Title: Chapter 11 Roaring 20
1Chapter 11 Roaring 20s and The Great Depression
- 1 Part 1 - Return to Normalcy America in the
1920s
2- Essential Question
- How did the end of World War I change America in
the 1920s? - Warm-Up Question
- How was America changed by World War I?
- Socially?
- Economically?
- Politically?
3The Roaring Twenties
- Participation in WWI transformed the United
States in the 1920s - The USA was the richest most developed country
in the world - Mass production, high wages, new consumer goods
forms of entertainment labeled the decade the
Roaring Twenties
4A Return to Normalcy
- In 1920, Americans elected Republican Warren
Harding who promised a return to normalcy
Americas present need is not heroics, but
healing not nostrums, but normalcy not
revolution, but restoration President Warren
Harding, 1920
What would a return to normalcy mean for
America after WWI?
5What does this image reveal about America in the
1920s?
6Foreign Policy
- In the 1920s, American foreign policy returned
to normal by embracing isolationism - The U.S. rejected the Treaty of Versailles
never joined the League of Nations - Many citizens felt the U.S. was duped into
joining WWI became committed to neutrality
7Foreign Policy
- However, U.S. isolationism was selective because
the USA did play a role in world affairs - The U.S. hosted a naval conference aimed to
reduce the military strength of all nations - Loaned European nations billions of dollars to
help rebuild after WWI - Joined other world powers in a commitment to
world peace by signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact
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9What does this image quote reveal about
America in the 1920s? The chief business of
the American people is business. President
Calvin Coolidge, 1925
10Pro-Business Policies
- In the 1920s, three Republican presidents were
elected (Harding, Coolidge, Hoover) who helped
America return to normalcy by adopting
pro-business policies - Kept taxes low so Americans could spend their
wages - Kept govt interference in business to a minimum
to allow private enterprise to flourish
11Pro-Business Policies
- Pro-business policies meant no new progressive
reforms - Americans felt confident that reforms had limited
the influence of monopolies, cleaned up cities,
regulated the economy - As workers wages rose their hours declined,
Americans were happy to spend their money
12What do these images reveal about America in the
1920s?
13The Roaring Twenties
- Pro-business policies mass production
techniques developed during WWI led to an
industrial revolution in consumer goods - Industrial growth led to high wages for workers
cheap products for Americans to buy - The appetite for consumer goods availability of
cheap credit led to a decade of spending known as
the Roaring Twenties
14America entered an industrial revolution making
consumer goods like cars appliances
Henry Fords mass production techniques made
automobiles affordable for many Americans
15Consumer Appliances
16Entertainment
17What do these images reveal about America in the
1920s?
18Urbanization
By 1920, more people lived in cities than in
rural areas due to the industrial revolution,
mass immigration, jobs during WWI
19Urbanization
- The dominance of urban America divided society
- Urban society was characterized by diversity,
consumerism, freedom, entertainment - Rural society was characterized by religious
fundamentalism, nativism, tradition - Throughout the 1920s, the values of these 2
societies clashed
20The 1920s Student Presentations
- To understand the changes that took place in
America in the 1920s, student groups will
research 1 theme of the 1920s provide a brief
class presentation - Provide a brief overview of the topic
- Use the image gallery provided to highlight
specific examples or ideas - All students in groups are expected to
participate in the presentation - After each presentation, the teacher will provide
notes
21America in the 1920sConsumerism
22Consumerism
- The 1920s saw a burst of personal prosperity
consumer spending - Mass production led to a huge number of new
products Cars, electric appliances, new
fashions - Advertising boomed to convince people to spend
their money - Companies offered ways for consumers to buy on
credit through monthly installment plans
23Consumer Goods, Advertising, Credit
24America in the 1920sHarlem Renaissance
25Harlem Renaissance
- The Great Migration during WWI led to a
concentration of African Americans in northern
cities - The Harlem Renaissance was the flourishing of
black culture - Jazz blended African European musical
traditions into a distinctly American style of
music - Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington were popular
jazz musicians
26The Jazz Age
27Harlem Renaissance
- The most popular author was Langston Hughes, who
wrote poems novels about black pride - Harlem represented the New Negro the idea that
African Americans should freely express
themselves, embrace their culture, strive for
racial equality
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29America in the 1920sThe Changing Role of Women
30Changing Role of Women
- Womens roles changed in the 1920s
- In 1920, the 19th Amendment granting women the
right to vote (But, many women did not vote) - New fashion trends, voting rights, more
leisure time led to an increased sense of freedom - Advertisers emphasized womens sexuality
appearance
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32Changing Role of Women
- Many young, unmarried women embraced their
independence sexuality as flappers - Fashions like shorter hemlines, bobbed hair,
hats - Smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, danced at
clubs, used makeup - Many had sex outside of marriage used cars to
park with boys - These behaviors were shocking to
traditional-minded women
33Flapper Fashion
34America in the 1920sLiterature
35Literature
- The 1920s produced some of Americas most
important literature - Authors F. Scott Fitzgerald Sinclair Lewis were
critical of 1920s consumerism conformity - Some authors became part of a the Lost
Generation who rejected war were very critical
of American society
36Significant Authors of the 1920s
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
T. S. Eliot
37America in the 1920sSports Mania
38Sports Mania
- New forms of entertainment emerged in the 1920s
as Americans gained more leisure time personal
income - Baseball, boxing, football were popular sports
- Radio broadcasts brought sporting events to
national audiences - Sports gave Americans a new generation of heroes
39Sports Heroes of the 1920s
Baseball was segregated Satchel Paige Josh
Gibson were Negro League heroes
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees was the biggest
sports hero of the 1920s
40Sports Heroes of the 1920s
Heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey was so popular,
his prize fights set financial attendance
records throughout the 1920s
41Sports Heroes of the 1920s
Other sports heroes of the 1920s include Red
Grange, Gertrude Ederle, Bobby Jones
42America in the 1920sMovies Radio
43Popularity of Movies Radio
- Movies radios became widely popular in the
1920s - Over 500 stations connected the nation by
broadcasting music, sports, as well as news,
religious, comedic, dramatic programming - Talking movies helped grow Hollywood
celebrity movie stars - By 1929, over 100 million people went to movies
each week
44Radio in the 1920s
45Music of the 1920s
Tin Pan Alley produced 90 of the popular music
in the 1920s, focusing on ragtime, dance music,
jazz
Irving Berlin was the most popular of the ragtime
composersof the 1920s
46Movies in the 1920s
The Jazz Singer was the first talking picture
47America in the 1920sImproved Transportation
48Improved Transportation
- Automobiles transformed America
- Henry Fords assembly line made cars affordable
By 1929, 1 of 5 Americans owned a car - Car manufacturing became the biggest industry in
the nation stimulated the U.S. economy - New roads, gas stations, shopping centers were
built - Cars gave people freedom became a symbol of
status
49The Automobile
50The Automobile
51Improved Transportation
- Airplanes captured the attention of Americans in
the 1920s - In 1927, Charles Lindbergh made the 1st
trans-Atlantic solo flight, becoming the
biggest celebrity of the 1920s
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