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American AnthemModern American History
Chapter 10
The Roaring Twenties
1920-1929
Copyright © 2010, Mr. EllingtonRuben S. Ayala High School
Columbus statute in
Rhode Island
1. American Life ChangesA: New Roles for Women
B: Effects of Urbanization
C: Conflicts Over Values
D: Prohibition
2. The Harlem RenaissanceA: The Great Migration
Chapter 10: The Roaring Twenties, 1920-1929
A: The Great Migration
B: Life in Harlem
C: A Renaissance in Harlem
3. A New Popular Culture Is BornA: Mass Entertainment in the 1920s
B: An Era of Heroes
C: Arts of the 1920s
Columbus statute in
Rhode Island
Part 1: American Life Changes Section 1A: New Roles for Women
• In 1920 women received the right to vote
(19th amendment); however, most women
voted the same way as their husbands
• Many women worked in the 1920s, but
mostly in lower paying “women’s” jobs
such as teachers, nurses, or maids
• Flappers represented the desire of young
women for independence
Part 1: American Life ChangesSection 1B: Effects of Urbanization
• More Americans lived in cities than in rural areas by the 1920s and
less then 25% of Americans worked on farms
• Automobile use decreased rural isolationism from the big cities
• Industrialization and new laws led to increased schooling
1920s postcard of Los Angeles
Part 1: American Life ChangesSection 1C: Conflicts Over Values
• Changing values and fears brought on by urbanization led to a
conservative backlash and the rise of KKK as a political movement
• Uncertainty fueled the growth of fundamentalism which challenged
some of the teachings of modern science, especially evolution
• Scopes trial about the teaching of evolution in a public school
riveted the nation and demonstrated the cultural tensions of the era
Part 1: American Life ChangesSection 1D: Prohibition
• Prohibition (18th amendment) was passed in 1917 to help the WWI
war effort, promote family stability, and partly due to nativist feelings
• Prohibition lowered alcohol consumption but was poorly enforced
• Bootlegging led to the rise of organized crime (e.g. Al Capone, etc.)
Part 2: The Harlem RenaissanceSection 2A: The Great Migration
• Many blacks migrated out of the South in the early 1900s to escape
racial violence and find jobs in big cities
• Racial tensions and economic conditions led
to dozens of race riots
The burning of Will Brown's body, Omaha, 1919
Part 2: The Harlem RenaissanceSection 2B: Life in Harlem
• Harlem became the center of African-American culture (Harlem
Renaissance) in the 1920s as almost 200,000 blacks lived in NYC
• Marcus Garvey created UNIA and led a large, controversial “Back
to Africa” movement until he was jailed and deported for fraud
Part 2: The Harlem RenaissanceSection 2C: A Renaissance in Harlem
• African American art and culture flourished in Harlem in the 1920s
• Resistance was a common theme of writers like Langston Hughes
• Jazz and musicians such as
Louie Armstrong and Duke
Ellington became very popular
and drew large, white and drew large, white
audiences to their shows
Part 3: A New Popular Culture is BornSection 3A: Mass Entertainment in the 1920s
• Radio and movies helped create a more common American culture
• Radio stations and technical improvements made radios very popular
• By 1929, 100 million Americans went to see milestone movies such
as The Birth of a Nation, The Jazz Singer, and Steamboat Willie
Part 3: A New Popular Culture is BornSection 3B: An Era of Heroes
• The 1920s was an era with several groups of popular heroes
• Charlie Chaplin and Clara Bow were both famous film stars
• Lindbergh became a world hero after being the first to fly solo across
the Atlantic in 1927; Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic in 1928
• Many Americans enjoyed spectator sports such as baseball, golf,
football, tennis, and boxingfootball, tennis, and boxing
Part 3: A New Popular Culture is BornSection 3C: Arts of the 1920s
• Writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby criticized the
materialism and shallowness of 1920s culture
• Other literature expressed disillusionment after WWI (e.g. A Farewell
to Arms or celebrated business (e.g. The Man Nobody Knew)