1920 – 1929: The economic
BOOM following World War I
• After World War I,
people were tired of
being so serious. People
wanted to “let their hair
down” and get back to
enjoying life.
1920s Video
• People became more carefree and
adventurous.
• Women held jobs outside the home and
went to college.
carefree young women
with short hair, heavy
makeup, and short skirts.
Flapper’s daywear
Short hair and hats were popular
Flappers evening and dancing wardrobe.
• Prohibition : The 18th amendment made it
illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell
alcohol.
Illegal establishments
created as place for
people to drink
alcoholic beverages.
• Bootleggers made and smuggled alcohol illegally and promoted
organized crime.
• Prohibition repealed by the 21st Amendment
Prohibition Video
Consumer = a person who buys and uses goods and services
• Consumer goods – products
made for personal use
• When WWI ended many
factories began making labor
saving products
Vacuum
Electric Oven
Washing Machine
Labor Saving Products- products that save time for work and
increase leisure activities
These products were made possible by electricity and electric lighting
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• People couldn’t buy
everything at once so
they used CREDIT to
pay for things.
• This allowed them to
pay a certain amount
and take it home then
pay monthly till it was
paid for.
What led to a boom in the
economy in the 1920s??
1. Consumer Goods
2. Buying with
Credit 3. Advertising
-Because of increased leisure time, people were able to enjoy movies -Most movies were silent (no sound). Steamboat Willie by Walt Disney was the first animated movie to include sound
Charlie Chaplin was a big star in silent films
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-Because of increased leisure time, people were also able to enjoy sports -Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees were a very famous baseball team -Boxing became very popular with boxers like Jack Dempsey
Predict sports records.
• Jobs for African Americans in
the South were scarce and low
paying
• African Americans faced
discrimination and violence in
the South
• During World War I, African
Americans moved to northern
cities in search of jobs
• African Americans also faced
discrimination and violence in
the North and West • Jacob Lawrence was a famous
artist who chronicled the Great
Migration through art.