literature and movies magazines and books become popular radio and movies begin to takeover how did...
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Literature and MoviesMagazines and
books become popular
Radio and movies begin to takeover
How did the film industry grow and change during the 1920s?
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/hollywood_history.cfm
Time Magazine“The International
Magazine of Events” 1923 to the presentWeekly news
magazineWhat does the
development of a weekly news magazine tell us about society at this time and the spread of information?
Winnie the Pooh1926A.A. MilneCharacters named after son’s toys
and son was named “Christopher Robin”
“Pooh” merchandize brings in over a billion dollars for Disney each year!
Do kids today know the story of Winnie the Pooh from books or TV? Is that a problem?
Music Identify the following Key Vocabulary in the
video that follows.Cotton ClubGeorge GershwinspeakeasiesThe CharlestonF. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer the following question related to the video.What racial barriers still existed in the US
during the jazz age?
MUSIC: Birth of the Jazz Age!
FADS, TRENDS, FASHIONFADS, TRENDS, FASHION
Who were they?Who were they?What did they wear?What did they wear?Why are they so significant to the 1920’s?Why are they so significant to the 1920’s?
FLAPPERS!FLAPPERS!
Warning--ATTENTION ALL BOYS:
ON THE SLIDES THAT FOLLOW THERE ARE NUMEROUS PICTURES OF GORGEOUS, SCANDALLY CLAD FEMALES. PLEASE ENJOY BUT
DO NOT FALL IN LOVE BECAUSE MANY OF THESE WOMEN HAVE ALREADY PASSED ON. ENJOY!
Drinking Hard Liquor—defying prohibitionDrinking Hard Liquor—defying prohibition
Smoking through holdersSmoking through holders
Make upMake up
Bobbed hair styleBobbed hair style
FlappersFlappers(British term for young birds that vainly try to leave the nest)(British term for young birds that vainly try to leave the nest)
Petting Parties Petting Parties (Physical intimacy without penetration)(Physical intimacy without penetration)
Beaded necklacesBeaded necklaces
Dyed hair “jet green”Dyed hair “jet green”
FLAPPER SLANG
“snuggle up”—a man who frequents petting parties
“handcuffed”—engagement or wedding ring“That’s so Jake!” or “That’s the bees knees” or
“The cat’s pajamas”—fantastic“big cheese”—important person“to bump off”—murder“baloney”—nonsense“speakeasy”—illegal place to get liquor“hooch”—illegal liquor
Girls it is your turn to drool!
Oxford Baggies
Al Capone
(The Original “Scarface”)
Prohibition and Gangsters
BellworkMake a list of a few styles/trends that
teenagers do today that adults hate.
Example: Baggie Pants
Kennedy’s Camelot to the
Most Conflicted Decade
in American
History
Generation GapA fight between young and old over the
Vietnam WarCounterculture – a movement that rejected
traditional valuesLong hair, torn blue jeans, Rock N’ Roll
Hippies “If it feels good and does not hurt anybody, do it!”
-Bright colors, long hair, drugs, flowers, peace symbols, psychedelic designs, acid rock
Gathered in communes or tribes
Open sexuality and acceptance of different ethnicities
Some became “weekend” hippies (fakes)
Increased interest in Eastern philosophy and religion
Protest SongsGive Peace a Chance-LennonImagine-LennonHappy Xmas (War is Over)-LennonHave You Ever Seen the Rain?-CCRFortunate Son-CCRMachine Gun-HendrixRevolution-BeatlesWar Pigs-Black SabbathThe Times They Are A-Changin-DylanBlowin in the Wind-Dylan
AssignmentAfter listening to and reading lyrics of famous
Vietnam War protest songs, you will write your own modern protest song about school in the same style.
Poem must be at least 20 lines long.
The DraftAll men must register at 18 years oldSome believed if you stop the draft you
can stop the warProtests of burning draft cards
Congress made it illegalDraft DodgersQuestion: Do you think the draft is a good
idea? What problems could come up with soldiers who are drafted?
Doves vs. HawksDoves – anti-warHawks – pro-war“Is this war a mistake?”Anti-War movement quickly grows
Soldiers that did serveMany were ethnic minoritiesAverage age was 6 years younger than the soldiers in WWII
My Lai MassacreDeath of 350-
500 unarmed civilians in 1968 by US soldiers
Huge cover up by military
Response in AmericaAmericans began to lose faithThe Gov’t developed a credibility gap – fewer
people trusted their statementsJohnson ordered reevaluation of the war
“new step towards peace,” Bombings stopped
Nixon’s New Plan Nixon wins election of 1968 “Peace with Honor”
1. Draft Reform2. Vietnamization – South Vietnamese army
would take over more of the fighting3. More bombing in Cambodia and Laos
Kept a secret to the American People Civil War
ProtestsKent State
Student burned down a military building17 students shot – 4 killed, “Reasons that are
unclear”Jackson state – police shot and killed 2
WOODSTOCK 1969Where? Bethel, New York in a fieldWho? 400,000 peopleWhat? Celebrating rock music;
open drug use, nudity, sexWhy? Symbolized the 1960s
emphasis on do what makes you happy and do not hurt others
Drugs and AlcoholDrugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol become a teen leisure activity
Drinking age establishedMarijuana was a felony at the
beginning and a misdemeanor by the end
Advertisements against teen smoking
1967: “Summer of Love” in San Francisco
Dating and SexDating and SexStandard dating practices
still existed: boys asks girl, girl looks pretty, date is a movie or dinner, experimenting happens. . .
Drugs and alcohol brought on more of a group atmosphere = dating becomes more casual
1960: birth control pill approved
Education and economic status correlated to teen pregnancy rate (“No one told me where babies came from.”)
This is not the 1960s but it does
display the US pregnancies compared
to other countries
Music EventsMotown Records founded in 1960Surfer music rises due to popularity of Beach
Party MoviesGrateful Dead-give rise to acid rockThe Kinks establish first “hard rock” song with
“You Really Got Me”Johnny Cash-releases “At Folsom Prison” in 1968Led Zeppelin form in 1968Altamont Music Festival 1969The Who release 1st rock opera-”Tommy” in 1969The Beatles release 1st concept album in 1967-
“Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
MusicBob DylanThe DoorsJimi HendrixJanis JoplinSimon and GarfunkelThe TemptationsThe SupremesThe Miracles
Latin MusicLatin Boogaloo
Latin music, African American R&B, Spanish and English lyrics
Pete Rodriguez- “I Like it Like That”Santana becomes 1st Rock star for Latinos
after Woodstock performance
The Beatles…The Fab FourArrive in America
Feb 7, 1964Instant pop
celebritiesMost successful
group in history, not to mention the decade
#1 Hit Songs-27#1 Albums-19
…and the British Invasion
The Who Rolling StonesLed ZeppelinPink FloydBlack SabbathThe AnimalsThe YardbirdsHerman’s Hermits