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1 Post war social changes Ch 13 Sec 1

2 Quick Write How do you think the older generation views your generation? Explain.

3 What was life like during ?

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5 The Roaring Twenties Jazz Age *The roaring twenties *A new form of music started in the U.S.- jazz *Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong were leading musicians. *Most modern music had been influenced by jazz. Women*Most saw limited progress *Many labor saving devices had been invented to give them more time *1920-Women get the right to vote

6 RT cont’d Reactions*Prohibition *Rise in Christian fundamentalism *Scopes put on trial for teaching evolution

7 Women’s dress - 1900 Women’s dress - 1920

8 “She wore a knitted hat, with hardly any brim, of a flame or bonfire hue; a henna scarf; two strings of Betty beads, of different colors, twisted together; an open short coat, with ample pockets; a skirt with vertical stripes… her stockings were woolen and of brilliant hue.” Psychologist G. Stanley Hall

9 Eyeglasses No Kissing/Making Out  Bank’s Closed  Sinker  Speakeasy Doughnut  Bee’s Knees The Ultimate  Egg  Cheaters  Clam  Ducky  Bell Bottom  Flivver Model TDollarVery GoodIllicit BarA Person Who Lives the Big LifeA Sailor  Tomato Female

10 The brutality of WWI caused writers to question accepted ideas about reason, progress, religion, anxieties about the future, and fear of the future

11 Poets and Writers T.S. Eliot described a world of ”empty men and hollow dreams," showing the 20s weren't perfect

12 Poets and Writers F. Scott Fitzgerald - wrote The Great Gatsby, a book that exposed the superficiality of the 1920s lifestyle.

13 Ernest Hemingway One of the most famous American writers of all time; wrote about anti- heroes (or flawed main characters); wrote in a direct or simple way

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15 Harlem Renaissance *African American cultural awakening. *Cultural pride expressed

16 Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City, was the center of the African American political, cultural, and artistic movement in the 1920s and early 1930s.

17 Causes Growing African American Middle Class: developed as a result of improved educational and employment opportunities for African Americans.

18 Impact The Harlem section of New York City was transformed from a deteriorating area into a thriving middle class community. BeforeAfter

19 Quick Write Do you think the government should try to regulate the moral behavior of its citizens?

20 Conceived by the Progressives Was a plan to stop people from drinking alcoholic beverages

21 Added to the Constitution in 1919 Made the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal

22 Reduce Crime Reduce Poverty Lower Death Rates Improve the Quality of Life

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24 Speakeasies were one of the many ways that people during the 1920's and early 1930's obtained illegal alcohol.

25 Treasury Dept already had agents to enforce federal taxes The 18 th Amendment now gave the power to the federal government to use police powers –A governments power to control people and property in the interest of public safety, health, welfare, and morals

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30 Prohibition contributed to organized crime in major cities Underground gangs battled for control of the booze racket 1923 – Al Capone emerged as leader of organized crime Controlled Chicago liquor business by killing competitors

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32 Prohibition failed because the policy was unenforceable Only 5% of smuggled liquor was actually stopped from coming into the country Gangs overpowered or bribed authority figures

33 Instead of lowering the crime rate prohibition actually lead to an increase in crime. Large amounts of money could be made from illegal bootlegging.

34 The 21 st Amendment ended prohibition in 1933

35 New Scientific Theories Marie Curie *Discovers some elements release charged particles *radioactivity Einstein*Introduces his theories of relativity *Leads to creation of atomic power Fleming*Accidentally discovers Penicillin *Leads to antibiotics Freud*Introduces the world to subconscious *Pioneers psychoanalysis

36 Albert Einstein Sigmund Freud

37 Modern Art Cubism*Pre WWI-3 dimensional & complex patterns. Abstract*Lines, colors & shapes. *No recognizable subject matter. Dada

38 Surrealism Features the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non-sequitur. Attempted to portray the subconscious. Favored irrational ideas. The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali

39 Surrealism Artist-Salvador Dali

40 By Max Ernst

41 Analytical Cubism Woman With A Guitar, Georges Braque

42 Le Guitariste, Pablo Picasso

43 Synthetic Cubism

44 Three Musicians, Pablo Picasso

45 Garcon a la Pipe – 1905 So what are Picasso’s worth?

46 $118,000,000 2004, #6

47 Dora Maar Au Chat

48 $101,800,000 2006 #8

49 Lesnoces

50 $85,700,000 1989 #14

51 Yo, Picasso

52 $83,200,000 1989 #17

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54 $70,800,000 1989 #23

55 Acrobate et jeune Arlequin

56 $70,200,000 1988 #24

57 Femme aux Bras Croisés

58 $62,900,000 2000 #25

59 The Most Expensive… Jackson Pollock, 156.8 Million Dollars

60 Dada Movement Rejected all traditions & believed there was no sense or truth in the world. Intended to shock & disturb.

61 Fountain, Marcel Duchamp

62 Dada Cut with the Dada Kitchen Knife through the Last Weimar Beer- Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany, Hannah Höch

63 Architecture Architect Frank Lloyd Wright felt that the function of the building should determine its form. House designed by Wright entitled “Falling Water.” It is now a museum.


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