PPT-1920s & 1930s in America

Unit 8 Prosperity and Depression Chp 912 Part 3 Cultural Changes in America Changing Attitudes Conflicts over Values Urbanization of Americajobs were moving to the cities Values differed between rural amp urban. 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.. Map of empire drawn by Royal Naval seaman, . c. . 1901. Film poster, 1930s. British soldiers on the Western Front. Poster, 1920s. Britain: industrial or pastoral?. Holidaymakers in . Blackpool. , 1930s. 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. Intro. One of the great mysteries of the 20th century is how the U.S. economy could have gone from a state of unprecedented prosperity in the 1920s to one of unprecedented failure in the 1930s. In the 1920s jobs were plentiful, the economy was growing, and the standard of living was rising. . Themes. ,Advertising and Attitudes towards Consumerism/Mass Media. Characteristics of the Twenties. Mass-Produced consumer goods. Consolidation of Companies. Electrification. Automobile. Rising Stock Prices. Introduction. Quote. : “American women were transformed after World War I. They seemed to embody the changes going on in the country itself. The United States went from a young industrial state that was accumulating the capital to build factories and railroads to a world power with a consumer economy that relied on its citizens to keep the boom going by borrowing money and buying homes and cars. Meanwhile, the celibate settlement house worker was replaced as a female prototype by the jazz-crazed flapper dancing the Charleston in a speakeasy. Everything that had anything to do with consumption was in style. That included drinking, smoking, and sex - for women as well as men.” -- 'America's Women, 400 years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates and Heroines' by Gail Collins. Seeing Red. Seeing Red. Fear of . Russia. ran high even after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, which spawned a communist party in America.. The ". red scare. " of 1919-1920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against those whose Americanism was suspect.  Attorney General . 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.. 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.. What Happened During the 1930s?. The 1930s was a difficult time for Americans, but this was a golden era for the . arts and culture.. What will we discuss?. Fashion. Film. Radio. Music. Dance. Art. . 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. Warmup: Answer the following using . the handout. . The 1920s are often perceived as a period of great wealth. What evidence does the author present that America during the 1920s was increasingly prosperous? .