Derek Nugent, Bethany Schillinger, Nicole Lange, Janesha Rush, and Ashley Molina
Table of Contents Our Economy – Bethany Schillinger The Outrageous Economic Boom – Ashley Molina The Crazy Dating – Ashley Molina Impact of New Celebrities – Ashley Molina Celebrities in the 1920s– Derek Nugent Film in the 1920s – Nicole Lange Post-war Isolationism – Nicole Lange Scope's Trial – Nicole Lange Impact of sports – Janesha Rush Jazz Music – Bethany Schillinger Advertisements Full of Lies – Bethany Schillinger Consumerism – Janesha Rush 18th Amendment – Janesha Rush Dawnes Plan – Derek Nugent Henry Ford Assembly Line – Derek Nugent Citations
Our Economy
The Outrageous Economic Boom Following WW1 America had come away being a very powerful and confident nation. America had been able to take over European overseas markets becoming the ultimate Industrial world leaders. With huge changes to Technology, Construction, Advertising, Entertainment and people’s Interests. America was experiencing a decade of a great business boom in almost every industry. This is referred to as the Economic boom of the 1920’s. The average household was beginning to be able to afford new products which were becoming much more affordable as increased popularity caused many products to be massed produced. Making the price of many new inventions/products more affordable for the general public. Advertising was used to promote vast ranges of consumer goods using new and original techniques such as catch phrases and the use of color which is being introduced. Construction is at its busiest in the 1920’s than ever before. With Industrial growth at an all-time high there was a huge demand for new factories, needed to produce the increase in new products. Hospitals began to be built as well as other public buildings like schools and cinemas. The 1920’s was ‘the age of the skyscraper
Since World War I unemployment rates have been high. Men came back from the army to find that their jobs had been filled by African Americans and women. Also, some of the businesses that had been making supplies for the war were forced to shut down. This left even more people unemployed, until the introduction of the assembly line. The assembly line was first put to use by Ford Motor Companies. Now cars, household appliances, and many other products are being created using an assembly line. Many more jobs have been created through the assembly line. People who didn’t have much experience can now find jobs in a business that runs through an assembly line. Since credit was introduced our national spending has sky-rocketed. People are starting to buy expensive products that they couldn’t afford before credit was introduced. People are piling up massive debts that they may never be able to repay. People are starting to borrow money from banks and invest that borrowed money in the stock market, hoping to make a profit.
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The Crazy Dating Dating has changed dramatically. Some women are starting to be called flappers. Their hair styles were short and hair was bobbed, they were drinking and went to the city to party. Men were also heading to the city because they knew the women for being “wild” since they were out drinking. After the war a huge impact made the dating world. It made it easier for younger women to date because they also were starting to get more freedom. For example we have cars. Were able to go and pick up our boyfriend/girlfriend. A vehicle was making it easier for everyone to get with one another because of transportation. Women are now becoming way more rebellious and doing whatever they please. Their going against the rules. Drinking, having sex. Some of these women aren’t even married. They’re out of high school.
Anthony, Ariana. "Lipstick, Booze, and the Origins of Slut-Shaming: Dating in the 1920s.“
Celebrities in the 1920s
Impact Of new Celebrities Famous people are the shining stars of a changing world of celebrity. With the rise of the mass media, the attraction of the silver screen, books, sports and Broadway shows. For some fame was byproduct of living life. The most famous people are the "IT" girls. At the same time, many men are becoming famous for their exploits around the globe. . . from sports to music, people were making names for themselves. From the baseball diamond to the science lab, men were becoming famous for their accomplishments. Sports are starting to become a huge attraction to people. Sports are gaining popularity. School teams were formed for students. Several sports, such as golf, that had previously been unavailable to the middle-class became open. Record-breaking athletes also attracted many new people to various physical activities.
Celebrities were a big thing at the start of the 1920s. Some of the most famous celebrities were Jack Dempsey-boxer, Bade Ruth-baseball and the king of New York, and Albert Einstein-famous scientist. Some famous movies stars were Charlie Chaplin, Clara Bow, Greta Garbo, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keation, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, and Rudolph Valentino. Charlie Chaplin was best known in the Little Tramp. “Clara Bow was the hottest jazz baby in films.� Greta Garbo had a great voice and made characters jump off the screen. Harold Lloyd played shy characters, his comedy was without words. Buster Keation never smiled on screen and his comedy was without words. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy was the most famous comedy team at this time. Rudolph Valentino was beloved by millions of American women and sadly died in 1926.
"1920s Sports." 1920's Sport and Sporting Stars. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2013
Post – War Isolation After World War I we tuned our back on Europe. Since the world had never really had such a big war, we had a lot of anti-European feelings. Because of anti-European feelings we refused to join the League of Nations, a completely avoided all foreign affairs that we could. We set tariffs on imports, which ended up raising prices because there were no more cheap foreign products. While we did that we took away a very large market from other countries thus making them lose money and almost impossible to repay the loans they owed us. Along with the tariffs we reduced our immigration drastically.
