PPT-The Jazz Age Society in the 1920s

Mass Media in the Jazz Age Cultural Conflicts The Jazz Age The 1920s were a time of rapid social change in which many people particularly women adopted new lifestyles and attitudes. Society in the 1920s. Mass Media in the Jazz Age. Cultural Conflicts. The Jazz Age. The 1920s were a time of rapid social change in which many people . –. particularly women . –. adopted new lifestyles and attitudes.. Culture of the 1920’s. The three focus areas are:. You will decide if the culture of the 20’s was roaring or boring!. . . 1. Mass Media and Celebrities . . 2. 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. . 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.. 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. 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. 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. . Prohibition . Era. “Why don’t they pass a Constitutional amendment prohibiting anyone from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on the Earth.”. Ch 13, Sec 1, 2. 1920s was period of massive rapid change.. Inevitable due to WWI.. Many came home from war scarred & wounded both physically & mentally.. Many who stayed home disillusioned as well.. I Can:. Describe & evaluate the impact of scientific & technological innovations of the 1920s. . Identify & evaluate the impact of new cultural movements on American society in the 1920s. . I Can:. Describe & evaluate the impact of scientific & technological innovations of the 1920s. . Identify & evaluate the impact of new cultural movements on American society in the 1920s. . 1920s Society Mr. Turner American History II Unit 4: 20s- New Deal Traditionalism vs Modernism In 1920- more Americans lived in urban areas than rural areas Divisions began to grow between rural and urban folks Blending musical traditions!. Items we’ll be discussing:. Origins of early recording. Impact of technology. First composers. What early jazz sounds like. Impacts of Jazz on music. Early Recording. Early 20. Communism-. Socialism- . Nativism- . Red Scare- . Communism and Socialism. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new political ideology called communism grew out of the more moderate socialism. . . Communism .