PPT-The 1920’s The Roaring Jazz Age or the Turbulent Twenties?

29 amp 30 Republican Presidents A return to normalcy Harding 1920 The Ohio Gang Teapot Dome Scandal Albert B Fall Keep it cool with Coolidge 1924 The business of government is businessSilent Cal. Introduction. Bloodied by war and disillusioned by peace, Americans turned inward in the 1920’s. The boom of the 20’s had many benefits on Americans. Incomes and the living standard rose for many, but there seemed something incredible about all of it. . By Marc Latham, Taylor Smith, Aidan Fulton, & Dan English. 1920s music was called, "a combination of nervousness, lawlessness, primitive and savage animalism and lasciviousness. .”. In a time of freedom and expression Jazz music allowed musicians to improvise and express themselves without a rigid musical format. . 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. Seeing Red. vAmerica turned in after the war again- disillusion. vFear of Communist Russia. vSmall party in US. vBelieved takeover in US. v. Palmer Raids- 1919-1920- Attorney Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer. Mass Production . **With the war over people wanted a return. . to “normalcy.”. . -Industries produced consumer goods. . -clothes, cars, . radios. , . washing . machines, . . vacuum . Life in Utah During the 1920’s. Student Objective. Students will gain an understanding of what life was like in Utah during the 1920’s and be able to identify key innovations and individuals from the decade.. Movies. An era of black-and-white silent films. Some well known titles are:. Metropolis (1927). Ben-. Hur. (1925 film). Nosferatu. : A Symphony of Horror (1922. ). (the original vampire movie). Music. Prohibition. January 1920- 18th Amendment. Sale of alcohol was illegal . Bootlegging- Illegally producing and selling alcohol . Speakeasies. Illegal establishments that sold liquor. “Speak easy” when you are at a bar so you don’t look nervous or act suspicious . Radios. magazines. Movies. newspapers. Mass Media. Unified the nation and spread culture. Rise of Hollywood. Early movies – no sound & relied on subtitles & lots of action. Stars of Film. Rudolph Valentino & Charlie Chaplin. The Great Gatsby. Honors English 11. Standards of Learning. 11.4. The student will read, comprehend, and analyze relationships among American literature, history, and culture. 11.4a . Compare and contrast the development of American literature in its historical context.. Seeing Red. vAmerica turned in after the war again- disillusion. vFear of Communist Russia. vSmall party in US. vBelieved takeover in US. v. Palmer Raids- 1919-1920- Attorney Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer. Introduction. . . The Great Gatsby, one of the most famous American novels of all time was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was created around the roaring twenties and the jazz age. It also reflects on the life of the upper class during this time frame. The United States, and more specifically New York was a different place in the twenties when Fitzgerald began writing this book. This webquest was designed to allow the students to travel back in time to a place they know nothing of in order to get them to build background for the story. . The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929) AIM: How did the end of WWI impact Americans lives at home ? Do Now: How do you think Americans responded to the end of WWI? WAR ENDS! Decade of partying and celebration! The Roaring 20‘s By Helen and Alisa Context - events leading up to it Industrialization , beginning with and because of WW1 USA is least affected World Power Economic