1920's Culture and 1920's Culture and EconomicsEconomics

Pro-BusinessPro-Business20’s Presidents – Harding, Coolidge 20’s Presidents – Harding, Coolidge

and Hooverand HooverPro-BusinessPro-BusinessRepublicanRepublicanKeep taxes down in order to allow Keep taxes down in order to allow businesses to expandbusinesses to expand

High tariffs on foreign goods to High tariffs on foreign goods to force Americans to buy Americanforce Americans to buy American

Major ChangesMajor ChangesAirplane use expanded – package Airplane use expanded – package

delivery -> Passenger flights delivery -> Passenger flights (Charles Lindbergh & Emilia Earhart)(Charles Lindbergh & Emilia Earhart)

Ford’s Model T = $290Ford’s Model T = $290New businesses – gas stations, New businesses – gas stations, motels, shopping centersmotels, shopping centers

Urban Sprawl – people living Urban Sprawl – people living further away from work (Suburbs)further away from work (Suburbs)

Lindbergh and EarhartLindbergh and Earhart

Model TModel T

New InventionsNew Inventions

Electricity in the HomeElectricity in the HomeWashing MachineWashing MachineVacuum CleanerVacuum CleanerSewing MachineSewing MachineRefrigeratorRefrigerator

Birth of the Advertisement Birth of the Advertisement IndustryIndustry

1920's Advertisement1920's Advertisement

FundamentalismFundamentalism

Movement created in the 19Movement created in the 19thth century but grew in the U.S. in century but grew in the U.S. in the 20’s (especially the South)the 20’s (especially the South)

Skeptical of ScienceSkeptical of ScienceAll important knowledge could be All important knowledge could be

found in the Biblefound in the BibleLiteral translation of the BibleLiteral translation of the Bible

Science v. ReligionScience v. ReligionMarch 1925 – Tennessee March 1925 – Tennessee

outlawed teaching of evolutionoutlawed teaching of evolutionJohn T. Scopes challenges law John T. Scopes challenges law

and is arrestedand is arrested““Monkey Trial” – Scopes Monkey Trial” – Scopes

defended by Clarence Darrow v. defended by Clarence Darrow v. Prosecutor William Jennings Prosecutor William Jennings BryanBryan

Scopes found guilty and finedScopes found guilty and fined

Darrow and BryanDarrow and Bryan

Scopes TrialScopes Trial

20's Women20's WomenFlapper – Free-thinking young Flapper – Free-thinking young woman who embraced the woman who embraced the fashions of the 1920’sfashions of the 1920’s

New Roles in workplace and New Roles in workplace and familyfamily

Double Standard – different set Double Standard – different set of principles for men and of principles for men and womenwomen

FlapperFlapper

Expansion of EducationExpansion of EducationPg. 446-447

Before 1920

During the 20’s

Enrollments

Types of Courses

Immigrants

Financing

Emergence of Pop CultureEmergence of Pop CultureRadio – Broadcast Radio – Broadcast nationwidenationwide

Jazz and Blues – 2 American Jazz and Blues – 2 American born forms of musicborn forms of music

Sports Stars are bornSports Stars are bornAmericans begin going to Americans begin going to the moviesthe movies

1920's Radios1920's Radios

4 Athletes

Sport

Accomplishment

20's Sports20's Sports

3 Artists

Field of Art

What made their artwork unique?

(One not in bold)

20's Music20's Music

4 Authors Titles (Leave blank)

American LiteratureAmerican LiteratureSinclair Lewis – 1Sinclair Lewis – 1stst American to American to

win Nobel Prize in Litwin Nobel Prize in LitF. Scott Fitzgerald – Theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald – Theme of

Youth and ProsperityYouth and ProsperityEdna St. Vincent Millay – 1Edna St. Vincent Millay – 1stst

Woman to win Pulitzer PrizeWoman to win Pulitzer PrizeErnest Hemingway – Ernest Hemingway –

characters that related to characters that related to audienceaudience

Lewis, Fitzgerald and HemingwayLewis, Fitzgerald and Hemingway

Future Problems?Future Problems?What were three potential economic What were three potential economic

problems developing during the problems developing during the 1920’s?1920’s?

Pg. 426-427Pg. 426-427

Future Problems?Future Problems?

Installment Plan – people buying Installment Plan – people buying products on creditproducts on credit

New Machinery makes farming New Machinery makes farming more efficient – lowers price of more efficient – lowers price of cropscrops

Growth of business increases Growth of business increases gap between workers and gap between workers and managersmanagers