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Life in the 1920s Culture of the Roaring 20s

Life in the 1920s Culture of the Roaring 20s. Radio in the 1920s. Americans have more money & more free time Radio provides news & entertainment 1929 800 radio stations 10 million homes (1/3) NBC & CBS. Phonograph & Records. 1920s Dances: The Charleston. 1.  Place feet together

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Life in the 1920s Culture of the Roaring 20s

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  1. Life in the 1920sCulture of the Roaring 20s

  2. Radio in the 1920s • Americans have more money & more free time • Radio provides news & entertainment • 1929 800 radio stations • 10 million homes (1/3) • NBC & CBS

  3. Phonograph & Records

  4. 1920s Dances: The Charleston 1.  Place feet together 2.  Right foot - Step back                                                               3.  Left foot - Kick back 4.  Left foot - Step forward to beginning position                                       5.  Right foot - Kick forward 6.  Return to beginning position and repeat 1.  Hold arms out, bend elbows, point hands up 2.  Swing arms from elbows to right and then to left 3.  Combine feet and arm movements

  5. Movies • Sound added to movies in 1927 • “Talkies” • Large movie theatres • 80 million Americans a week • Movie stars become celebrities

  6. Charlie Chaplin

  7. Rudolph Valentino

  8. Clara Bow

  9. Sports in the 1920s • Radio broadcasts sporting events • Athletes become celebrities • Babe Ruth

  10. Helen Wills

  11. Gertrude Ederle • Swam English Chanel at age 19 • 35 miles in 14 hours 39 minutes • 29 US & World records • Gold & Bronze Medal in the 1924 Olympics

  12. Lucky Lindy • Charles Lindberg • 1st man to fly solo across the Atlantic • New York to Paris in 33 ½ hours • International celebrity • $25,000 prize money

  13. The Flapper • The “New Woman” • Boyish look • Short hair, bob cut • Short skirts • Smoke in public, dance, drive in cars, wear make-up • Independent • Challenge traditional roles of women

  14. Josephine Baker

  15. Prohibition • 18th Amendment passed in 1919 • Abolishes the sale, manufacture & distribution of alcohol • Volstead Act enforces Prohibition • America goes dry

  16. Bootlegging Alcohol

  17. Speakeasies • Underground, hidden bars • Password to get in • Became “fun” to drink • Illegal, increase in criminal activity

  18. Raid by the Police

  19. Al Capone • Prohibition increases organized crime • Al Capone • Chicago • Bring alcohol in from Canada • Bribe police, public officials, judges • Gang warfare

  20. St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

  21. Capone & Ness

  22. Prohibition Repealed • 21st Amendment • Repeals 18th Amendment • Ratified Dec. 5, 1933

  23. Fundamentalism • Many changes in the 20s • People believed America is losing its morals & values • Return to strong Christian values • Oppose scientific theories • Believe Bible should be taken literally

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