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1. Chapter 11The 1920’s

   Harmon
2. Objectives Explain the impact of Henry Ford and the automobile Explain the impact of the 1920s on our lives today Explain the impact of the Harlem Renaissance
3. After WWI America began to grow very rapidly We were making goods better and faster than EVER BEFORE. The lives of Americans were changing each and every day
4. Henry Ford The automobile (car) industry led the way for America Henry Ford changed how fast we made products, how much money we made, working conditions, and daily Life Mass Production – making lots of goods very quickly and cheaply.
5. The Model T Henry Ford – 1908 The first Model T sold for $850 Ford opened his car plant in Detroit
6. Ford Wanted Perfection…… Hired scientists to improve mass production Wanted to reduce time, work, effort, and cost. Started using assembly lines The first Model T took 12 hours to make – after assembly lines…. 90 minutes The assembly line let ford sell cars for cheaper
7. Model T 1916 - $350 1927 - $290 Only available in black Was the first car that every day people could afford. Ford cared about all the people not just the wealthy
8. Effects- cars helped other businesses Oil Industry – started making a lot more money Gas Stations became a permanent part of America Hundreds of Highways and roadways were built Route 66 was one of the first highways
9. Ford raised pay from $2.35 to $5 a day for his workers Reduced the work day from 9 to 8 hours 1926 – first business owner to give workers Saturday and Sunday off – now had weekends Ford helped shape the modern work world
10. We needed more oil…. Oil was discovered in California, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
11. California Sacramento
12. Texas Austin Famous Cities – Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth
13. New Mexico Albuquerque
14. Oklahoma Oklahoma City
15. Consumer Revolution New and affordable good became available to people Electricity was more available then ever Washing Machines Vaccuums Irons Radios Refrigerators
16. The Credit Card Started in the 1920s Installment Buying – small payments every month instead of paying it all at once.
17. Everyone was moving towards the city New York – 1910:4,766,883 – 1920: 5,620,048 – 1930: 6,930,446 Cities were growing out and up – taking up more and more land The Empire State Building was finished in 1931 In New York Showed the growing power of the United States
18. For the first time in the history of America, more people lived in the cities then on farms in the 1920s. This created trouble and conflict Farm life – more traditional religion, science and culture – don’t’ like change City life – More Modern - Open to change and new ideas on religion
19. Education Farmers – The three r’s – reading, writing, arithmetic Education was not important to farmers – children had to stay and help on the farm More about muscle for success City life – formal education became important More about mental for success
20. Tennessee Nashville
21. A person who leaves their country to come to ours….. An immigrant – too many were coming over to America 1924: National Origins Act – Law set quotas on numbers of immigrants from each country Quota – a certain number then it is done/over
22. The Klan rises again…. African Americans and immigrants were getting jobs – taking jobs from white men now The Ku Klux Klan was formed once again – they targeted African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and Immigrants. 4 to 5 million members in 1915 Even had women branches Big in Indiana
23. Americans fought against the Klan The Klan did not last They never completely disappear, but their numbers are low and they are not important anymore
24. 1920s – first decade of the modern era On farms, everyone works sun up to sun down This is not true in the city…….. Had more Leisure Time Worked less hours Made more money Worked 5 days a week – not 7
25. Eighteenth Amendment 1919 Prohibition CAN NOT drink, buy, or make alcohol anywhere in the United States Believed it improved people, strengthened families, and created a better society.
26. Do people always follow the rules? Bootleggers – sold illegal alcohol Cops would look the other way Al Capone Chicago gang leader Most famous criminal of Prohibition era Sold drugs, robbed banks, and committed murders
27. Motion Pictures 1920s – 60-100 million Americans went to the movies each week. Movies were a cheaper way to be entertained Charlie Chaplin - Most popular silent film star 1927 – The first movie with SOUND – The Jazz Singer
28. RADIO People all over the USA listened to the same songs, learned the same dances, and shared the same popular culture Could be educated, listen to the news, sports, and weather Brought distant events to homes all over the United States.
29. Sports Played a big role in the 1920’s WWI ended – the people needed new heroes Athletes were now the heroes Athletes gave people hope that we could still do great things
30. Babe Ruth Most famous athlete of the 1920’s Brought baseball back to fame after scandals over betting and gambling Ruth was a big hitter and pitcher A fan favorite Set records for most home runs in a career and most home runs in a season Nicknames: Great Bambino – Sultan of Swat
31. Women of the 1920s Started to stand up for themselves Wore Dresses Wore Makeup Danced in public Thought they had same political and social rights The NEW WOMAN – started fighting for more and more rights
32. The Charleston The fad dance of the 1920s.
33. Women become governors Nellie Taylee Ross – Wyoming Cheyenne Miriam Ferguson of Texas
34. Family Life Women tended to live longer Women married later Women had less children All because they wanted to work, go to school, and do more then just work around the house.
35. Art and Literature Literature – English and Writing WWI changed the way writers and artists viewed the world. WWI inspired Writers and artists.
36. Modernism and Freud Modernism – pessimistic and skeptical worldview – very NEGATIVE Sigmund Freud – behavior comes from the unconscious
37. American Writers of the 1920s are called the Lost Generation. They searched for new ideas and truths F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby American dream ends in a nightmare New and unique – not everything ends in happiness Ernest Hemingway Wrote about WWI
38. 1920’s – The _______________________ Age JAZZ Music mainly used by African Americans Showed how African Americans lived Sang about life Brought people and cultures together Combination of Blues and ragtime. Blues – the hard times Jazz – the happy times Began in New Orleans
39. Harlem Renaissance Harlem – New York A time period of expression African Americans expressed questions about race in America Novelists, poets, and artists celebrated black culture and race
40. The New African American African Americans would no longer sit silently and be treated poorly Would not stand for discrimination
41. Langston Hughes The most powerful African American voice during the Harlem Renaissance Celebrated African Americans Wrote over 50 books and poems Captured the every day life of African Americans
42. The Harlem Renaissance gave a voice to African Americans It changed the way whites looked at African Americans The 1920s were a huge time for American growth, development, and change. We would not be where we are today as a country without the 1920s.