Film in the 1920’s In the early times of movies were very popular with immigrants. People weren’t really interested in the plot until the 1900s and only in the 1910s and 20s did films become highly regarded. Studios began to pop up: Universal 1912, Paramount 1914, Fox 1915, Metro – Goldwyn Mayer, Warner Brothers and Columbia in 1924, and RKO in 1928. In 1915 there was only 15,000 theaters but by the mid-20s America had 20,000 theaters. Partway through the 20s longer films became more popular, whereas before films were only 15 to 30 minutes long. Comedies were good for people who wanted to become actors since they are short.
http://techinthe1920s.webs.com/moviesin1920s.htm
Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd were two of leading comedians. The 20s was the rise of Rudolph Valentino. In the early 20s Walt Disney made their first cartoon “The Four Musicians of Bremen. The first 3D movie came out in the mid-20s. In 1925 Hollywood became the center of film producing 85% of movies. Rin-Tin-Tin became the most popular animal actor. 1925 was a bad year for films because of the rising of radio. In 1926 the popular Rudolph Valentio died at age 31. The first talkie came out in 1927 called “The Jazz Singer.” Also in 1927 America held the first Academy Awards. By the late 20s silent films became a thing of the past.
The Scopes Monkey Trial http://www.legendsofamerica.com/tn-statehistory4.html
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In July of 1925 the Scopes or “Monkey Trial” took place. On January 21 1925 Tennessee Representive proposes a law banning the teaching of anything against the divine creation. On January 27 it was approved. May 4, 1924science teacher and football coach, John Scopes, 24, agrees to teach evolution for the ACLU along with William Bryan to be the person on the bibles side. Of course Scopes gets taken to court. The judge wouldn’t let Scope’s Lawyer bring in an evolution expert. Bryan testifies as a biblical expert but Scope’s lawyer got him to say that God didn’t really make the Earth in exactly 7 days. Though the jury, after only meeting for 9 minutes, they find Scopes guilty and fined $100 (ACLU and Bryan said they would pay part of the money). After the trial Scopes declared his intent “to oppose this law in any way I can any other action would be in violation of my ideal of academic freedom”
Impact of Sports Looking back at the early 1920s, there was sports. America introduced new laws limiting working hours and increasing leisure time. Because of that, Americans used sports to fill their leisure time, and sports became a phenomenon. As sports got bigger, spectators became even bigger. Baseball was considered the most popular sport during the 1920s. Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees were raised to pedestals of heroism. Tennis was one of the only sports of the time to feature women as well as males. Suzanne Langlen was one of the best female athletes of the time brought to her daring outfits and her exceptional plays. Boxing, a brutal sport had to fight its way to become accepted by America. The most famous boxing fight was “The Long Count�, featuring the rematch of Jack Dempsey versus Gene Tunney in 1927. Over thousands of people listened to the radio to hear the outcome of the great fight. The early 1920s sparked sports mania throughout the country. More popular sports were horse racing, golf, and the world of motor sports. The era built dedicated athletes as well spectators to watch. Sports in the late 1920s had been influenced by the impacted of sports in the early 1920s greatly.
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Jazz Music Over the last decade, more and more America’s have started listening to Jazz music. This modern style is completely different from classical music style. Jazz music has wild beats and swinging notes. These melodies express that American’s are breaking away from the old traditional customs. Many American’s are flocking to the ‘center of jazz music,’ Chicago. Other Americans, however, see jazz music as the ‘devil’s music.’ Older generations have shown strong resentment of jazz music, claiming that ‘jazz is a bad influence on America’s young people.’ Almost all America’s current jazz music has come from Harlem, a neighborhood in Chicago. Jazz music has given African American’s a chance to make a place for them, especially in the Harlem neighborhood. Out of Harlem there have been several jazz musicians. Marian Anderson, Roland Hayes, and Billy Strayhorn are all from the Harlem area. These musicians are just a few of the musicians that are creating a way for future jazz music.
http://www.1920-30.com/music/
Advertisements Full of Lies
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Since World War I ended and America’s economy has been booming advertisements have been showing up everywhere. The magazines and posters are just feeding consumerism. Several new tabloids have been published lately like: Ladies’ Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, and Time Magazine. It seems like advertisers are coming with new ways to sell their products each day. Advertisers are claiming that without their product your life won’t be as good as the life of someone who owns the product. They claim that their product is better than any other similar products. The advertisements are rarely true; candy is being advertised as healthy. Advertisements are becoming bright and attractive to catch the attention of consumers. The information put in them is usually just to make the product sound good. The film industry has started creating advertisements too. Their bright posters display the latest movies, showing the most exciting part of the movie, to make you want to see the whole movie. Movie stars and Sports players are paid large sums of money to advertise. Businesses will show these celebrities using their products and claim that the product will increase your talent.
Consumerism
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Article 2: 18th Amendment
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Dawnes Plan • The Dawes plan was named after Charles Dawes. The reason for this plan was to solve the reparations problems. The main points of the Dawes plan were the Ruhr area was to be evacuated by allied occupation troops. The reparation payments would begin at $1 billion dollars first year and go up to 2.5 billion over 5 years. The Reichsbank would be reorganized under allied supervision. The source of money was transportation, excise, and custom taxes. The Loan was a total of 800 million dollars. Charles Dawnes shared the Nobel peace prize in 1925 for his work with the Dawnes plan.
Henry Ford/ assembly line/ mass production •
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Henry ford did not create the car, he created the 1st manufactured automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford motor company. Henry Ford was one of the richest and best-known people in the world. Henry Ford was also the publisher of the “the International Jew.” The assembly line and mass production was part of the manufacturing process. Mass production was added to a product in a sequential manner to create a finish product that was faster and cheaper than being handcrafted. With the mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. The only bad thing about the assembly line was that it only mass produced the model T.
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