's wild about me.and Harry's wild about me.

The heavenly blisses of his kisses The heavenly blisses of his kisses fill me with extasy.fill me with extasy.He's sweet just like sugar candy, He's sweet just like sugar candy, and just like honey from a bee;and just like honey from a bee;Oh, I`m just wild about HarryOh, I`m just wild about Harry

ArtArt

Surrealist Surrealist movement; movement; Salvador Dali joins Salvador Dali joins groupgroup

Paul Klee’s The Paul Klee’s The Fish, The Machine Fish, The Machine SongSong

Fashion and BeautyFashion and Beauty

• Men Bow Ties

• Double –breasted suits, especially flannel Baggy Oxford trousers

MoneyMoney

Stock market Stock market boomsbooms

Ford Model T $355 Ford Model T $355 reducing to $290 reducing to $290 gives way to model gives way to model A @ $385A @ $385

ReligionReligion

• Presbyterian Churches in Scotland Presbyterian Churches in Scotland unite to form Church of Scotlandunite to form Church of Scotland

• Vatican City created as an Vatican City created as an independent sovereign state within independent sovereign state within the city of Rome Pope Pius XIthe city of Rome Pope Pius XI

ScienceScience

Chemical fumigators and insecticides Chemical fumigators and insecticides Vinyl invented by Waldo Lonsbury Vinyl invented by Waldo Lonsbury Semon Discovery of skeletons of Peking Semon Discovery of skeletons of Peking ManMan

Insulin injections for diabetics and Insulin injections for diabetics and tuberculosis vaccinetuberculosis vaccine

MediaMedia

Time and Tide Time Time and Tide Time Magazine founded Magazine founded by Henry Luce by Henry Luce

The New Yorker Magazine founded The New Yorker Magazine founded by Harold Rossby Harold Ross