1. The Roaring Twenties

2. Life changed a lot after WWI. People wanted to have fun.  Entertainment Radio was broadcasting music and shows. Jazz was the new music. Louis Armstrong & Bessie Smith Movies were adding voices. Charlie Chaplin & Clara Bow Harlem Renaissance allowed African American artists, writers and musicians to show what they could do. Sports were beginning. Red Grange – football and Babe Ruth – baseball

5.  Consumerism People now had money and free time. A new idea called “installment buying” was created. Cars – Henry Ford started building with the assembly line. Because of mass production the costs were kept down. Many could afford a car. Appliances – Washers, dryers, radios, and other conveniences were now and other conveniences were now available. available.

7.  Heroes of the time Rudolph Valentino – Silent Movies Charlie Chaplin – The Little Tramp Red Grange – Football Babe Ruth – Baseball Louis Armstrong – Jazz Bessie Smith – Jazz Amelia Earhart – Flight Charles Lindbergh - Flight