The Roaring 20’s

Links to help:

• http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photo-gallery/crash/

• http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_roaring.htm

The population of the US was 106,521,537 people. In the year 2000 it was 281,421,906 people.

The average yearly income was $1,236. In the year 2000 it was $28,272.

The price of a gallon of milk was $.58. Today it is $2.25.

Men lived about 54 years. Women lived about 55 years. Today men live about 74 years, and women live about 79 years

A public school teacher earned about $729 a year. Today the average salary for a teacher is $42,898.

It took 13 days to reach California from New York driving on 2 lane roads. Today it takes 4 hours by plane.

Interesting Statistics

Improved Transportation

1) Automobiles: Chevy vs. Ford

2) Airplanes: created by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903

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Charles Lindbergh

Wright Brothers

Other well-known inventions of the decade included band-aids, kleenex, and zippers.

New food products introduced during the 1920's included Welch's Grape Jelly, Wrigley's chewing gum, and the Eskimo ice cream pie.

For Children Only

Favorite children's books were "Winnie the Pooh," "Bambi," "Dr. Doolittle," and "The Velveteen Rabbit."

Favorite toys included the new baby doll that said, "mama," paper dolls, and teddy bears for the girls. Boys played with metal trucks, Tinker toys, and Erector sets.

Popular children's games were marbles, jump rope, roller skating, and Statues.

Increasing Consumerism: more people started buying

things.

Why?1. Department Stores Developed

2. Advertising: Ads appealed to people’s needs, frustrations, and

anxieties.

3. Installment Plans: could buy goods on credit; first, pay a small amount, then pay monthly.

Harlem Renaissance

• Jazz: combo of rhythmic Af. drumbeats, European instruments, & gospel music; blended together in improvisational jam sessions by talented musicians.

Prohibition

• Outlawing of alcohol sales and drinking.

• Many cut down; others increased

• Began smuggling alcohol– Al “Scarface” Capone

Organized Sports

Baseball: Babe Ruth

Football: Harold “Red” Grange

Boxing: Jack Dempsey

Golf: Bobby JonesTennis: William Tilden

Swimming: GertrudeEderle

Women

• Took over men’s job in WWI

• 19th Amendment: women can vote

• Flappers: wore shorter, revealing dresses; short hair; heavy make-up; smoked; danced.

Hollywood

Charlie Chaplin

Steamboat Willie

1st Talkie: The Jazz Singer

•Radios: live broadcasts•Movies: silent films were replaced by “talkies”