1. 1920’s Culture Chapter 13 review

2. Slang How do words represent a period in time? What words/slang do you think represent the 2000’s? What will the words “sayings” we use today tell people in the future about this time period?

3. 1920’s Slang In groups of 5-7 people you will create a skit using words from the 1920’s You will have the class period today to create your skit and then each group will perform in front of the class tomorrow. Based on your skit the class will have to figure out what the meaning of each term is….

4. 1920’s Culture Chapter 13 review

5. Grow of Cities People move from country side to cities Small town sins become the norm in cities * casual dating * drinking * gambling

6. Prohibition supported in the South and rural West (native born Protestants) 18 th Amendment / Volstead Act of 1919 21 st Amendment- 1933 Lead to the growth of organized crime

7. Growth of Organized Crime Prohibition = rise of the American gangster Automobile and Tommy guns Al Capone- Chicago boss * ran 10,000 speakeasies * brought in 60 million a year * St. Valentines Day Massacre 1929 - Gangster video

8. 1920’s Women Flappers New ways of dating Time saving appliances New jobs Margret Sanger- 1 st birth control clinic opened in 1916 marriages

9. 1920’s culture Increase in education More $$ = more time to do leisure activities * crossword puzzles * flagpole sitting * dance marathons * baseball games

10. Religion v. Science Fundamentalist v. Scientific Thought Church stance on earth & all its creatures created in 6 days v. theory of evolution Issue of teaching evolution in public schools in Tennessee

11. Scopes Trial- 1925 Tennessee bans teaching of evolution John T. Scopes bio teacher Clarence Darrow & William Jennings Bryan

12. Final Ruling…. Scopes found guilty “Nothing is to be gained by prolonging the life of this bizarre case” www.comedycentral.com

13. Review Poster Explain 4 ways in which society in the 1920’s challenged social norms and forever changed the way Americans lived. (use terms, facts, people & pictures) P- political E- economic R- religious S- social I- intellectual A- arts

14. Test Short Answer Questions 1.Given what you have learned about the 1920’s, speculate why an African American renaissance flowered during the 1920’s. 2.In what ways do you feel mass media (radio, newspapers) helped to shape American culture in the 1920’s? 3.During the 1920’s, a double standard required women to observe stricter social codes than men. Do you think that some women of this decade made real progress towards equality? Support your answer with examples.

15. 4. How might the culture of the 1920’s have contributed to the failure of prohibition? 5. Why do you think organized crime was able to spread through cities in the 1920’s?