PPT-the roaring twenties

Todays Topic Prohibition and Organized Crime Student objectives By the end of class today you should be able to Identify the three main goals of Prohibition Explain the connection between Prohibition and Organized Crime. By: Emily . Altobelli. , Kaitlyn Brown and Katie . Pecorelli. The beginning. The nineteen-twenties was the decade when fashion really kicked off.. Before then fashion was very strict. Everyone dressed similarly and usually very formally.. 1920-1947. Chelsea Bell. Southern Methodist University. MSA 3325. Spring 2013. Historical. Background. The Twenties. In the wake of WWI, many European nations were weakened and became smaller in size. (. v. ) to prevent from happening; to make impossible. Her extreme fear of heights . precludes . any chance of ever going skydiving. . sporadic. (. adj. ) . occurring once in a while; infrequent. Residents of Los Angeles are used to only . The 1920s. 1920s Slang. The 1920s was a colorful decade in both Europe and America, sandwiched between the hardships of the two World Wars. Especially in the United States, the 1920s was also accompanied with a dizzying amount of slang, most of which was used by young people. Many phrases from 1920s slang are still used in modern English, as is the case with terms like “baby” for sweetheart, “necking” for making out, “john” for toilet, and “Joe” for coffee. Others have faded into obscurity, only to be revived in films and books which celebrate the 1920s.. The Jazz Age, The Harlem Renaissance and a Booming Economy. America after WWI . With American blood spilled, according to most Americans, at the fault of Europe, Americans focused their interests inward.. Introduction. Bloodied by war and disillusioned by peace, Americans turned inward in the 1920’s. The boom of the 20’s had many benefits on Americans. Incomes and the living standard rose for many, but there seemed something incredible about all of it. . By Marc Latham, Taylor Smith, Aidan Fulton, & Dan English. 1920s music was called, "a combination of nervousness, lawlessness, primitive and savage animalism and lasciviousness. .”. In a time of freedom and expression Jazz music allowed musicians to improvise and express themselves without a rigid musical format. . “The restlessness approached hysteria. The parties were bigger. The pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser, the liquor was cheaper.”. -F. Scott Fitzgerald, . The Roaring Twenties. Life Magazine cover page celebrating the 1920s, http://theroaringtwentieshistory.blogspot.ca/p/events-of-twenties.html . The Roaring Twenties. Music. Jazz, fast, happy, fun. Fashion. As communism swept through Russia, fear that labor unions were influenced by Bolsheviks. “Red Scare” of 1919-20 (1. st. Red Scare). Crusade led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer against suspected communists. Seeing Red. vAmerica turned in after the war again- disillusion. vFear of Communist Russia. vSmall party in US. vBelieved takeover in US. v. Palmer Raids- 1919-1920- Attorney Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer. Life in Utah During the 1920’s. Student Objective. Students will gain an understanding of what life was like in Utah during the 1920’s and be able to identify key innovations and individuals from the decade.. 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 . After the war, Americans became consumers, spending money instead of saving. . Cars became more affordable and therefore more popular. . Most homes had electricity so Americans bought appliances like toasters and refrigerators. .