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"You know, the period of World War I and the Roaring Twenties were really just about the same as today. You worked, and you made a living if you could, and you tired to make the best of things. For an actor or a dancer, it was no different then than today. It was a struggle."
James Cagney quotes
James Cagney quotes
Great Men/Women Theory for the Time Period
•Louis Armstrong
•Al Capone
•Charlie Chaplin
•Amelia Earhart
•Henry Ford
•Frank Kellogg
•Babe Ruth
•Al Capone
•Charlie Chaplin
•Amelia Earhart
•Henry Ford
•Frank Kellogg
•Babe Ruth
A Consumer Society
- people returned from WWI and economy was booming
- American production changed from war materials to consumer goods
- everyone had a job and spent money. that's why it was a consumer society
- business was so well that people didnt have enough employees
- the stock market was really hot (you couldn't lose money in the 20s)
- women rights - choice to start a family. they started shopping
- they were allowed to vote as well
The Jazz Age
- Al Jolson, Louis Armstrong, Flappers, The Charleston
- Radio made these famouse
- Radio existed in every house now
- Communication advancement
- people started to have TV's
- Flappers were normal
- Charleston - Women's sexual dance
The Movie Hall Era
- Moive hall - also called "movie palace"
- people used to dress up for movies
- silent films
- 1927 movies with sounds
- Dance halls where they had "dance marathon" without stopping
Exploration and Innovation
- they said air travel was safe
- 'if a woman can flight in a plane without crahsing, everyone's safe'
- Amelia Earharts & Charles Lindbergh's flights
Leisure
- Sunday driving
- people drove everywhere because getting a new car for the first time was exciting
- they went to watch athletes
- College Football was huge
- Walt Disney started making cartoons
Prohibition
- men abused women when drunk
- women wanted alcohol gone
- Temperance movements
- Volstead Act made alcohol illegal (1920 - 1933)
- prohibition stopped earlier (early 1920s) in Canada so people started illegal business getting alcohol from Canada (Rum running, bootlegging)
- created mobs and gangs(Al Capone)
- faster cars - run away from police & started racing
Summary
The economy was booming during this time. Everyone had a job and was paid really well. People spent money. Stock market was a boom as well.
Advancement in communication with Radio and TV allowed Jazz to be big.
The culture for entertainment changed as they started watching films and athletes.
Women's rights changed. They were allowed to voted and choose when to start a family. They came up with prohibition.
Advancement in communication with Radio and TV allowed Jazz to be big.
The culture for entertainment changed as they started watching films and athletes.
Women's rights changed. They were allowed to voted and choose when to start a family. They came up with prohibition.