PPT-America in the Roaring Twenties

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 19191920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against those whose Americanism was suspect  Attorney General . (. v. ) to prevent from happening; to make impossible. Her extreme fear of heights . precludes . any chance of ever going skydiving. . sporadic. (. adj. ) . occurring once in a while; infrequent. Residents of Los Angeles are used to only . The Jazz Age, The Harlem Renaissance and a Booming Economy. America after WWI . With American blood spilled, according to most Americans, at the fault of Europe, Americans focused their interests inward.. 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. . Today’s Topic: Prohibition and Organized Crime. Student objectives. By the end of class today, you should be able to:. Identify the three main goals of Prohibition. Explain the connection between Prohibition and Organized Crime. 1919-1929. A booming economy . 5a, 5c, 6a. Key terms and people. Henry Ford. Mass Production. Model T. Scientific Management. Assembly Line. Consumer Revolution. Installment Buying. Bull Market. Buying on a Margin. “The restlessness approached hysteria. The parties were bigger. The pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser, the liquor was cheaper.”. -F. Scott Fitzgerald, . 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. Objective 3.1:. Examine the decade of the 1920s in the USA to consider how healthy its economy and political system was. Warm-Up: Assessing Prior Knowledge . What do you know about the Roaring (19)20s? . Mass Production . **With the war over people wanted a return. . to “normalcy.”. . -Industries produced consumer goods. . -clothes, cars, . radios. , . washing . machines, . . vacuum . 29 & 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 business”-Silent Cal. 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.. APRIL. Monday 3-28. Tuesday 3-29. Wednesday. 3-30. Thursday 3-31. Friday 4-1. Social Studies. AZ-MERIT SLEIMAN’S CLASSES. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. WWI PROJECT 2016 DUE 4/5/16. AZ-MERIT KIEL & SLEIMAN’S CLASSES. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. EQ – How did the U.S. . experience both economic . growth and social change . in the decade after WWI?. Intro. Video. http://. www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=jazz age&lid=18565842&ID=640103&player=12.