SS5H2bDescribe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920s of the Jazz

Age (Louis Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes), baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and transatlantic flight (Charles Lindberg).

In the 1920’s American’s enjoyed dancing, fun

music called jazz, sports, and new inventions like

the radio and the automobile. This era was

called the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties”.

Life is Good

Babe Ruth was a famous baseball player in the 1920’s. In his 15 seasons with the New York Yankees, the team won four World Series championships.Throughout his career he hit 714 homeruns! Ruth helped make Baseball the most popular sport in the 1920’s.

Batter up!

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Babe Ruth

Mr. Nussbaum: Babe RuthWebsite Ducksters Website

This Great Game: 1920s...And Along Came Babe

Babe RuthDocumentary (4 min)

LouisLouis Armstrong and other black musicians first played jazz in New Orleans. Armstrong was a trumpet player as well as a singer. He is considered one of the most famous jazz musicians of all time. His music still entertains people today.

All that jazz!

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong Biography (4 min)

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Brain Pop: Louis Armstrong

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I see trees of green, red roses tooI see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of whiteThe bright blessed day, the dark sacred nightAnd I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the skyAre also on the faces of people going byI see friends shaking hands saying how do you doThey're really saying I love you

I hear babies crying, I watch them growThey'll learn much more than I'll never knowAnd I think to myself what a wonderful worldYes I think to myself what a wonderful world

What a wonderfulA song by Louis Armstrong Click here to

hear the song!

Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He is famously known for

using the assembly line for making cars. His company

is one of the largest in America today.

HenryLet’s go for a ride!

The creation of the assembly line paved the way for increasing car production. Using an assembly line made cars easier and cheaper to make. Without an assembly line it would take 12 hours to build a car. With the assembly line it only took 2 hours!

Assembly

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Henry Ford

Henry Ford Biography (3 min)

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Brain Pop: Assembly Line

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NEWSELA Article

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Langston

Hughes

Langston Hughes Biography (3 min)

Brain Pop: Harlem Renaissance

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NEWSELA Article

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Many African American artist moved to the North to create and share their art between 1918 and 1937. This time period was called the Harlem Renaissance. More and more African Americans moved north. They joined together in the city of Harlem near New York City.

Renaissance

During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans used writing, music, art and theatre to share their ideas and feelings about life. Langston Hughes was a writer from this time period. He wrote many famous poems about the lives of African Americans.

Langston

Poem By: Langston HughesHold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly

Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.

Charles Lindbergh was a famous American aviator in the 1920’s.

He is most famously known as the first man to make the first flight

across the Atlantic Ocean by himself without stopping.

Lindberg’s journey sparked an interest in flying for many people.

CharlesFly like an eagle!

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Charles Lindbergh

America’s StoryWebsite

Charles Lindbergh Documentary (4 min)

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Donald Duck as Charles LindberghDucksters Website