Transcript Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s – Part I

Chapter 13: Roaring Life
of the 1920s – Part I
Rural and Urban Differences
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In 1920, more
Americans lived in
large towns and cities
than small towns and
farms
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Urbanization
increased
Urban values began to
dominate
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Many people found it
hard to adjust to city
life
Prohibition
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Prohibition is the ban on
alcoholic beverages
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Most support came from
religious, rural Protestants
Speakeasies opened up
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18th Amendment
Took effect in 1920
Hidden saloons and nightclubs
serving alcohol illegally
People also bought liquor
from bootleggers
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Smugglers who brought it in
from Canada and the Caribbean
Prohibition
Prohibition Video Clip
Chapter 13: Roaring Life of
the 1920s – Part II
Science vs. Religion
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During the 1920s, the
nation saw the rise of
Christian
Fundamentalism
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Said everything in Bible
was literally true
Fundamentalists
rejected science
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Also rejected Darwin’s
theory of evolution
Scopes Trial – 3 mins
The 20’s Woman
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Many women demanded same
freedom as men
New urban culture also
influenced women
The flapper was a “free”
young woman
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Held new social attitudes
Wore make-up, short skirts,
short hair, more jewelry
Jobs were mostly in teaching,
nursing, social work,
secretaries
Education & Popular Culture
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Charles Lindbergh
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Georgia O’Keeffe
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First person to fly solo
across the Atlantic
Ocean
Famous painter
Sinclair Lewis
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
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Authors
Chapter 13: Roaring Life of the
1920s – Part III
Early African American Civil
Rights
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Between 1910 –
1920, many African
Americans moved
from the South to
the North
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Called the Great
Migration
Racial tensions
increased in
Northern cities
Races riots occurred
Great Migration
NAACP and Marcus Garvey
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NAACP worked to end
violence against
African Americans
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Anti-lynching laws
passed
Marcus Garvey
voiced a message of
black pride
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Thought African
Americans should build
a separate society
Began a “return to
Africa” movement
The Harlem Renaissance
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Harlem
Renaissance was a
literary and artistic
movement,
celebrating AfricanAmerican culture
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Began in Harlem, NY
Took pride in black
culture
Wrote about problems
of being black in white
culture
Harlem Renaissance I
Important Harlem Renaissance
Figures
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Langston Hughes
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Zora Neale Hurston
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Female writer
Louis Armstrong
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Writer and poet
Jazz trumpet player
“Duke” Ellington
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Jazz piano player
Harlem Renaissance II