PPT-The Roaring 20’s Period of time between 1920-1929, when life in American was

improving for most How was transportation improving Cars became more affordable due to the assembly line Henry Ford developed the assembly line a system of chains conveyor belts and slides that moved parts from one worker to another. ICGSE. History. Depth Study: The USA, 1919-41. How far did the US economy. boom in the . 1920s. ?. A New Era. Henry Ford: “We are entering a new era. Our new thinking and new doing are bringing us a new world, and a new heaven, and a new earth, for which prophets have been looking from time immemorial.”. The 1929 Stock Market crash was a result of various economic imbalances and structural failings. These are some of the most significant economic factors behind the stock market crash of 1929.. CREDIT BOOM. AMH2020. Chapter 31. Derek Wingate. Seeing Red . After World War I, America turned inward, away from the world, and started a policy of “. isolationism. .” Americans denounced “radical” foreign ideas and “un-American” lifestyles.. The Golden Age. The Jazz Age. The Roaring 20s. The Age of Ballyhoo. How . ya. . doin. ?. America was doing well for itself.. Daily life had improved due to the disillusion of peace and happiness.. Define disillusion. 29 & 30 – Republican Presidents . “A return to normalcy” – Harding 1920. The Ohio Gang. Teapot Dome Scandal – Albert B. Fall. “Keep it cool with Coolidge” 1924. “The business of government is business”-Silent Cal. Movies. An era of black-and-white silent films. Some well known titles are:. Metropolis (1927). Ben-. Hur. (1925 film). Nosferatu. : A Symphony of Horror (1922. ). (the original vampire movie). Music. *Economic Trends*. - The economy is perhaps the most important aspect of the 1920s [so if you don’t read the rest read this part]. Here are some of the economic characteristics of the era:. Initial Recession Followed by Recovery . Prohibition. January 1920- 18th Amendment. Sale of alcohol was illegal . Bootlegging- Illegally producing and selling alcohol . Speakeasies. Illegal establishments that sold liquor. “Speak easy” when you are at a bar so you don’t look nervous or act suspicious . The “manly art of boxing,” seemingly ingrained in many cultures and introduced in the original Olympics in about 688 . bce. , adopted the Marquis of Queensbury rules in the late 1800s and made the sport less violent. . 29 nations . participated in the 1920 Olympiad, held in Antwerp, Belgium, with less than a year to really prepare. . There . had been a hiatus from the 4 year cycle because of World War I; the Games had last been held in 1912. . The Great Gatsby. Honors English 11. Standards of Learning. 11.4. The student will read, comprehend, and analyze relationships among American literature, history, and culture. 11.4a . Compare and contrast the development of American literature in its historical context.. It . was known as the . sport. . of. . kings. . . In the US, . the game became popular in the 1800s, first as court tennis and later as lawn tennis, . although still a . game for the rich. . The . Olympics included tennis in the first modern Olympiad in 1896 and it was an Olympic sport through 1924, when . . Folles. French Culture in the 1920’s. Artistic Movements. Surrealism. Art-Deco. Avant-Garde. Dada. Literature. French Poets. André Breton, . Surrealism Manifesto. Paul . Éluard. . Robert . Desnos. Week 16 : December 12-16, 2016 Sacco & Vanzetti Clemency Hearing, plus Ch. 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s Homework : READ Americans Ch. 13 section & record 5+ notes by Wednesday (2