P 1 Sec A Part 1 Flashcards
What was the economic boom?
Laissez fair left businesses alone to make much profit as possible (higher tariffs)
Companies benefitted he most
Low damage from war
Higher confidence in economy
Henry ford assembly line- mass production
Higher purchase
More cars- roads being built- cafes/ services- more jobs
Inequality in wealth Farmers Black Americans Immigrants Old industry workers
Farmers- too much food after war- prices dropped- farmers suffered
Black Americans- unemployed or low payed jobs
Immigrants- low paid jobs or unemployed
Old industry worker- lost jobs from new technology
Social and cultural changes
People had more time and money to spend on leisure activities
What happened to culture in the northern cities?
They changed with the times as the young rejected old values and embraced new trends
The southern social changes
Rural areas stayed traditional and much the same
Cinema
Produced 800 movies
Cinemas were showing silent movies which were popular
Valentino and Mary Pickford-they became icons and influenced flapper
Radio
Most homes owned a radio set you mid 1920s
It had news, sports, music and entertainment shows
Advertising increased on the radios
Jazz music
Became popular in northern cities Loved by young adults Developed new style of dance Banned some areas of south due to segregation Old people disliked it Known as jazz age
Stock market boom
Huge confidence in economy to grow
People bought shares which created more jobs
These people gained percentage of the companies profits
All worked until people started selling shares to make a profit on what they had originally bought
This led to the crash
Women before 1920s
Very traditional Clothes covered body Not many had jobs Married woman weren't aloud to work Influence from church in the south
Women- flapper
Young middle class urban women Short hair wore trousers or very reviling clothes
Women- Hollywood
Influenced new modern styles
Hollywood stars became role models
Women- sexual freedom
Met up with men without chaperones
Women- ww1
It challenged traditional views of women after they worked in factories
Given the right to vote in 1920
Women- work
By 1929 10 million women were in work
Gave women more free time
Never happened in the south limited in the north
