Changes in Society

1. Changes in Society The Roaring 20’s (1919-1929) Chapter 25, Section 2

2. Essential Questions • Is “change” a good thing? • Should “youth” challenge the ways of the “past?”

3. 3 Ways “Youth” of the 1920’s Expressed Themselves • Youth (Under 25) of the 1920’s Rebelled Against Authority • Youth Rebelled Against the Values of the Past and of their Elders • Youth Expressed Themselves in Clothing, Songs, Dances, Fads and Attitudes

4. 2010 Youth??? • How do the Youth of 2010 Express Themselves? • What’s Different? • What’s the Same? • IDK!!! OMG!!! LOL!!! TTYL!!! TISUF!!!

5. The Hippies (1960’s)

6. Changes in Life for Youth During the 1920’s • Youth (Under 25) Stayed in School Longer (College) • School Became a Place for Socializing as well as Learning • Expressed New Freedoms Through Clothing, Songs, Dances, and Fads

7. Men’s Fashion of the 1920’s • Extra Wide Floppy Pants • Hair Slicked Down • “Gangsta” Like

10. Women’s Fashion in the 1920’s • Shorter Dresses • The “Bob” Haircut • More Skin/ Sleeveless

11. “The Charleston” • Upbeat Music • Wild/Flailing Movements • Any Volunteers?

14. Play the Charleston in Class! Any Volunteers?

15. Other Fads of the 1920’s

19. Anything Change in 2010?

22. Flappers • Symbol of a 1920’s Woman • Bobbed Haircut, Makeup, Dresses Right Below the Knees • Eager to Try Something New • Tried New Fashions, Behaviors, Dances and/or Fads

25. More Equality for Women • Drove Cars, Played Sports, Went to College, Got Jobs!!!

26. More Equality for Women • Economically -Worked in Business Offices, Retail Stores, Factories, Teachers, Nurses, Librarians, Social Workers, Bankers, Typists, Secretaries, Clerks, and Cashiers! • Socially – Marriage was Now Viewed as an Equal Partnership • Politically – 19th Amendment Gave Women Right to Vote!

27. Prohibition • 18th Amendment – Banned the Making, Sale & Consumption of Alcohol • Supporters Thought Banning Alcohol Would Promote Better Morality and Health • The Volstead Act – Law to Enforce the 18th Amendment!!!

28. The Volstead Act

31. Prohibition??? Really??? • Many Americans Disagreed with Prohibition! • Speakeasies Opened Up (Illegal Nightclubs that Sold Alcohol) • Bootleggers – People Who Transported and Sold Alcohol Illegally • Moonshiners – People Who Made Their Own Alcohol at Home

33. Speakeasies

36. Bootleggers

38. Moonshiners

39. Birth of Organized Crime • Organized Crime (The Mob) Started Because of Prohibition • Rival Criminal Gangs Fought Each Other For Control (Monopolies) of Bootlegging in Major Cities • Violence Broke Out!

40. Al Capone • Most Ruthless Crime Boss of the 1920’s (Chicago) • Fought to Gain Control of Over 10,000 Speakeasies in & Outside Chicago Area • Had a 700 Criminal Army Working For Him • What Did Al Capone Eventually Go to Jail For?

42. The Untouchables!!! • A MUST SEE MOVIE! • Show Opening Clip (Briefcase)

43. Prohibition Failed! • Prohibition Failed • 21st Amendment Repealed the 18th Amendment • Alcohol Was Back!

47. Roaring Twenties for African Americans • 1 Million+ African Americans Moved North During the Great Migration (WWI) to Work in Factories • Had Greater Expectations After WWI • Had Fought to “Make the World Safe for Democracy!”

50. Problems African Americans Faced During the “Roaring 20’s” • Still Faced Discrimination in Jobs and Housing • 25+ Race Riots in Northern Cities • 1.5 Million MORE African Americans Moved North During the 1920’s! • Racial Tensions Continued to Increase!