The 1920s

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The 1920s
The age of Jazz vs. Terror
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Life of the 1920s

• The 1920s was a time of great extremes. On one
  side of the spectrum was the ever present
  troubles that loomed under the happy and
  care-free times of the flappers and jazz music.

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Table of Contents

• Title Page
• Introduction
• Table of Contents
• Red Scare
• Al Capone
• Model-T
• Babe Ruth
• KKK
• Flappers

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In 1919, no more than one-tenth of the adult
American population belonged to the newly formed
Communist movement, and this small percentage was
greatly persecuted. American
RED SCARE
"Reds" caught most of the fury of the raids. It
was not just the Communists who had stirred
national panic. Xenophobia struck the American
people and a great distaste for foreigners was
created.
Americans wondered If it could happen in Russia,
why couldn't it happen here? No plot to overthrow
the government was ever uncovered. Yet, it was
the paranoid fear of Communists that drove many
Americans to violence.
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INFAMOUS AL CAPONE
The real Scarface. Grew up in Brooklyn as a
Bouncer of Brothels. Pimping before
puberty. Bootlegger Head of organized crime of
Chicago.He got guards and judges to work for him
creating a very corrupt and underhand society. He
had a lot of political strength. Thought to be
earning 100,000 per week. By 1929 his empire
was worth 62 million dollars. St. Valentines
Day Massacre Took five years to be convicted 11
years and court fees of 30,000. Capone died of
the siph in 1947.
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Model-T
Model T was produced by Henry Fords Ford
Automobile company. Produced from 1908 through
1927. Regarded as the first affordable
automobile. Won international poll for the most
influential car of the 20th century. Assembly
line system introduced for this car.
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Baseball in the 1920s
Baseball became popular in part because radios
were broadcasting games, new stadiums were being
built, and newspapers started including sports
sections. People poured into stadiums to watch
their teams compete. Players such as Babe Ruth
became national icons during this era in baseball.
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KKK
These organizations have often used terrorism,
violence and acts of intimidations such as cross
burnings to oppress African Americans and others.
Millions joined and, at its peak in the 1920s
the organization including about 15 percent of
the nations eligible population. The second KKK
typically preached racism, and anti-Catholicism,
anti Communism,nativism, and anti-Semitism. Some
local groups took part in lynching and other
violent activities. Its popularity fell during
the Great Depression. And membership fell further
during World War I.
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The term flapper in the 1920s referred to a new
breed of young women who wore short skirts,
bobbed their hair, listened to jazz and flaunted
their distain for what was considered decent
behavior. The flappers were seen as harsh in
their time for wearing make-up, drinking hard
liquor, and smoking tobacco. Many terms still in
use are Big cheese, to bump off, baloney. they
defined speakeasy and hooch. They also removed
corsets from womens common dress.
Flappers!!!!