PPT-American Life in the "Roaring Twenties” 1919-1929

AMH2020 Chapter 31 Derek Wingate Seeing Red After World War I America turned inward away from the world and started a policy of isolationism Americans denounced radical foreign ideas and unAmerican lifestyles. Affluence and anxiety during the Jazz Age. New Technology. Automobile. Vacuum cleaner. Radio. Air planes for non-military use. Aerosol spray. Antibiotics. Frozen Food. Hearing aides. Liquid fuel rockets. The 1929 Stock Market crash was a result of various economic imbalances and structural failings. These are some of the most significant economic factors behind the stock market crash of 1929.. CREDIT BOOM. 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. or the “Recovery of Europe”?. 1919: Germans establish the Weimar Republic.. April 1921: German reparations bill set at 132 billion gold marks (52% for France, 22% for Britain, 10% for Italy). 1922: Germany recognizes USSR in Treaty of Rapallo.. 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. APUSH Unit 11. 1919-1939. 1920s Popular Culture. WW1 Anxieties. Espionage & Sedition . Act (1918). Demobilization & . Labor Strife. Red Scare (1919). Palmer Raids. Sacco & Vanzetti (1920, 1927). *Economic Trends*. - The economy is perhaps the most important aspect of the 1920s [so if you don’t read the rest read this part]. Here are some of the economic characteristics of the era:. Initial Recession Followed by Recovery . There were significant differences between the quality of play and the fan base for pro and college basketball. . Many of the professionals never went to college and some did not even complete high school. . The “manly art of boxing,” seemingly ingrained in many cultures and introduced in the original Olympics in about 688 . bce. , adopted the Marquis of Queensbury rules in the late 1800s and made the sport less violent. . improving . for most.. How was transportation improving?. Cars became more affordable due to the assembly line.. Henry Ford developed the . assembly line - . . a . system . of chains, conveyor belts , and slides that moved parts from one worker to another. BACKGROUND. Automobiles,. telephones, and electricity made life easier and more comfortable than ever before. Most Americans focused on making money and enjoying themselves. Beneath an appearance of calm and prosperity, America experienced fundamental economic and social change. 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..