The Roaring 20sThe Roaring 20s

Read and Notes (784 – 793)Read and Notes (784 – 793)

The AutomobileThe Automobile

Henry FordHenry Ford Founder of Ford Motor Founder of Ford Motor

CompanyCompany Model TModel T Assembly LineAssembly Line High worker payHigh worker pay ““They can have any color They can have any color

as long as it is black”as long as it is black” ImpactsImpacts

Paved RoadsPaved Roads HotelsHotels Gas Stations / Service Gas Stations / Service

CentersCenters Route 66Route 66

Commercialism and ThriftCommercialism and Thrift

Electrical Electrical ConveniencesConveniences Washing MachineWashing Machine RadioRadio Vacuum CleanerVacuum Cleaner Sewing MachineSewing Machine RefrigeratorRefrigerator

ImpactsImpacts Modern AdvertisingModern Advertising Thrift StoresThrift Stores Installments “Buying on Installments “Buying on

Time”Time”

Radio’s growthRadio’s growth

AdvertisingAdvertising

AdvertisingAdvertising

AdvertisingAdvertising

Women SuffrageWomen Suffrage

Prior to XIX AmendmentPrior to XIX Amendment Seneca Falls ConventionSeneca Falls Convention

Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton First Women’s Movement First Women’s Movement

ConventionConvention Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony

Attempts to vote in 1872 Attempts to vote in 1872 Gets ArrestedGets Arrested Unfair trial is found guiltyUnfair trial is found guilty

Carrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman Catt Applied Pressure to pass Applied Pressure to pass

the 19the 19thth Amendment in Amendment in 19201920

““No Taxation without No Taxation without representation”representation”

Women’s SuffrageWomen’s Suffrage

ResistanceResistance IndustrialistsIndustrialists

Paying women small wagesPaying women small wages Children working conditionsChildren working conditions

MenMen Women belong in the homeWomen belong in the home Politics is messy they are to Politics is messy they are to

nicenice WomenWomen

Women should be Women should be subordinate it is what the subordinate it is what the Bible statesBible states

Who will be taking care of Who will be taking care of children the family will children the family will break apartbreak apart

Women’s SuffrageWomen’s Suffrage

Passing the 19Passing the 19thth Amendment Amendment 1918 – Woodrow Wilson 1918 – Woodrow Wilson

Announced his supportAnnounced his support (Jan) Passed House(Jan) Passed House (Oct) Failed in Senate(Oct) Failed in Senate National Women’s PartyNational Women’s Party

Called for the ousting of Called for the ousting of anti-suffrage senators in anti-suffrage senators in election of 1918election of 1918

Congress Pro-suffrageCongress Pro-suffrage Passes 1919Passes 1919

Thirty – Six States Ratify Thirty – Six States Ratify in 1919 and is law in in 1919 and is law in 19201920

Women’s SuffrageWomen’s Suffrage

After the 19After the 19th th AmendmentAmendment Women first voted in Women first voted in

Election of 1920Election of 1920 Warren Harding won Warren Harding won

the presidencythe presidency Young women also Young women also

started a social changestarted a social change

The FlappersThe Flappers

Short Skirts (Up to Short Skirts (Up to Knees)Knees)

Smoked CigsSmoked Cigs Danced to JazzDanced to Jazz Hard LiquorHard Liquor SlangSlang Bobbed HairBobbed Hair Petting PartiesPetting Parties

Why so difficult to enforceWhy so difficult to enforce??1.) 1.) The US is BIGThe US is BIG

-18,700 miles of coastline/border-18,700 miles of coastline/border-Legal in neighboring nations-Legal in neighboring nations

2.) 2.) Loop holesLoop holes

- “Medical” alcohol - “Medical” alcohol

- “Sacramental” alcohol- “Sacramental” alcohol

- “Near” Beer- “Near” Beer

This fascinating back-label for Lengfeld's Pharmacy in San Francisco has the doctor's name, the patient's name and address and the "article" is described as "wine."  In the line

for "Directions" it's written:  "Wineglass as needed."

3.) Alcohol, key part of the immigrant culture3.) Alcohol, key part of the immigrant culture

-Italian-Italian

-German-German

-Irish-Irish

4.) 4.) UnderfundingUnderfunding-Only 3000 agents -Only 3000 agents

-Agents salary was -Agents salary was $2,500$2,500

-Led to bribes/mass -Led to bribes/mass corruption/organized corruption/organized crimecrime

Elliot NessElliot Ness-FBI agent-FBI agent

-Chicago-Chicago

- “The Untouchables”- “The Untouchables”

The EffectsThe Effects1.)1.)BootleggingBootlegging - making and smuggling alcohol - making and smuggling alcohol

2.)2.)SpeakeasiesSpeakeasies = = secret bars secret bars

3.) 3.) Organized crime and corruptionOrganized crime and corruption

-Large profits attract gangsters-Large profits attract gangsters

-Violence as gangs compete-Violence as gangs compete

- - Bribed police, judges and politiciansBribed police, judges and politicians

St. Valentines Day Massacre 1929

Al “Scarface” CaponeAl “Scarface” Capone

ChicagoChicago By 1927 earning $60 By 1927 earning $60

million a year from million a year from bootlegging. bootlegging.

Responsible for over Responsible for over 500 murders500 murders

RepealRepeal

2121stst Amendment Amendment Repealed prohibitionRepealed prohibition Dec. 1932Dec. 1932

‘‘Today looks like a good day for a beer.’Today looks like a good day for a beer.’--President Franklin D. RooseveltPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt