1. Roaring Twenties

2. Prohibition January 1920- 18th Amendment Sale of alcohol was illegal
Bootlegging- Illegally producing and selling alcohol

3. Speakeasies Illegal establishments that sold liquor
“Speak easy” when you are at a bar so you don’t look nervous or act suspicious
Doormen were at the doors, you had to have a password to enter
Once inside, alcohol flowed with music and dancing
Emergence of the mob
Mobsters had to distribute liquor to the speakeasies
Rival gangs caused murder rates to increase

4. Mobsters Earned money through crime rings selling illegal goods
Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, “Lucky” Luciano
Al Capone lived a lavish lifestyle, but was seen as a “Robinhood”
Stole from the rich and gave to charities, opened soup kitchens
New technology
New highways allowed mobsters to quickly get away in armored cars
Criminal activities were broadcast over the radio-seen as celebrities

5. Women 1920-19th Amendment -Women’s Suffrage (Voting Rights) Flappers
Fashionable young women who wanted to enjoy themselves while turning away from conventional behaviors

6. Harlem Renaissance
The cultural and social explosion of art, music, and literature in Harlem, New York during the 1920s.
Jazz Music
Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

7. Influential Figures Babe Ruth Charles Lindbergh Charlie Chaplin
One of the greatest baseball players of all time
Charles Lindbergh
1st non-stop flight from New York to Paris, 33 ½ hours “Spirit of St. Louis”
Charlie Chaplin
Silent film actor
John Rockefeller
Co-founder of Standard Oil Company