The Roaring 20’sIntroduction Lesson

WW 1 was over

• The “War to End All Wars” shocked people. 15 million casualties

• Millions of soldiers died (not in the US)• Many millions more were injured for life.• In England and France they were called

the “Lost Generation”

Influenza Epidemic

• 50-100 million people died from March 1918 to June 1920.

• Seven times more casualties than WW1

• Most deadly natural disaster in world history

Influenza graph

Fads• Feeling of relief and the

desire to live life now• End of wartime rationing

and worries• Dozens of short lived fun

fads

Barnstorming

• Death defying flying in the war improved airplanes.

• Many WW1 pilots earn money thrilling crowds with stunts and giving rides.

Flag Pole Sitting• Literally people would sit on

flag poles

DanceMarathons

• Couples would compete to see who could dance the longest for prize money

Dance Marathon

“The Charleston” a popular dance from that time

“Lucky Lindy” • On May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh former air mail pilot becomes the 1st to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean

An air mail plane that Lindbergh crashed

A “Jenny” type airplane

Lindbergh continued

• He flew 33 1/2 hours without sleep.

• He wins the his $25,000 Orteig Prize

• $25,000 in 1927 = $309,000 today

Scopes vs. The State of

Tennessee Science (Evolution) vs.

Religion (Creationism)

tested a law which made it unlawful "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals" in any Tennessee state-funded school and university

• Science teacher John Scopes was found guilty and fined $100.

Scopes Monkey Trial

Rise of the KKK

• KKK preached racism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Communism, nativism, and anti-Semitism.

• 6,000,000 members at peak in1924

• 15% of the nation's eligible population

Movie poster for The Birth of a Nation. It has been widely noted for reviving the Ku Klux Klan. 1915

Lynching• Lynching was the

practice of killing people by a mob action.

• This type of murder is most often associated with hanging, although it often included burning and/or various other methods of torture, and only rarely were lynchers punished, or even arrested, for their crimes.

Front and back of postcard showing the charred corpse

of Jesse Washington on display in

Robinson, Texas after he was lynched in nearby

Waco.

KKK continued

Anti-Catholicism

In favor of Prohibition

• a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s.

• Looks Modern and streamlined Chrysler Building was the world's

tallest building from May 27, 1930 to 1931.

Art Deco

Immigration

• US becomes more anti-immigrant

• Strictly limits the numbers of Southern and Eastern European Immigrants

• Establishes quotas for each nation.

• Stops immigration from Asia

Stations

• 6 stations in 6 days• Each station is self directed• Note sheet goes along with PPT• Pay close attention to each slide there

is lots of stuff to do.

Sounds and Movies• Each slide has an automatic narration be ready

before you click to the next slide.

• When you see this symbol click on it.

• Some movies show up as black boxes, click on them, when ready, to watch them.