chapter 23 jazz age. section 1 boom times objectives evaluate how the economic boom affected...

CHAPTER 23CHAPTER 23

JAZZ AGEJAZZ AGE

Section 1Section 1

Boom TimesBoom Times

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Evaluate how the economic boom affected Evaluate how the economic boom affected consumers and American businessesconsumers and American businesses

Examine how the assembly line spurred Examine how the assembly line spurred the growth of the automobile industrythe growth of the automobile industry

Explain how widespread automobile use Explain how widespread automobile use affected the daily lives of many Americansaffected the daily lives of many Americans

Discuss how American industries Discuss how American industries encouraged changes in consumer encouraged changes in consumer practicespractices

ECONOMIC BOOM FOR ECONOMIC BOOM FOR CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSESCONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES

Economic prosperity – led to wage Economic prosperity – led to wage increases for workersincreases for workers

Workers – increased their purchasing Workers – increased their purchasing power – created a market for new power – created a market for new productsproducts

More electrical appliancesMore electrical appliances

ASSEMBLY LINE AND THE ASSEMBLY LINE AND THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRYAUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

Assembly line cut production time Assembly line cut production time and costsand costs

Manufacturers were able to reduce Manufacturers were able to reduce car prices – this allowed greater car prices – this allowed greater numbers of consumers to buy carsnumbers of consumers to buy cars

FORD CHANGED WORKING FORD CHANGED WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE 1920’SCONDITIONS IN THE 1920’S

Developed the assembly lineDeveloped the assembly line

Shortened the work dayShortened the work day

Increased wagesIncreased wages

AUTOMOBILE’S AFFECTS ON AUTOMOBILE’S AFFECTS ON DAILY LIFE THE AMERICANSDAILY LIFE THE AMERICANS

Linked rural areas to urban areasLinked rural areas to urban areas

Contributed to the growth of suburbsContributed to the growth of suburbs

Replaced horse-drawn vehiclesReplaced horse-drawn vehicles

Reduced the use of the trains/trolley carsReduced the use of the trains/trolley cars

New social opportunities for teenagersNew social opportunities for teenagers

Horse-drawn vehicle was replaced

Henry Ford’s Model T

CHANGES IN CONSUMER CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRACTICESPRACTICES

Installment buying – making monthly Installment buying – making monthly paymentspayments

Advertising – magazines, Advertising – magazines, newspapers, billboards, and radionewspapers, billboards, and radio

Retail chain stores – A & P Grocery Retail chain stores – A & P Grocery chain storechain store

SECTION 2SECTION 2

Life in the 1920’sLife in the 1920’s

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Analyze the impact prohibition had on Analyze the impact prohibition had on crimecrime

Describe the characteristics of the Describe the characteristics of the new youth culturenew youth culture

Explain how new forms of popular Explain how new forms of popular entertainment created a mass cultureentertainment created a mass culture

Examine what the Scopes trial and Examine what the Scopes trial and the religious movement of the 1920’d the religious movement of the 1920’d revealed about American societyrevealed about American society

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEIMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIME

Passage of the 18Passage of the 18thth Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919 Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919 Volstead Act (enforced the 18Volstead Act (enforced the 18thth Amendment) Amendment) Speakeasies (bars)Speakeasies (bars) Bootleggers (alcohol smuggled in from Canada, Bootleggers (alcohol smuggled in from Canada,

Mexico, West Indies)Mexico, West Indies) Al Capone (Chicago mobster)Al Capone (Chicago mobster) Eliot Ness (Prohibition Bureau special agent)Eliot Ness (Prohibition Bureau special agent) Untouchables (Ness and his detectives)Untouchables (Ness and his detectives) 2121stst Amendment (Repealed Prohibition in 1933) Amendment (Repealed Prohibition in 1933)

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEON CRIME

Passage of the 18Passage of the 18thth Amendment Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919(Prohibition) in 1919

Prohibition from 1919 to 1933

(18th Amendment)

Prohibition from 1919 to 1933

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIME ON CRIME

Volstead Act (enforced the 18Volstead Act (enforced the 18thth Amendment)Amendment)

Volstead Act Enforced Prohibition

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEON CRIME

Speakeasies (bars)Speakeasies (bars)

Speakeasy was an illegal bar during Prohibition

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEON CRIME

Bootleggers (alcohol smuggled in Bootleggers (alcohol smuggled in from Canada, Mexico, West Indies)from Canada, Mexico, West Indies)

Bootleggers and their equipment to make

moonshine

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEON CRIME

Al Capone (Chicago mobster)Al Capone (Chicago mobster)

Gangster “Scarface” Al Capone

St. Valentine’s Day St. Valentine’s Day MassacreMassacre

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEON CRIME

Eliot Ness (Prohibition Bureau special Eliot Ness (Prohibition Bureau special agent)agent)

Eliot Ness Prohibition Bureau Special Agent

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEON CRIME

Untouchables (Ness and his Untouchables (Ness and his detectives)detectives)

The Untouchables (Ness and his detectives)

IMPACT OF PROHIBITION IMPACT OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMEON CRIME

2121stst Amendment (Repealed Amendment (Repealed Prohibition in 1933)Prohibition in 1933)

CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW YOUTHOF THE NEW YOUTH

Women seeking social and economic Women seeking social and economic independenceindependence

Participated in sportsParticipated in sports Held jobsHeld jobs College life’s fashionsCollege life’s fashions Leisure activities in collegeLeisure activities in college

CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW YOUTHOF THE NEW YOUTH

Dress of the females changedDress of the females changed

(wore shorter skirts and silk nylons)(wore shorter skirts and silk nylons)

Wore bobbed hair Wore bobbed hair

Bobbed hair in the 1920’s

CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW YOUTHOF THE NEW YOUTH

Flappers were women that did not Flappers were women that did not conform to societyconform to society

(had bobbed hair, drove cars, smoked (had bobbed hair, drove cars, smoked in public, and participated in sports)in public, and participated in sports)

CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW YOUTHOF THE NEW YOUTH

New jobs for the womenNew jobs for the women

(ran telegraph lines, stenographers, (ran telegraph lines, stenographers, flew airplanes, hauled freight in flew airplanes, hauled freight in trucks, nurses, teachers, etc)trucks, nurses, teachers, etc)

CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW YOUTHOF THE NEW YOUTH

Collegiate look for the youth was Collegiate look for the youth was baggy flannel shirts and sport jacketsbaggy flannel shirts and sport jackets

CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW YOUTHOF THE NEW YOUTH

Leisure activitiesLeisure activities

(dance marathons, beauty contests, (dance marathons, beauty contests, and flagpole sitters)and flagpole sitters)

Women in Sports

College Life in the 1920’s

NEW FORMS OF POPULAR NEW FORMS OF POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENT

Radio – KDKA in Pittsburgh/WWJ in DetroitRadio – KDKA in Pittsburgh/WWJ in Detroit

NBC (National Broadcasting Company)NBC (National Broadcasting Company)

Radio – KDKA at Pittsburgh in 1920

MOVIESMOVIES

Silent films ended in 1927Silent films ended in 1927

First “talkie” film – Jazz singerFirst “talkie” film – Jazz singer

Movie TheatreMovie Theatre

FOOTBALLFOOTBALL

Red Grange – FootballRed Grange – Footballfor the Chicago Bearsfor the Chicago Bears

““Shoeless” Joe JacksonShoeless” Joe JacksonBaseball – Chicago White SoxBaseball – Chicago White Sox

World Series ScandalWorld Series Scandal

Babe Ruth – New York Yankees

“Sultan of Swat”

Lou Gehrig - New York YankeesLou Gehrig - New York YankeesALS diseaseALS disease

Ty Cobb – Baseball Ty Cobb – Baseball Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers

Jim Thorpe – OlympianJim Thorpe – OlympianProfessional BB and FB starProfessional BB and FB star

CHARLES LINDBERGHCHARLES LINDBERGH

MinnesotanMinnesotan

1927 he flew the Spirit of St. Louis 1927 he flew the Spirit of St. Louis from from

NY to Paris ($25,000 prize)NY to Paris ($25,000 prize)

33.5 hours33.5 hours

Charles Lindbergh and sonCharles Lindbergh and son

Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart

Flew across the Atlantic in 1928Flew across the Atlantic in 1928

First female to fly across the First female to fly across the Atlantic in 1928Atlantic in 1928

Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart

1937 she attempted to fly a 1937 she attempted to fly a plane around the world.plane around the world.

The plane went down some 35-The plane went down some 35-100 miles off the coast of 100 miles off the coast of Howland Island (SW of Hawaii)Howland Island (SW of Hawaii)

Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart

SCOPES TRIAL/RELIGIOUS SCOPES TRIAL/RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

John Scopes – teacherJohn Scopes – teacher Creation vs. EvolutionCreation vs. Evolution Charles Darwin’s theory of evolutionCharles Darwin’s theory of evolution Guilty - fined $100Guilty - fined $100

Deep division between traditional Deep division between traditional religious values and new values religious values and new values based on scientific ways of thoughtbased on scientific ways of thought

John Scopes

SECTION 3SECTION 3

A Creative EraA Creative Era

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Explain how the jazz and blues Explain how the jazz and blues became popular nationwide.became popular nationwide.

Describe how the writers of the Lost Describe how the writers of the Lost Generation portrayed American life.Generation portrayed American life.

JAZZ AND BLUESJAZZ AND BLUES

Originated in the south by African Originated in the south by African AmericansAmericans

Popular nationwide as musicians Popular nationwide as musicians moved to the northmoved to the north

White musicians begin to play this White musicians begin to play this musicmusic

Jazz Clubs open throughout the U.S.Jazz Clubs open throughout the U.S. Big Bands popularized jazz as dance Big Bands popularized jazz as dance

musicmusic

WRITERS OF THE LOST WRITERS OF THE LOST GENERATION WW I VETERANSGENERATION WW I VETERANS

Ernest Hemingway – showed the Ernest Hemingway – showed the devastation and uselessness of wardevastation and uselessness of war

WRITERS OF THE LOST WRITERS OF THE LOST GENERATION WW I VETERANSGENERATION WW I VETERANS

F. Scott Fitzgerald – revealed about F. Scott Fitzgerald – revealed about the wealthy college students bored the wealthy college students bored by fast livingby fast living

WRITERS OF THE LOST GENERATION – WRITERS OF THE LOST GENERATION – WW I VETERANSWW I VETERANS

Sinclair Lewis – discussed the Sinclair Lewis – discussed the emptiness and conformity of middle-emptiness and conformity of middle-class lifeclass life

Ernest Hemingway

Key West Home

Hemmingway’s Hemmingway’s Book about WWIBook about WWI

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Rags to riches storyRags to riches storysuspected of illegal bootleggingsuspected of illegal bootlegging

Sinclair Lewis

Satire on American cultureSatire on American culture