The Roaring Twenties By: Jordan Huffman
A Decade of Changes Fashion Cinema Music Dance Prohibition Women’s Rights End of an Era
Fashion
1920’s Cinema Black & White, Silent films added Color and Sound during the 1920’s. First all color film (1922) First sound effects and music (1926) First film with limited talking (1927) First all color and all talking film (1928) Film Posters
1920’s Movies 1920’s Music
Music Jazz became the most popular form of music. Performed by: Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Fletcher Henderson Joe “King” Oliver
Dance Dance clubs became popular and peaked in the late 1920’s. Most popular Foxtrot Waltz American Tango And new trendy dances Charleston Lindy Hop
Prohibition The 18 th Amendment in 1920 Prohibited manufacture, sale, import, and export of alcohol. Speakeasies were hidden, illegal bars during prohibition. Gangsters such as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone become famous. Prohibition was repealed in 1933.
Changing times for women. The 19 th Amendment gave women the right to vote. Young independent women were called flappers. Flappers were known for wearing short skirts, bobbed hair, excessive makeup, smoking and drinking. Women’s Rights
End of an Era Roaring 20’s come crashing to an end. The Wall Street Stock Market collapsed on October 29 th 1929 This was known as Black Tuesday The end of the Roaring 20’s would be followed by the Great Depression.