The Roaring Twenties

New Roles for Women During WWI women increasingly worked and expected to continue even after the war Many women in America began to fight the “traditional” roles and standards of women Flapper – young women of the 20’s who defied traditional ideas of proper dress and behavior. Flappers shocked society by cutting their hair, showing off their ankles, smoking, drinking, and going out dancing at night Flappers - The Roaring Twenties - YouTube Flappers - The Roaring Twenties - YouTube

Prohibition 18 th Amendment (1919)– banned the manufacturing, selling, and transporting of alcohol However, enforcing it was nearly impossible to and people had no troubling obtaining alcohol during this time Prohibition led to a rise in smuggling and bootlegging operations Speakeasies sprang up around the country – illegal bars and taverns

Harlem Renaissance During the early 1900’s thousands of African-Americans left the south and settled in the urban areas of the north in what was called the Great Migration When African-Americans settled they often lived in entirely African-American areas, such as Harlem in New York City Harlem Renaissance – a large movement that promoted the music, writing, and art of African-Americans

Jazz Music Louis Armstrong - Savoy Blues Armstrong and other musicians helped to make jazz music not just for the African- American culture

Popular Culture In the 1920’s the growth of radio and movies gave Americans new ways to be entertained What do these movies tell you about American culture during the 1920’s? Steamboat Willie Charlie Chaplin

An Era of Heroes The 1920’s were filled with celebrities thanks in part to the introduction of movies and the growing popularity of radio Movie stars like Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, and Clara Bow Daredevil pilots like Charles Lindbergh, who became the first man to fly across the Atlantic on a solo flight, and Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to accomplish the same feat. Sports heroes like Babe Ruth became some of the wealthiest individuals in America: “I know, but I had a better year than Hoover.” - Reported reply when a reporter objected that the salary Ruth was demanding ($80,000) was more than that of President Herbert Hoover's ($75,000) Authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway