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. 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.. History Project . USA in the 1920s. j. Men’s Fashion. Men . loosened the constraints of previous decades and began to acquire a more relaxed, flashier wardrobe. . Colorful . suits and patterned socks accented the wardrobe of the casually dressed. 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. The 19th Amendment. Several states granted women suffrage in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Constitutional amendment proposed in 1918. Ratified in 1920. Guarantees the right to vote regardless of gender. 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. THE ROARING TWENTIES. Americans on the Move. Urbanization still accelerating.. More Americans lived in cities than in rural areas. 1920:. New York 5 million. Chicago 3 million. URBAN VS. RURAL. Farms started to struggle post-WWI.. 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.. Before this time it was called the “dead ball era” and after the 1920s people have called it the “live ball era”. The game started getting popular rapidly. . There were lots of changes to the game in this time period. (structural and Cultural) . Chapter 20: . The Roaring Twenties. Main Idea:. The United States experienced many social changes during the 1920s.. Chapter 20 . Section . 1: American Life Changes. New Roles for Women. New Opportunities. 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 Creativity and literary contributions were rampant in the 1920s, with many representing the societal changes in their works.. Print Media. With more leisure time, and greater access to education, more people started to read during the 1920s. Reading books, magazines, and even other circulations became popular as a pastime. At the same time, more creative thinkers entered the scene to create to meets the demands.. In 1917, Lenin led the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution & created the 1. st. communist government. What is Communism. ?.  political theory derived from Karl Marx, . advocating.  class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.