The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

Prosperity, Women's Suffrage, Prohibition, Cars, The Assembly Line, Credit, & The Harlem Renaissance.

Prosperity

Advancements in society led to more money & time...

During the 20's we see economic expansion, the mass production of goods, the assembly line, the increase in ownership over cars and houses, advances in the airplane, wide use of electricity, and a bunch of new technologies like; radios, washing machines, electric razor, fridges, and toasters 

Work

-The standard workweek of 60-70 hours changed to 45 hours by 1930.

-Salaries and wages began to rise along with leisure time. With less time spent working and more money Americans began enjoying themselves more.

-Americans Started going on vacation, going to the movies, and/or out to eat.

-They began buying more luxury goods for their house which changing the standard of living for America forever

Multiple Choice

Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"

• huge increase in immigration which led to fighting

• Economic depression

• people were free to drink at leisure

• It was a time of social and cultural changes

Womens Suffrage

Women's Role

Women were expected to center their lives around their home and family spending the day cleaning & cooking. There was no time for leisure activities, education, or work outside the house. Women lacked the right to vote, hold office, & serve on juries

Democracy & WWI

It seemed odd to many to fight for democracy in other countries, but oppose it at home. Women played a huge role in WWI 

Women's Suffrage

19th Amendment - No state can deny the right to vote based on gender

Multiple Choice

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Women in the 20s

Prosperity

-New technology that sped up household chores and a new sense of freedom in the 1920’s brought great changes for women. 

-More women began working outside the home and more women went to college and gained new professions like clerical sales, telephone operators, management positions, journalism, aviation, banking, & legal and medical professions

Flappers

Young women began expressing themselves in new ways to show they had equal rights both politically and socially. Women wore short skirts, wore more makeup, danced, had their hair cut short, and drank(alcohol) and smoke in public.

Multiple Choice

Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________.

• Fads

• Actresses

• Flappers

• Beyonce

Prohibition & Crime

Prohibition

-Banning of alcohol use.

-Supporter argued that it would improve individuals strengthen families, & have a positive impact on health

-Opposers argued it would lead to organize crime, wouldn’t stop people from drinking, and would hurt economy with the loss of thousands of jobs.

18th Amendment

-Banned manufacture and sale of Alcohol

Crime

Outlawing alcohol encouraged more people to try it. Crime increased as consumers wanted/need alcohol. Bootleggers sold illegal alcohol at speakeasies Often times police and high political figures looked the other way when alcohol was involved

21st Amendment (1933)

-Repealed the 18th amendment (alcohol legal again)

Multiple Choice

The 18th amendment ____________________

• Banning and selling of clothes

• banned the selling of food

• Banned the selling of alcohol

• Banned the selling of cigarettes

Multiple Choice

Prohibition failed because ___________

• Crime went down, speakeasies were formed, and too much police force

• Crime didn't change, people drank in open places, and no police force

• Crime went up, speakeasies were formed, and not enough police force

Multiple Choice

Smugglers who brought alcohol into the United States when it was illegal were called?

• Bootleggers

• Flappers

• Anarchists

• Communists

The Automobile

Cars

The automobile industry is the most important factor in creating prosperity during the 1920s. By 1929 - 1/9 worked in the automobile industry and car ownership went from 7 million to 23 million. Cars stimulated many industries like steel, glass, rubber, motels, fast food, construction, & oil.

New Industries

The advancement of the automobile pushed new industries to grow as well. Industries that are affected by cars; Travel, food, entertainment, construction(need roads to drive a car)

Travel

Families were now able to take vacations. People were able to move easily able to the suburbs with the ability to drive to work wit their car. More kids could go to school because of the school bus.

Multiple Choice

Why was the car so important?

• People were bale to get it in different colors

• Stimulated the economy through jobs and new industries

• Led to the rust belt

• The car made it easier to travel between locations

Open Ended

Why would the fast food industry be affected the. increase in the car industry?

Multiple Choice

How did the automotive industry help stimulate the U.S. economy?

• Ended dependence on foreign cars

• increased employment for female engineers

• Increased demand for steel, rubber, and gasoline

• Started the Industrial Revolution

Multiple Choice

As more people were able to own cars, families could now live?

• In the suburbs

• In the cities

• At there family farm

Ford & The Assembly Line

Henry Ford 

-Founder of Ford Vehicles. 

-Model -T was the first car many Americans could afford. 

-He was able to produce more cars which meant he could charge lower prices.

Ford as a Boss

Ford made shorter work week & paid workers more. He wanted his employees to be able to purchase the product they were building. Introduced the world to the Assembly line & conveyor belt system. Rather than having one person build entire car - line the people up and have each person do a small task repeatedly. Able to produce more cars much faster.

Assembly Line

Ford's Assembly line got adopted by any companies and industries. Businesses started mass producing good which caused lower prices.

Multiple Choice

What company did Henry Ford found?

• Honda

• Chevrolet

• Subaru

• Ford

Multiple Choice

Henry Ford is credited with mastering

• Modern day filming

• Use of the Assembly Line

• Flying airplanes

• Radio brodcasting

Air Travel

Wright Brothers Flew the first airplane in 1908. Glenn Curtiss Designed a plane that could take off and land in the water. Lindbergh 1928 - flew the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean Became a huge celebrity for this. Airplane production ramped up as people now wanted to travel by air.

