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An era of prosperity, Republican power, and conflict The Roaring 20’s

Most deadly for 20-40 yr. olds As the War Ended . . . Spanish Influenza Epidemic! Most deadly for 20-40 yr. olds Eventually killed 20-50 million worldwide (by contrast, WWI killed approx. 15 million people)

Philadelphia – October 1918

Emergency hospital at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, KS (1918)

Over 50 Thousand!

Mortality (Death) Rates from 1900 to 2000.

Presidents During 1920s Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover

African Americans Great Migration = Blacks moved north to take advantage of booming wartime industry Black ghettoes began to form, i.e. Harlem

Prohibition 18th Amendment took effect on January 16, 1920, made the manufacture, sale, and transport of liquor, beer, and wine illegal.

Many Americans turned to bootleggers - suppliers of illegal alcohol. Speakeasies – illegal, underground bars Bootleggers expanded their business into other illegal areas

Organized Crime The profit from selling illegal liquor helped lead to the rise of organized crime. As rival groups fought for control in cities, gang wars & murders became common.

Homicide Rate dramatically rises, then peaks in 1933 – the year prohibition ends!

One of the most notorious criminals of this time was Al “Scarface” Capone, a gangster who rose to the top of Chicago’s organized crime network.

Women in 1900 Long hair Long sleeves Long dresses Shapely corset

Women in 1920s Short hair Short sleeves Short dresses No corsets!

Women’s Changing Roles The Flapper Image The flapper, a type of bold, fun-loving young woman, came to symbolize a revolution in manners and morals that took place in the 1920s.

Flappers challenged conventions of dress, hairstyle, and behavior. Many Americans disapproved of flappers’ free manners as well as the departure from traditional morals that they represented.

1920’s Fads Radio – unified the nation, featured news, sports, ads, soaps, & other shows Helped to unify the nation First radio broadcast was KDKA in Pittsburgh National Broadcasting Co. 1st national network

1920’s Fads Mass Media – means of communication that reaches a large audience Motion Pictures – promoted common values & created trends 1st sound film – 1927