PPT-1920s:

Themes Advertising and Attitudes towards ConsumerismMass Media Characteristics of the Twenties MassProduced consumer goods Consolidation of Companies Electrification Automobile Rising Stock Prices. Anthony Parisi. Claire . Hatala. Maria Maguire. Megan Witt. Topic. How does . The Great Gatsby. reflect the . 1920s as . an era of great change? Include the underdeveloped social issues in . Gatsby. Why do you think there was so much upheaval and so many changes directly after World War I? Why were people suddenly eager to act so differently – why were they more willing to take risks? . Postwar Social Changes. By: Amanda . LaFayette. , Madison Chandler and . Rihana. Wilson. Historical Events in the 1920’s. This time was also called the Roaring 20’s because it was a big cultural, industrial, and political growth.. The Roaring Twenties. Life Magazine cover page celebrating the 1920s, http://theroaringtwentieshistory.blogspot.ca/p/events-of-twenties.html . The Roaring Twenties. Music. Jazz, fast, happy, fun. Fashion. British empire, 1920s. Cecil Rhodes. The Zulu Wars. The death of General Gordon. Empire Marketing Board posters, 1930s. Taking cranial measurements, . c. . 1905. Lord Curzon with an Indian potentate, . Section 1. America Struggles . with Postwar Issues. Nativism. Came out of various worries following WWI. Prejudice against foreign-born people. Evident in immigration quotas, rise of the . Ku Klux Klan. 1919-1929. Chapter Introduction. This chapter will cover the economic boom and government policies of the 1920s. It will discuss changes to American culture that arose from the consumer revolution, new technology, and the Harlem Renaissance. . Productive negotiations with Colombia. Winning the Spanish-American War. Sending US Marines to occupy Nicaragua. Supporting Panamanian independence from Colombia. The United States obtained the right to build a canal across Central America by. Renaissance – . African American literary awakening of the 1920s, centered in Harlem. Will have a profound effect on art and music in the 1920s.. 2. Jazz . Age – . term used to describe the 1920s due to the improvisational nature of jazz and how the Roaring Twenties appeared to be a time of boom and prosperity.. Why do you think there was so much upheaval and so many changes directly after World War I? Why were people suddenly eager to act so differently – why were they more willing to take risks? . Postwar Social Changes. 1.) 18th Amendment. . -- passed in 1919, made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal. Why were people for prohibition?. •. People blame high crime rates on alcohol. •. People believe alcohol is evil. Regionalism (Benton). Modernism (Stella, O’Keefe). Edward Hopper. Chop . Suey. (1929). Edward . Hopper was an American artist in the 1920s. Two common characteristics in his work show facets of American life, such as gas stations and theaters, and seascapes and rural landscapes. Because feminism was strong in the 1920s, many of his solitary figures are women.. Reconstruction. Progressive Movement/Party and Populist Party. World War I. The Reconstruction/Civil Rights. Think About It:. What . . has been the lasting impact of the 13. th. , 14. th. , and 15. Week 16 : December 12-16, 2016 Sacco & Vanzetti Clemency Hearing, plus Ch. 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s Homework : READ Americans Ch. 13 section & record 5+ notes by Wednesday (2