8Y 3-6-2015 Objectives: Describe political, social, and intellectual developments in the United States during the 1920s. Agenda: Do now: How it Feels to be Colored Me (in do now tray) Notes and discussion on 24.2 together as a class. Ultimate Guide to the Presidents: Changing of the Guard Begin 24.3

24.2: Life During the 1920s There are a lot more cars  suburbs, more travel – economy and tourism more interactions with different people  social tensions, mass culture Women are getting jobs in the government, women government officials (state legislatures and house representive) – more education and the 19th Amendment allows women the right to vote. Flappers: new woman – style – cut their hair short, wore makeup, short dresses – “new freedom” women empowerment, smokes, drinks, dances The Jazz Age – radios and music, broadcast all over, music becomes very very important the rise of leisure activities and entertainment The Great Migration – Many Af. Am go North and work in factories. Northern whites are not welcoming  racial tension.  Harlem Renaissance and blossoming of African American neighborhoods in the US  New KKK – also went after Catholics, Jews, and Immigrants Blacks became more involved  especially in sports and entertainment and the arts, breaking color barriers Religious: Fundamentalism – strict translation of the Bible. Strict Morals.