1 / 28

Bellwork 11/10/09

Bellwork 11/10/09. 3-2-1 activity. Assignment. Fold a piece of paper in four squares with following titles (boom cycle, effects of the car industry, electric appliances, and reasons for the post war recession). Include the following in each square. 2 facts, summary, and a picture.

reeves
Télécharger la présentation

Bellwork 11/10/09

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Bellwork 11/10/09 • 3-2-1 activity

  2. Assignment • Fold a piece of paper in four squares with following titles (boom cycle, effects of the car industry, electric appliances, and reasons for the post war recession). • Include the following in each square. • 2 facts, summary, and a picture.

  3. Day 1 objective • Identify and explain the reasons why the America economy prospered during the 1920’s.

  4. Recession-Economic downturn. Millions of Soldiers returned to a labor force and had to compete for jobs. There was no need for wartime goods. Many Americans lost jobs. Prices rose and many businesses went bankrupt. Recession

  5. Objective: To analyze the effect the car had on U.S. society. 1927 Ford Model T

  6. A Booming Economy: The 1920’s Income increases People purchase more goods “Boom Cycle” Companies expand and hire more people Companies earn higher profits

  7. · Henry Ford used assembly lines to produce cars.

  8. · The efficiency of the assembly line helped to decrease car prices. Ex.) Model-T 1909 - $850 1916 - $360 1924 - $290

  9. Effects of the Car Industry rubber steel oil The following industries grew as a result of the booming car industry: glass construction (roads and bridges) housing (as the suburbs grew) paint

  10. * Employment and standards of living increased. * As World War I ended, technology focused on consumer goods. Ex) radios, washing machines, telephones, and cars * Increased wages caused an increase in buying power. 1925 RCA Radiola Super VIII

  11. Bellwork • List and explain 3 reasons why America experienced an economic boom in the 1920s. • Use complete sentences.

  12. Day 2 objective • Describe how the culture of the 1920s changed and list the factors that led to this change.

  13. Changes in culture • Women • Prohibition • Migration North • Celebrities

  14. Women • Flappers • Women’s suffrage and the 19th amendment. • Women were receiving educations.

  15. Prohibition • Alcohol was illegal from 1920-1933. • 18th amendment • Why did banning alcohol lead to the following problems? • Speakeasy • Bootlegging/rum running • Crime • City corruption

  16. Migration • African Americans continued to move from the North to the South. • Lack of education • Lack of housing • Lack of jobs • Lynching • Immigrants from Mexico to fill low pay jobs. • Most worked farms in California and ranches in Texas. • migrants to cities developed BARRIOS – Spanish speaking neighborhoods.

  17. Newspapers • Tabloids – more on entertainment, fashion, sports and sensational stories. • The New York DAILY MIRROR • “90% entertainment, 10% information – and the information without boring you.” • This led to the growth of celebrities.

  18. Movies • Until 1927 movies were silent. • The first sound film THE JAZZ SINGER – Movies were a big in the 1920’s. People would go during the leisure time.

  19. Celebrities • Movie celebrities • Greta Garbo • Charlie Chaplin • Harold Lloyd

  20. Sports • Jack Dempsey • Heavyweight boxing champion • Jim Thorpe • World record track athletes • Babe Ruth • First big hitter in baseball • Gertrude Ederle • World record for swimming the English Channel

  21. Other celebrities • Charles Lindbergh • May 20, 1927: First man to fly non-stop New York to Paris • Amelia Earhart • 1932 – first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. • First to fly from Hawaii to California. • Disappeared over the Pacific.

  22. All Wet - Describes an erroneous idea or individual, as in, "he's all wet." Applesauce - an expletive; same as horsefeathers, As in "Ah applesauce!" Bee's Knees - An extraordinary person, thing, idea; the ultimate. Berries - That which is attractive or pleasing; similar to bee's knees, As in "It's the berries." Big Cheese - The most important or influential person; boss. Same as big shot. Blind Date - going out with someone you do not know Bluenose - An excessively puritanical person, a prude, Creator of "the Blue Nozzle Curse." Bump Off - To murder, To kill. Cake-Eater - A ladies' man, or someone who attends tea parties. Carry a Torch - To have a crush on someone. Cat's Meow - Something splendid or stylish; similar to bee's knees; The best or greatest, wonderful. Cat's Pajamas - Same as cat's meow. Cheaters - Eyeglasses. Crush - An infatuation. Darb - An excellent person or thing (as in "the Darb" - a person with money who can be relied on to pay the check). Dogs - feet. Drugstore Cowboy - a guy that hangs around on a street corner trying to pick up girls Dumb Dora - a stupid female. Fall Guy - Victim of a frame. Flapper - A stylish, brash, hedonistic young woman with short skirts and shorter hair. Flat Tire - A dull witted, insipid, disappointing date. Same as pill, pickle, drag, rag, oilcan. Frame - To give false evidence, to set up someone. Gams - A woman's legs. Giggle Water - An intoxicating beverage; alcohol. Gin Mill - An establishment where hard liquor is sold; bar. Hard Boiled - a tough, strong guy. Heebie-Jeebies - The jitters. High-Hat - To snub. Hooch - Bootleg liquor Hoofer - Dancer. Horsefeathers - an explative; same usage as applesauce. Hotsy-Totsy - Pleasing. Jake - OK, as in, "Everything is Jake." Jalopy - Old car. Joint - A club, usually selling alcohol. Keen - Attractive or appealing. Kisser - Mouth. Line - Insincere flattery. Lounge Lizard - a guy that is sexually active. Moll - A gangster's girl. Neck - Kissing with passion. Ossified - a drunk person. Pet - Same as neck, but more so. Pinch - To arrest. Pushover - A person easily convinced or seduced. Ritzy - Elegant (from the hotel). Scram - Ask someone to leave immediately. Sheba - A woman with sex appeal (from the move Queen of Sheba) or (e.g. Clara Bow). Sheik - A man with sex appeal (from the Valentino movies). Speakeasy - An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor. Spiffy - An elegant appearance. Struggle Buggy - the backseat of a car. A parent's worst nightmare. Stuck On - Having a crush on. Swanky - Ritzy. Swell - Wonderful. Also: a rich man. Take for a Ride - To drive off with someone in order to bump them off. Torpedo - A hired gun. Upchuck - To vomit when one has drunk too much. Whoopee - To have a good time. Slang writing

  23. Quick Quiz • Why did the economy boom during the 1920s? • What is prohibition? • How did life for women change during the 1920s? • Why was there a rise in the amount of celebrities during the 1920s? • Why did African Americans migrate to the North in the 1920s?

More Related