The 1920s

A Decade of…

• Life • Promise• Prosperity• Enthusiasm• Exuberance• People on the move!

Especially women!

…a decade on the move!

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Descriptions of the AgeHerbert Hoover

• In 1929 he promised the American public two very interesting things.

“a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”

“a final triumph over poverty”

• Ironically 1 year later the stock market crashed and he would soon regret these promises.

Fads & Entertainment

Fads of 1920’s

Dance MarathonsThese took place for many

reasons:1. People loved to dance2. Cash prizes3. Publicity

The longest dance marathon lasted 22 weeks, 3.5 days!

Fads of 1920’s

PEZPEZ gets it’s name from

the German word phefferminz meaning

peppermint.

Originally PEZ was a breath mint for adult

smokers.

Fads of 1920’s

Flappers

A new woman was born. She drank,

smoked, danced and voted.

Everyday Fashion

• The 1920’s completely changed the fashion world.

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Everyday Fashion

• Men’s fashion didn’t change much.

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Formal Fashion

• Women’s skirts rose to their knees, and their hair was cut short into a boyish bob.

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Formal Fashion

• Pin striped suits came into fashion for the daring man.

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Fashion Fun

• “Fedoras were a major fashion statement of the dashing man”

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Fashion Fun

• Braziers were worn to bind the breasts giving women a boyish look

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Entertainment

• Radio- The first radio broadcast was in November of 1920. Radio became very popular. Comedy shows, news, live events, variety shows, drama, and opera were all listened to on the radio.

Entertainment

• 1st Miss America Contest was held on September 8, 1921

• JAZZ- the king of jazz, Louis Armstrong became popular

• Start of Sound Movies- the 1st sound movie was The Jazz Singer. It was made in 1929

Entertainment

• Mickey Mouse-became everyone’s favorite cartoon character in Steamboat Willie                    

Culture

A Painting of the 1920’s

Picasso

The Three Dancers-1925

•This is Picasso’s most celebrated Surrealist painting.

•The violence portrayed in the painting is thought to be linked to the deterioration of his marriage.

Authors of the 1920’s

• Emily Post her book Emily Post’s Etiquette was #1 on the best sellers list

• Langston Hughes wrote his first book of poetry, The Weary Blues

• F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel, The Great Gatsby was published on April 10th 1925.

Authors of the 1920’s

• Ernest Hemmingway’s first novel, Farewell to Arms was published

• A.A. Milne’s books, Now We Are Six, Winnie-the-Pooh, and The House at Pooh Corner all were a phenomenal success

Science

Mass Communication Advances

• In 1921-the amplifier, microphone and loudspeaker were combined to create the first public address system.

First Radio Broadcasts

• Nation’s 1st radio station KDKA Pittsburgh (1920)

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Electronic TV System Invented

• Philo Farnsworth "There's nothing on it worthwhile, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet." - Philo Farnsworth's feelings about watching television

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Insulin Discovered

• Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas. It was isolated in 1921-22.

• Dr. Fredrick Banting

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Penicillin Discovered

• “Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and widely used antibiotic agents “

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Science on Trial

• April 24, 1925• John T. Scopes is

arrested for giving a classroom lecture on Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution

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Innovation of the 1920s

• Inventions that greatly impact our lives today had their roots in the 1920s:– Earnest

Alexanderson - Television Transmission

– Robert Goddard - The Rocket

– Clarence Birdseye - Frozen Food

Broadcast Live!• Alexanderson

developed the scanning disk and high-frequency neon lamps to successfully accomplish television transmission

• In 1927, the Bell System sent live images of Herbert Hoover from Washington, D.C. to New York City

• First demonstration of television transmission

Blast Off!

• Robert Goddard developed the theory of rocket propulsion

• During WWI, he pioneered different solid-fuel type rockets for defense purposes

What’s for Dinner?

• Clarence Birdseye studied in the Artic and learned from the Indians the use of ice to preserve food

• Upon return to U.S., Birdseye started food packing company

Business

Technology

• 1927• Ford introduces the

Model A

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Machines

• The 1920s was a period of steady growth and expansion due to the following factors:– Machines– Factories– Standardization of

mass production

Important Businesses of the Time

• The 1920s was a period of steady growth and expansion due to the following factors:– Machines– Factories– Standardization of

mass production

Culture of Consumerism

• Many new appliances, such as washing machines and toasters, became more available and women became America’s greatest consumers

• Automobile factories increased production from 2 million to 5.5 in the 1920s

Politics

Rise of the Nazi Party

• November 8, 1922• Adolf Hitler and 600

storm troopers disrupt a political rally in a Munich beer garden

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Politics

• 1929• Joseph Stalin

becomes the dictator of the Soviet Union

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Political Leaders

• Warren G. Harding 29th US President

1921-1923• Notable Events: -1921- Peace

between Germany and Austria declared

-1922- Beginning of the Teapot Dome Scandal, a dispute over oil reserves

Political Leaders• Calvin Coolidge 30th US President 1923-1929

President Coolidge was a man of few words. He was famous for saying so little that at a White House dinner guest made a bet that she could get the president to say more than 2 words. He responded with, you lose.

Calvin Coolidge’s Inaugural Address

“Parchment will fail, the sword will fail,

it is only the spiritual nature of man

that can be triumphant.”

• March 4, 1925• First inaugural

address delivered by radio

• Stressing need for representative government

                                                        

Political Leaders• Herbert Hoover 31st US President 1929-1932

Wall Street’s Stock Market Crash of 1929 marked the beginning of a decade of Great Depression. Hoover refused to allow government to issue direct aid. The cardboard shacks being thrown up in America’s large cities soon became known as “Hoovervilles”.

A Decade on the

Move…

…into the Third Wave

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From the Model A to Ford unveiling a hybrid

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From radio and television to communicating via satellite