Just the Facts Documentary
America Dries Up Help the poor by banning alcohol Jan 16, 1920 – 1933 Speakeasies were secret bars Bootlegging – making illegal alcohol
“The Business of America is Business” Gov’t was pro-business Little or no gov’t interference Ppl. invested in the stock market – on borrowed money
Highest Quality of Life Natural gas, running water more available Electricity – safer way to light your house THE RADIO! Cars – growth of suburbs
Progress for Women 19th Amendment under Pres. Wilson Voted in first nat’l election in 1920 Social issues important – working conditions Women going to school, graduating, working
“Flaming Youth” Distinct culture – movies, music and dance Loose dresses and baggy pants for guys Carefree youth
Leisure Time Movies – Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow First movie with sound – 1927 College football very popular Boxing exciting sport to listen to on radio
The Jazz Age Home of jazz – New Orleans Danced to jazz music in clubs and speakeasies Cotton Club – popular jazz club
Harlem Renaissance Movement in NY – literature and politics as well Langston Hughes Marcus Garvey - UNIA
Nativism Restrictive immigration law b/c of nativism Whites who believed they had the rights to the land
The Red Scare Fear of Communism Thought radicals would overthrow the gov’t
The Monkey Trial Called this by the press Court sided with fundamentalists Teacher fined for teaching evolution
Heroes, Villians, and Scandals Newspapers LOVED scandals Charles Lindbergh – first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean Al Capone – controlled 10,000 speakeasies at one point
The Crash October 29, 1929 Buying stocks on margin