After the war: The Roaring Twenties SSUSH16- Investigate how political, economic, and cultural developments after World War I led to a shared national identity.

World War I Ends! Treaty of Versailles ended the war Fourteen Points Germany accepted full blame, lost land, reduced army, and had to pay $33 Billion in war reparations to the Allied Powers Fourteen Points List of terms issued by President Woodrow Wilson that resolved World War I and proposed the League of Nations The League of Nations A world organization to promote peace Although it was proposed by our President, Congress rejected American membership because they feared we would become entangled in foreign affairs

Wilson’s 14 Points Plan

The Red Scare Resulted from a fear of communism Communism is the economic model where industrial workers would share the means of production and distribution Was the opposite of capitalism Often led to a dictatorship (Ex: When Russia is overthrown and became the Soviet Union or the USSR)

The Red Scare (cont) What resulted from the Red Scare was restrictions on immigrations particularly those from Europe This also encouraged a revival in the KKK The quota system was passed that limited the number of immigrants who came from each country.

The Economy Booms Henry Ford began: Mass production- rapid manufacturing of large numbers of identical products Assembly line- arrangement of equipment and workers in which the work passes from operation to operation in a direct line as the product is assembled Model T- first automobile to be mass produced This drives down the price of the car Costs $805 in 1908, but $300 in 1925

The Economy Booms (continued…) The 1920’s saw a “consumer revolution” Goods are more affordable “Buy Now, Pay Later!” (credit)

Society Changes in America Prohibition (18th Amendment)- banned the distribution, sale, and consumption of alcohol Divided the nation and led to organized crime, development of speak easies, NASCAR, and bootlegged alcohol

Society in America (continued…) 19th Amendment Extended the right to vote to women Efforts of early suffragists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony The importance of women to the war effort during WWI led to many seeing their vital role in society

Pop Culture is Born (slide 1) With the economy doing well, more people had more money to spend and decided to spend on entertainment Americans purchased radios, telephones, and went to movie theaters The celebrity also developed

Pop Culture (slide 2) The Jazz Age Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington A period of time when Jazz became popular and the main form of music to listen to Jazz was a blend of music that emphasizes improvisation New Orleans- cultural centerpiece of jazz music Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington Popularized jazz music

Pop Culture (slide 3) The Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes Explosion of African American culture, art, and literature Gave emphasis and a cultural identity Langston Hughes Famous African American writer and poet of the Harlem Renaissance

Pop Culture (slide 4) Tin Pan Alley Irving Berlin Collection of NY composers who dominated the music industry in the 1920s Irving Berlin Most famous Tin Pan Alley and wrote “White Christmas” and “God Bless America” Piano bars and night time became popular in Manhattan Flapper Movement- women dressing “provocative”, dancing, wearing short dresses, cutting their hair short, and smoking cigarettes.