1. The Roaring 20’s (1919-1929) Chapter 25, Section 2
Changes in Society
The Roaring 20’s
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Chapter 25, Section 2

2. Essential Questions Is “change” a good thing?
Should “youth” challenge the ways of the “past?”

3. 3 Ways “Youth” of the 1920’s Expressed Themselves
Youth (Under 25) of the 1920’s Rebelled Against Authority
Youth Rebelled
Against the Values of the Past & of their Elders
Youth Expressed Themselves in Clothing, Songs, Dances, Fads & Attitudes

4. 2011 Youth? How do the Youth of 2011 Express Themselves?
What’s Different?
What’s the Same?
IDK! OMG! LOL! TTYL! TISUF!

5. The Hippies (1960’s)

6. Changes in Life for Youth During the 1920’s
Youth (Under 25) Stayed in School Longer (College)
School Became a Place for Socializing as well as Learning
Expressed New Freedoms Through Clothing, Songs, Dances, and Fads

7. Men’s Fashion of the 1920’s Extra Wide Floppy Pants Hair Slicked Down
“Gangsta” Like

10. Women’s Fashion in the 1920’s
Shorter Dresses
The “Bob” Haircut
More Skin/ Sleeveless

11. “The Charleston”
Upbeat Music
Wild/Flailing Movements
Any Volunteers?

14. Play the Charleston in Class! Any Volunteers?

15. Other Fads of the 1920’s

19. Anything Change in 2011?

22. Flappers Symbol of a 1920’s Woman
Bobbed Haircut, Makeup, Dresses Right Below the Knees
Eager to Try Something New
Tried New Fashions, Behaviors, Dances and/or Fads

25. More Equality for Women
Drove Cars, Played Sports, Went to College, Got Jobs!

26. More Equality for Women
Economically -Worked in Business Offices, Retail Stores, Factories, Teachers, Nurses, Librarians, Social Workers, Bankers, Typists, Secretaries, Clerks, & Cashiers!
Socially – Marriage was Now Viewed as an Equal Partnership
Politically – 19th Amendment Gave Women Right to Vote!

27. Prohibition 18th Amendment:
Banned the Making, Sale & Consumption of Alcohol
Supporters Thought Banning Alcohol Would Promote Better Morality & Health
The Volstead Act:
Law to Enforce the 18th Amendment!

28. The Volstead Act

31. Prohibition? Really? Many Americans Disagreed with Prohibition!
Speakeasies Opened:
Illegal Nightclubs that Sold Alcohol
Bootleggers :
People Who Transported & Sold Alcohol Illegally
Moonshiners:
People Who Made Their Own Alcohol at Home

33. Speakeasies

36. Bootleggers

38. Moonshiners

39. Birth of Organized Crime
Organized Crime (The Mob) Started Because of Prohibition
Rival Criminal Gangs Fought Each Other For Control (Monopolies) of Bootlegging in Major Cities
Violence Broke Out!

40. Al Capone Most Ruthless Crime Boss of the 1920’s (Chicago)
Fought to Gain Control of Over 10,000 Speakeasies in & Outside Chicago Area
Had a 700 Criminal Army Working For Him
What Did Al Capone Eventually Go to Jail For?

42. The Untouchables!
A MUST SEE MOVIE!
Show Opening Clip (Briefcase)

43. Prohibition Failed! Prohibition Failed
21st Amendment Repealed the 18th Amendment
Alcohol Was Back!

47. Roaring Twenties for African Americans
1 Million+ African Americans Moved North During the Great Migration (WWI) to Work in Factories
Had Greater Expectations After WWI
Had Fought to “Make the World Safe for Democracy!”

50. Problems African Americans Faced During the “Roaring 20’s”
Still Faced Discrimination in Jobs & Housing
25+ Race Riots in Northern Cities
1.5 Million MORE African Americans Moved North During the 1920’s!
Racial Tensions Continued to Increase!

51. NAACP
Attempted to Protect the Constitutional Rights of African Americans
NAACP Exposed the Crimes Against African Americans
Failed in the 1920’s to Get Congress to Pass Laws Against Discrimination

54. Marcus Garvey Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Advocated for African Americans to Return to Africa & Start a New Country
A Little Bit Extreme For Me, But a Few African Americans Joined Him

56. 4 Groups Fighting Each Other During the 1920’s
African Americans vs. Whites
Nativists vs. Immigrants
Urban vs. Rural Communities
Science vs. Religion

57. Fundamentalism
Fundamentalists Believe in a Literal, “Word for Word” Interpretation of the Bible
“Eye for an Eye”
Fundamentalists DO NOT Want the Theory of Evolution Taught in Schools!
Why Not?

58. Islamic Fundamentalism:
Al Qaeda is an Islamic Fundamentalist Group
The Quran States that All People Should Believe in Allah & Follow the Teachings of Muhammad
Al Qaeda Hates the U.S. Because of Our Freedom of Religion (Mosque, Church, Synagogue: All on the Same Street/Tolerance)
Al Qaeda is to Islam as KKK is to Christianity

59. Theory of Evolution?
Evolution is the Scientific Theory That Living Things Developed Over Millions of Years Ago From Simpler Forms of Life
Theory of Evolution:
Cell to Bacteria to Organism to Mammal to Reptile to Ape to Man
If We Come From Animals, Then We Don’t Come From…

60. Theory of Evolution

61. Debate:
Should the Theory of Evolution Be Taught in Schools?

62. The Scopes Trial #6 of the 7 Supreme Court Cases YOU NEED TO KNOW!
John Scopes Taught the Theory of Evolution in His Biology Class in TN = Fired!
Took His Case to the Supreme Court
What did the Supreme Court Rule About the Teaching of the Theory of Evolution in Public Schools?

66. Growth of the KKK KKK Had 5 Million Members During the 1920’s
KKK Wanted a “Racially & Pure” America
Violence Was Used To Influence Town, State, & National Elections
Voting is Power:
Wanted to Keep African Americans From Voting

69. Essential Questions Is “change” a good thing?
Should “youth” challenge the ways of the “past?”