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Innovation and Prosperity in the Roaring 20s: A Transformational Era of Change

Explore the dynamic period of the Roaring 20s, marked by technological advancements, social shifts, and cultural revolutions. From Ford's revolutionary Model T to the rise of jazz and influential writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and TS Eliot, witness the rapid transformation of society during this era. Discover the impact of key developments such as the assembly line, the aviation breakthroughs of the Wright Brothers and Lindbergh, and the cultural movements led by figures like Langston Hughes and Marcus Garvey. Experience the economic boom, cultural upheaval, and artistic renaissance that defined the Roaring 20s.

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Innovation and Prosperity in the Roaring 20s: A Transformational Era of Change

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  1. Roaring 20s Chapter 32, Part 2

  2. Ford Changes Everything • 1910 69 car companies produce 180k cars • Taylor—The Father of Scientific Management • Model T- tin lizzy, affordable even by a Ford worker, $260 • Made 500k by 1914, 20 million by 1930 • The assembly line, control of workers

  3. Gasoline Age • Bigger than steel, thousands of new jobs • Rubber, glass, fabric, steel, service stations, garages • Petroleum business!! California, Texas, Oklahoma • Highways, greatly improved commerce • Less isolation • Helped criminals

  4. Americans owned more cars than bathtubs • You can’t go to town in a bathtub.

  5. Airplanes • Wright Bros. 12/17/03 • Lindbergh takes the Spirit of St Louis New York to Paris in 33+ hours ($25K)

  6. Radio • Italian Marconi, 1890 • KDKA broadcasts Harding election results • Amos and Andy, A&P Gypsies • Advertising, soap operas, serials

  7. First big silent film

  8. First talkie

  9. Changing Times • Margret Sanger tries to popularize contraceptives • ERA campaign by Alice Paul • Flapper styles • Jazz! WC Handy (St. Louis Blues), Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver

  10. Harlem • Langston Hughes with his common language poetry • Marcus Garvey, United Negro Improvement Association, resettlement

  11. Cultural Changes • New Yorker Edith Wharton • Willa Cather, life on the praries • HL Mencken, Bad Boy of Baltimore, anti establishment • F Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise a book for the times • Hemingway The Sun Also Rises, Farewell to Arms • Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis

  12. Writers/Artists • Ezra Pound’s poetry • TS Eliot, The Waste Land • Poet ee cummings • Playwright Eugene ONeill • Frank Lloyd Wright tries to create architecture from the site • 103 Story Empire State Building

  13. Bull Market • Investments hopping • Melon reduces taxes

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