Roaring 20s

Roaring 20s

Multiple Choice

"Resolved, that it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise."

The goal of this resolution was eventually achieved with the-

• Signing of the Civil Rights Act

• Passage of Prohibition laws

• Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.

• Creation of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

Women during WWI

Women’s work on behalf of the war effort, activists pointed out, proved that they were just as patriotic and deserving of citizenship as men.

Change for Women

• The 1920s was a decade of social change for many, most especially for women.

• This change was spurred on by the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 giving women the right to vote "elective franchise"

Multiple Choice

Guess what this 1920s "slang" means, "Half-cut, fried, jammed, spifflicated, pie-eyed, polluted, shot, tanked?"

• drunk

• sick

• tired

• winded

Women 🙄

Multiple Choice

Which 19020s "slang" means a young unemployed man who sleeps all day?

• gams

• buzz rag

• gob stick

• dew dropper

The Flapper

• Flapper-carefree young woman with short "bobbed" hair and heavy makeup, who danced at jazz clubs, drank alcohol, smoked in public and wore short skirts.

• Women also felt freedom in their fashion. Long skirts and corsets were no longer worn, replaced with more comfortable and convenient clothing for everyday wear.

Multiple Choice

What inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration? (Click Picture)

• Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.

• Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

• Reform organizations targeted women's issues.

• Mass Media reflected trends popular in rural communities.

Culture Clash

• As cities and industries grew during the 1920s, many traditional Americans did not identify with this new, urban society.

• They believed that the America they knew and valued – a nation based on family, church, and tradition – was under attack.

Open Ended

What 1920's trial is an example of traditional (old) vs. modern (new)?

 The law stated that swimsuits not be over six inches above the knee. Women found to be breaking the rules were either asked to leave the beach or made to cover up.

Two bathers being escorted off the beach by a police woman. Chicago, 1922.

In Chicago a woman is being arrested for defying a Chicago edict banning “abbreviated bathing suits” on beaches. 1922.

Multiple Choice

A carefree young woman of the 1920s with short hair, heavy makeup, who danced at jazz clubs 😮, drank alcohol, smoked in public and wore short skirts were called?

• Flappers

• Harlots

• Tin Lizzies

• Bimbo

Multiple Choice

The belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners is called?

• Racism

• Nationalism

• Anti-Semitism

• Nativism

Multiple Choice

During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the-

• increased use of credit by U.S. consumers

• conflict between modernism and traditionalism

• development of new forms of popular entertainment

• decline of public support for Progressive reforms

Multiple Select

Which company(ies) started in the 1920s?

• Lowes

• RadioShack

• CVS

• Walt Disney Corporation

Poll

Which 1920s advertisement is the most offensive to women?