3 – things you remember about canada after the war 2 – two reasons why you think the 1920s were...
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3 – Things you remember about Canada after the war
2 – Two reasons why you think the 1920s were “Roaring?”
1 – Thing you want to learn in the 20’s
MIND’S ON – 3-2-1 ANTICIPATION
Prohibition Terms and Pictures
THE JAZZ AGE OF THE 1920’S
CHANGING SOCIAL ATTITUDES
• The 1920’s were years of contrasts, conflict, and change
• Women’s Christian Temperance Union lobbied to ban gambling, drinking, theatre attendance, and public dancing
• Down the street, young people would be drinking and dancing to the wild new sounds of jazz
• Jazz was the most popular style of music, moving from the American South to Canada
• It coincided with the rise of the radio, which introduced news, fads, music and shows to North America
THE JAZZ AGE
• It also showed that “Americanization” was in full swing and Canadians were looking south for the new styles
• Was when the sale, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol was illegal
• Also known as The Volstead Act in the US, and was in eff ect from 1920-1933
• Diff erent provinces in Canada ended it at diff erent times in the 1920’s
PROHIBITION
• Speakeasy was a nickname for a private bar, they were also referred to as Blind Tigers or Blind Pigs
• The term comes from being able to order alcohol without raising suspicion - a bartender would tell a patron to be quiet and "speak easy“
SPEAKEASY
• Nickname for a young woman in the 1920’s
• Defined by the ‘bob’ haircut and short dresses
• Often seen drinking and smoking in public, which was previously unheard of for women
FLAPPER
• Sometimes involved with the shadier side of organized crime
• Represented open and liberal attitudes, and offered a new sense of freedom for women
• Later became part of the mainstream
• Usually private, and almost always affi liated with organized crime. You would need to be invited, know the secret password, etc
• Police often raided them, but would take bribes to stay away or warn the owner
• The “unoffi cial mayor of Chicago”
• Leader of organized crime in the US
• Had connections to Canada through Moosejaw, Sask.
AL CAPONE
• Was the original “Scarface”
• Was eventually arrested by Eliot Ness from the US Treasury Dept for tax evasion
• Bootlegging was illegally making and selling alcohol
• It was the biggest business for organized crime
• Rum-running was smuggling booze across the border into the US (Canada provided whiskey, Mexico provided tequila and rum)
• Check out this video!! →
BOOTLEGGING AND RUM-RUNNING