The Roaring Twenties: Age of Excess Consumer Economy Age of Excess The Age of Excess was a time when people had more disposable income and Consumer economy: economy thanks to new forms of financing families that relies heavily on how much could spend more money on consumer people are buying and goods which allowed its consumer spending. economy to grow and prosper. The 1920s was a time when the middle class Income distribution 1929 could buy products that only the high class (Perry, Reed, Winkler). could afford. With more products that made 2,000-4,999 chores easier people had more free time. 29% 5,000-9,999 1999 or under 5% 65%
The Roaring Twenties:Women in 1920s The 19th Admenment Women in the 1920s August 18th the 19th amendment was added to the The 1920s was a age when women known as flappers went constitution so that all people of different genders against the norms of everyday society. The term known as have sufferage.The 19th amendment will be flapper symbolized this revolution it described a new type of upholded by appropriate legislation. young women fun loving, energetic, rebellious and bold(Perry, Reed, Winkler). Women in the Workforce 1920 (Perry, Reed, Winkler). 18.2% 1990 50% 1960 31.8%
The Roaring Twenties: Jazz Age Volstead Act Jazz Age With the Volstead act which banned the During the 1920s jazz became a really popular form of music. With production and sale of alcohol many people went the advances of technology like the radio people can listen to music to the speakeasies which featured Jazz artist without going to a club they can also purchase music instead of playing music while they drank.People of that time going to night clubs. Rise of Jazz were looking for more forms of entertainment. A common club known as the Harlem’s Cotton Club 25 which flapper girls came in large groups and black and white people also attened the club. 20 15 10 5 0 1900s 1910 Item 3 Item 4 In the early1900s- jazz music started. In 1910- radio listeners heard this type of music In 1920s- jazz was a nationwide craze. In 1929-two thirds of radio stations was devoted to jazz. (Perry, Reed, Winkler).
The roaring Twenties: Harlem Reniassnce African-American Harlem Renaissnce Artist The Harlem Renaissance was a Zora Neale Hurston-Author growth in African American Arts Countee Cullen-Poet novilist and Literature in New York's city Harlem. They also dominated Langston Hughes-Poet social the Jazz scene. activist These artist were the most famous in this movement. 200,000 150,000 New York's population Harlem 100,000 50,000 0 Harlem 1914 Harlem 1930
The Roaring Twenties: New Technology 30 million 1892 through 1920 there was about 8 million cars 20 million rolled on the roads. Later 1920s there was about 15 millions. 10 million Ford Cars New Technology The ford assembly line wanted to With advancements in technology more of 0 million 0 s 3 4 5 get ahead of their competitors by entertainment along with better communication and 2 0 m m m 2 9 9 1 e e e - 1 t t t 2 I I I 9 transportation made for good products for consumers democratize the automobile so 8 1 to by and use. Since people had more money to spend everybody could afford it.In the on said items to better their lives. 1920s the Model T was replaced by the model A.
125s 100s The Roaring Twenties: New Entertainment. “Big Bill” Tilden won the 75s national singles title every year from 1920 to 1925. 50s 25s 0s 1920s hundreds of radios s 5 4 5 s 0 0 2 m m 2 2 9 9 9 1 e e 1 1 t t Sports in the 1920s I I e t a l New Entertainment. late 1920s Helen Wills dominated With the advancements in technology women’s tennis better entertainment was also created With the invention of the radio people listened with movies and the radio.Poeple 1920s to sporting events which advanced the love and went to the more than us today they national culture of sports. With the increase of averaged once a week. money people had they could go and see sporting events which in the past was only aviable for the rich.
The Roaring Twenties: Political Extremist Political Extremist During Reconstruction Grants plan to eliminate the KKK had almost completely wiped them out. In 1915 a former Methodist revived the Klan Colonel William J. Simons the Klan used fundraising and publicity to increase its influence and its size by 1922 the Klan went up to 100,000 after two years it bellowed 4 million (Perry, Reed, Winkler).The NAACP was meant to help support African Americans and tried to make anti-lynching laws but it died in congress but with 125,000 state law enforcement improved the lynching's decreased. 100,000 75,000 50,000 1922 the Klan went up to 25,000 100,000 people. 1915 A Methodist brought 0 back the Klan. 1915 1922 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5
The Roaring Twenties:Prohibition New York 5% Cities obeying the 18th admenment Prohibition 18th Admendment With the 18th The 18th amendment was ratified in Amendment added Congress in the year of 1919.Which prohibition was legal ban Kansans of production and sale of said the production and the selling 95% all alcohol. With this of alcohol was illegal. banning of alcohol forced the people who wanted alcohol was to go to speakeasies which were illegal bars.
The Roaring Twenties: Organized Crime Organized crime When it came to organized crime Chicago was the main city it took place in .The most famous gangster was Al Capone nicknamed Scarface he murdered his way to the top of the mob at a young age. Al Capone 1933 prohibition ended and history bootlegging ended 1902s avoided charges 1931 arrested him on tax evasion 1925 murdered his way to the top.
The Roaring Twenties Arts and Literature Arts and Literature When it came to the arts in the 1920s their was no short supply of it.With the Harlem Renaissance adding more African American culture into the United States. The jazz age added more variety into Like jazz painters did shy from taking the the music people listed to. pulse of American life Refused Pulitzers prize in 1926 Painter in 1920s Lewis 33.3% 33.3% Career went from 1920s to 1950s wove dark Eugene O'Niell poetic tragities from everday American lieves 33.3%
Death of Wilson The Roaring Twenties 1920s Politics and Theodore caused a Harding won by 61 percent against weakening of the Governor James Cox democratic party. 1920s Politics Red Scare took In the 1920s the democratic power in the party was getting weaker with weakening of the democratic party. loss of support from the league of the loss/ill health of President nations caused irish and germen Wilson and Theodore magents turned againt the democrates Roosevelt waning of the red scare took with it and with Wilson loss of support with the league of nations turned immigrants from Germany and Ireland against the democrates.
The Roaring Twenties Signs of Trouble Signs of Trouble Trouble was growing in the 1920s with the reemergence of the KKK the start of the Red Scare and organized crime groups in the united States trouble was bound to happen. With the KKK reemerging they broaden their targets to Jewish African Americans and Catholics. The Red Scare was a group of 70,000 radicals that formed a communist party.With the Mob they controlled parts of cities doing what they wanted. 100,000 Add a heading 75,000 4 million 50,000 25,000 0 e 2 4 r 2 2 a 9 9 c 1 1 S r e d b e m R e e m h t d e n i o j o h w s l a c i d a R
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