Poll

Have you ever been on an airplane before?

• Yes

• No

New Industries

Electricity

-The 20’s brought improved electrical technology.

-Allowed more people to add electricity to their homes.

-Electricity in a home brought on a new wave of products.

Household Appliances

Improvements in electricity gave us new appliances/products like; Vacuum, refrigerator, toasters, washing machines, etc.  

-Appliances made cooking/cleaning easier. Gave Americans more leisure time.

Standard of Living

America's standard of living increased. More of a focus on having nice things and enjoying ourselves

Multiple Choice

How were new inventions such as automobiles and appliances "mass produced"?

• Assembly Line

• Farms

• Garages

• New Machines

Multiple Choice

New inventions such as household appliances increased the need for which of the following?

• Electricity

• Automobiles

• Communication

Consumer Revolution

Buy, Buy, Buy! 

-Consumerism: the culture surrounding the buying and selling of products. 

-Caused by mass production, new products on the market, and improved advertising techniques.

-With more leisure time available and money to spend, Americans were eager to own the latest items

Advertisements

Advertisers increased the demand of products by influencing consumers through radio or print.

-Often stressing luxury and convenience.

-Advertisers focused on desires and fears of people rather than what they actually needed.

-Convinced people they could be the person they wanted to be by buying products.

Catalog Buying Sears and Roebuck & Co

Issued a mail-ordered catalog with hundreds of products that people could purchase from. home. Kinda like buying off Amazon

Credit

Money

With the new flashy products readily available, Americans wanted to buy them! Most Americans did not have the cash readily available. When buying a house, Americans would save all their money and then make one payment.

Installment Purchases/Buying on Credit

The buyer makes a small down payment on the product and then pays low monthly payments. Banks made it easier for Americans to get loans. Americans became less reluctant to go into debt and started to live beyond their means. Meaning, they were buying stuff that they couldn’t afford.

Multiple Choice

One of the ways that Americans purchased goods during the 1920s was through the use of…

• Credit Cards and installment buying

• Assembly line

• Debt

• Recession

Open Ended

During the 1920's advertising boomed. How do you think advertisements have changed? Or are they same?

The Jazz Age

Jazz

-A new form of music with origins from many different styles of music. Mostly from Black culture, especially in New Orleans but spreads all over especially in the Northern Cities.

-Jazz is a symbol for Black culture and the Roaring 20’s since it could be heard all over the radio, at clubs, and speakeasies 

Louis Armstrong

-“Ambassador of Jazz”

-He played a mean trumpet!

Multiple Choice

Louis Armstrong is best known for which form of popular music in the early 1900s?

• Gospel

• Folk

• Jazz

• Blues

Harlem Renaissance

Great Migration

Segregation, escalation of lynching and racist violence led to many Black Americans moving to Northern cities like Harlem, New York. Harlem became home to many African Americans and is the birthplace of Harlem Renaissance/ Great Awakening. 

The Great Awakening

Many Black writers, poets, musicians, artists, moved to Harlem During this time. Black Culture grows and flourishes.

Multiple Choice

What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Prohibition ended for African Americans

• African-American cultural pride flourished in cities

• The formation of multiracial corporations

• Unemployment

Multiple Choice

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who

• Worked in the South

• Calling for segregation

• Urged African Americans to leave the country

• Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.

Multiple Choice

The outpouring of creativity among African Americans poets, writers, and artists in the 1920s is known as the

• Harlem Renaissance

• Artists movement

• Roaring twenties

• Jazz Age

Multiple Choice

The _____ was the movement of African Americans from the South to cities in the North.

• Big Migration

• Great Migration

• Yellow Migration

Leisure Time

With more money and available time Americans looked for new entertainment…

Movies

60-100 million Americans went to the movies each week. The love for celebrities begin. Radio

Brought music, dance, sports, and news to the whole country. Helped create a standard American Culture - everyone was singing and dance to the same songs. Radios allowed people to tune into sporting events and other important events

Sports

-With increased coverage from newspapers and radios, the love for athletes grew.

-Fans started to look upon athletes not only as heroes but gods - most famous: Babe Ruth 

Multiple Choice

How did people embrace or become familiar with "mass culture"?

• factories

• movies and radios

• electricity

Multiple Choice

Which of the following innovations contributed most to the development of popular culture, like the popularity of baseball, in the 1920s?

• Radio

• Airplanes

• Automobiles

• TV's

Not So Roaring

Farmers

After WWI fewer goods were needed and the government stopped helping. Farms began producing more goods than needed. Farmers went into debt. Banks started repossessing farms due to debt.

Car

Traffic, car accidents, need of driving laws

Skilled Workers

With the advancements in factories - specifically the Assembly line & mass production, Skilled workers were not nearly needed as much Factory jobs were becoming increasingly more unskilled work

Multiple Choice

Advancements in factories led to many positives. Which choice is not positive?

• More goods were readily available

• The hours of work each week decreased

• Skilled workers were being replaced by unskilled workers

• Prices went down