Chapter 7, Lesson 2The Roaring Twenties

Mr. Julian’s 5th Grade Class

Essential Question

•How did the American culture change in the 1920’s?

Places

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Harlem, New York

People

• Duke Ellington

• Louis Armstrong

• Bessie Smith

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Langston Hughes

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Jacob Larwrence

People

• Charles Lindbergh

• Amelia Earhart

• Georgia O’Keeffe

Vocabulary

• Prohibition

• Eighteenth Amendment

• Twenty–first Amendment

• Jazz

• Harlem Renaissance

Prohibition

• The 1920’s brought many changes to the U.S., one big change was prohibition.

• The Eighteenth Amendment made the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal.

• Many Americans supported Prohibition.• Some areas improved from this law.

Prohibition

• However, some criminals, known as bootleggers, brought alcohol from other countries to sell in the U.S.

• Police had a little success stopping bootleggers.

• Because many Americans continued to drink, the Twenty-first Amendment was adopted, ending prohibition.

The Jazz Age• Jazz was the most popular music of the

1920’s.

• Jazz has it’s roots in traditional African American music and began in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Some of the more famous musicians are band leader Duke Ellington and trumpeter Louis Armstrong, aka Satchmo.

The Jazz Age

• Louis Armstrong made many recordings with singer Bessie Smith, the most famous being “St.Louis Blues.”

• Jazz led to new dances like the Charleston, Lindy Hop or the Jitter Bug.

• The dances followed at type of music called Swing which is a faster style of Jazz.

Changing Culture

• Jazz was such an important part of the 1920’s that writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, writer of the book “The Great Gatsby,” nicknamed the 20’s as “The Jazz Age.”

• Composer George Gershwin wrote some of the most popular music, such as “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris.”

Changing Culture

• George Gershwin and his brother Ira, wrote the music for the play “Porgy and Bess” which tells the story of an African American community.

• Composer Aaron Copland used traditional folk music to inspirer one of his best know works “Appalachian Spring.”

Changing Culture

• Dancers also changed the culture.

• Martha Graham developed a new dance style known as modern dance.

• Isadora Duncan was another leader in modern dance where she dances barefoot and wearing free-flowing costumes.

The Harlem Renaissance• Harlem, New York is an African American

neighborhood in New York City.

• Many painters, writers, and musicians came to Harlem to share ideas.

• This period is called the Harlem Renaissance.

• Writer, Langston Hughes wrote poems, books, and plays about the lives of African Americans.

The Harlem Renaissance

• Zora Neale Hurston wrote about the lives of African American women in novels such as “ Their Eyes Were Watching God.”

• Painter Jacob Lawrence created many paintings that showed African American life and history.

Athletes and Pilots

• The 1920’s made sports very popular as well.

• Sports fans listened to the radio to hear their favorite teams play baseball and other sports.

• Babe Ruth was one of the most famous baseball players of the time.

Athletes and Pilots

• Radio and newspapers captured historic events.

• Pilots were making daring flights.• In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the

first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.

• “Lucky Lindy” became world famous from his flight.

Athletes and Pilots

• Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Later she became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

Women at Work• Life changed for many women once they

got the right to vote.

• The economy was very good in the U.S. during the 1920’s opening many jobs for women.

• Many women moved from factory jobs to office jobs.

• Painter Georgia O’Keeffe became famous for her colorful scenes of nature.

Timeline

• 1919 - The Eighteenth Amendment began Prohibition.

• 1925 - “The Great Gatsby” by F.Scott Fitzgerald is published.

• 1927 - Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Writing Response

• In two or more paragraphs, explain how the American culture changed during the 1920’s.