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The Roaring Twenties
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The Roaring Twenties - EconomyEconomy
After WWI – wartime economy to peacetime economy Soldiers back with wages/re-entered the work
force Farming and mining – no growth – poor man
still poorIndustry – mass productionSociety – consumerismThe rich get rich and the poor get…children.$1.00 in 1922 had the same buying power as $12.48 in 2010.
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The Roaring Twenties – The Jazz Age
•Time when Jazz music emerged•Mesh of African-American ideals and white middle class society•Charleston - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJC21zzkwoE
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The Roaring Twenties - Prohibition
January 1920 – Sale of alcohol is illegal Only banned manufacturing, sale and transport
SpeakeasiesContempt for authority
Organized crime
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The Roaring Twenties – Flappers
Short dresses with straight silhouette
Short bobs Bell-shaped hat -
clocheMAKE-UP!SMOKING!DRINKING!DANCING!
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The Roaring Twenties – Women
1920 – 19th amendment – Women get the right to vote
1923 – Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the
United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.”1925 – First woman governor1928 – Women participate in Olympics
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The Roaring Twenties - Men
Athletes inspired fashion Coats, leather jackets, suits, sweaters, trousers
Day – morning suit / Night – short tuxedoMail ordering – Sears Roebuck Co.Hats were dependent upon class
Top hats, fedora, newsboy cap
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The Roaring Twenties – Technology
Model-T 1920/1927
Television 1923, 1926
Radio 1920
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The Roaring Twenties – Old Money vs. New Money
Old Money Generational wealth – Save save save
Inherited houses / Modest cars Bankers, railroads, steel
New Money Earned within generation – Spend spend spend
Acquire possessions to prove wealth Lavish parties Bootleggers, prospectors
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The Roaring Twenties - Depression
1929Rural areas suffered
mostEnded the Roaring
Twenties
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F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby
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Fitzgerald and Zelda
On academic probation, Fitzgerald joined the army as a 2nd lieutenant in 1917.
June 1918 -On assignment in AL, he fell in love with Zelda Sayre
She broke off their engagement in 1919
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Overnight Fame
March 26, 1920: This Side of Paradise
One week later, he marries Zelda Sayre in New York.
Extravagant living
Traveling abroad
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The Great Gatsby
Published April 1925Positive reviews but not
big hit150,000 copies to
American military in WWII
By 1960s Gatsby was established