The 1920’s By Josh Gronvold and Dallas Dodson
Speakeasies and Prohibition Prohibition Prohibition in the United States was a measure designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured, distributed, and sold alcoholic beverages. Speakeasies When Prohibition began many people still wanted to obtain Alcohol. Hidden places that served Alcoholic beverages. Became very popular.
Gangsters Prohibition caused a great increase in gangsters. Men like Al Capone, Vito Genovese, Jack "Legs" Diamond, and John Dillinger illegally smuggled alcohol to urban places called bootlegging.
Dress Women- Skirt lengths fluctuated quite a bit, women wore flashy evening attire, comfortable sportswear, and conservative work suits, and dresses either hung straight or flared at the hip. Men- Suspenders were extremely popular at the time, and were often paired with knickers and a white or light-blue dress shirt. Bow ties also tended to be worn more often than they are today, and still have the charm that made them so popular in the first place. Newsboy caps are seeing a resurgence today, and were extremely popular amongst men at the time. Finally, the pocket watch was also very popular
Youth The youth were very active and helped with the wartime effort. They also enjoyed to play sports such as baseball.
1920’s Prosperity The 1920s earned their nick name—the "Roaring Twenties"—through the decade's real and sustained prosperity, dizzying technological advancements, and lively culture. The decade marked the flourishing of the modern mass-production, mass- consumption economy, which delivered fantastic profits to investors while also raising the living standard of the urban middle- and working-class.
Music, dance, and Fads In the 1920’s Jazz music was being played in dance halls and speakeasies all over the country. Jazz bands were influenced by marching bands and dance bands of the day, which was the main form of concert music at the time. The Charleston dance was a popular dance during the 1920’s and it originated in South Carolina. The Fad during the 1920’s was mostly Jazz. This time period was know as the “Jazz Age”.
Automobiles The rapid growing automobile industry was led by Henry Ford. The Ford motor company produced new and better models every year for the public demand. Mass production made cars and lower cost of vehicles made cars affordable.
Scopes Trial John Scopes was 24 years old. He taught high school in Dayton, Tennessee. The state attorney was William Jennings Bryan This trial was about the state law against teaching Evolution or any other theory denying the biblical account of the creation of man.
Arms Limitations Agreement After World War 1, fear that an unrestrained naval race would lead to another war. This led to the Washington conference in This conference produced a series of agreements intended to end naval competition between the U.S., Great Britain, and Japan.
Presidents of the 20’s Woodrow Wilson ( ) Warren G. Harding ( ) Calvin Coolidge ( ) Herbert Hoover ( )