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Post Wwi America - Life in The 1920s Ramona Rush and Jada Everett

The document summarizes key aspects of life in America during the 1920s in 3-sentence paragraphs. It describes the "flapper" woman of the era who believed in women's rights. It also discusses the expansion of women's roles in the 1920s through jobs, the right to vote, and reform movements. The Palmer Raids targeted radicals and immigrants, which led to the formation of the ACLU to protect civil liberties. Technology like cars, radios, and appliances modernized life, while cultural aspects like jazz music, dancing, movies, and Broadway shaped the decade.

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Post Wwi America - Life in The 1920s Ramona Rush and Jada Everett

The document summarizes key aspects of life in America during the 1920s in 3-sentence paragraphs. It describes the "flapper" woman of the era who believed in women's rights. It also discusses the expansion of women's roles in the 1920s through jobs, the right to vote, and reform movements. The Palmer Raids targeted radicals and immigrants, which led to the formation of the ACLU to protect civil liberties. Technology like cars, radios, and appliances modernized life, while cultural aspects like jazz music, dancing, movies, and Broadway shaped the decade.

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Post WWI America - Life in the

1920s

By: Ramona Rush & Jada Everett


Flappers- the “new woman” of the
1920s
Flappers were women who believed they had the same
political and social rights as men. During the Victorian
age(the late 1800s and the early 1900s), women were
expected to cook, clean, and take care of the home. In
the 1920s, a change took place in the minds of women.
The “New Woman” of the 1920s wore dresses with
shorter hemlines, put on heavier makeup and danced to
the latest popular music. The mind of a flapper is still
evident today because many women in today’s time still
believe that women should have control over their own
lives.
Political cartoon
This political cartoon
targeted women who were
flappers and their morals.
This cartoon expresses the
dislike for flappers by
showing they have no
honesty, obedience,
prudent and didn’t need a
chaperone to have fun.
Changing roles of women in the 1920s
As a result of the work women did in the war, the role of women changed. By the
1920s, the number of working women increased by 25%. The NIneteenth
Amendment caused more women to work and it also gave women the equal right
to vote. After women were given the right to vote, women worked in reform
movements, ran for office, and they fought for laws to protect women and
children in the workplace. Women also won jobs in journalism, legal and medical
professions, banking, and aviation.
Palmer Raids
Palmer raids were raids led by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 in
attempt to arrest thousands of people who were just radicals and some who were
just immigrants from southern or Eastern Europe. This was a result of the Red
Scare, led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. These actions affected the
liberties of Americans. Because these actions attacked Americans’ liberties, a
group of people in New York formed the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920 to
protect their rights.
This cartoon displays the
actions of government
and the US Department
of Justice. It shows how
many innocent
immigrants were
captured due to
assumptions.

Cartoon Link
:https://jmoonhsu.weebly.com/palmer-raid-political-cartoon.html
The Klu Klux Klan saw its greatest popularity during the
1920’s when many Americans were uneasy about the
surge of immigrants coming into the United States. The
Klan added its voice to others charging that Italian, Irish,
Polish Catholics, Russian and Slavic Jews, and Asians
were threatening to destroy the white Anglo- Saxon
Protestant base of the American population. The Klan’s
program reflected the anti-immigrant feelings of many
Americans during the 1920’s, the decade during which
the federal government added restrictions to immigration
from southern and eastern Europe to those already in
force against Asian immigration.
Red Scare
During the 1920’s, Americans feared the immigrants who were coming into
America. They feared they supported communism or anarchy. People
complained about the arrest of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Both
men were from Italy and both spoke little English. But both were known to
be anarchists and when they were found they both had loaded guns on
them. The judge at their trial – Judge Thayer – was known to hate the “Reds”
and 61 people claimed that they saw both men at the robbery/murders. But
107 people claimed that they had seen both men elsewhere when the crime
was committed. Regardless of this both men were found guilty. Despite
many public protests and petitions, both men were executed by electric
chair on August 24th, 1927.
Tradition and Modernism Clash
The tradition before the “renaissance” of modernism clashed was because of the
innovations that appeared during the 20’s. The automobile, radio and mass media
expanded the middle class and had people looking forward to the future. In the
Monkey trials, Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution instead of Christian
values. Temperance was a big deal during the 20’s. The 18th amendment banned
alcohol in any form. They felt a federal ban would lower crime rate and they were
wrong. The increase of the illegal production and sale of liquor, the proliferation of
speakeasies (illegal drinking spots) and the accompanying rise in gang violence
and other crimes led to waning support for Prohibition by the end of the 1920s.
Political outlash from the community?
In this cartoon, the law is
trying to shoot down
organized crime with justice.
It shows how organized crime
made their money through
bootlegging alcohol. It also
shows signs with people the
organized crime syndicates
paid to rule in favor of them.
Technology?!?!
Technology in the 1920’s changed the decade dramatically. Inventions like Henry
Ford’s Model T, the radio, refrigerator, washing machine and many more shaped
the way Americans lived during this decade. General Motors, Chrysler and Ford
were known as the “Big Three” because of them making cars affordable for
everyone to own. Crystal radios allowed everyone to have one and join in the pop
trend. The refrigerator changed the kitchen. It allowed people to keep their foods
cold without having the huge icebox.
Pop Culture Shapes the Decade
Pop culture of the 20’s made life new, fast and fun. Broadway plays hit an all time
high during the 20’s with more than 250 productions a year. The radio allowed
listeners to hear about a sport in less than 4 seconds. This greatly increased
interest in games and the players. Movies also sparked big in the 20’s with people
going nearly every week to see a showing. Dancing became the social norm.
Dancing marathons took place every weekend with the longest recorded at 3
weeks!!
Here are some dance crazes of the 1920’s!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
V6QK0xc3mmo
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was the cultural “rebirth” of
African Americans’ intellectual life. The Great Migration of
African Americans to the North was a very big factor in the
Harlem Renaissance. Jazz music flourished greatly during
the 1920’s. People like Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, and
Josephine Baker contributed so much musically. Langston
Hughes spread his feelings through poems and it impacted
the black community all the way to this day greatly.
Citations
Most of the pictures here are jpegs from Bing.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6QK0xc3mmo
https://prezi.com/frc0r-jomfee/technology-in-the-1920s/
https://prezi.com/gjmdnadhqhu7/1920s-harlem-renaissance/
https://prezi.com/3dlgvaitvncc/1920s-pop-culture/
https://prezi.com/tipz9f0dbanq/traditional-vs-modernism/

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