Roaring 20's Flashcards
(39 cards)
Th 20’s were a period of great what?
Great change
Problem with wealth in us doubling after wwi?
Money not equally distributed
What was questioned for the 1st time?
Religion
Rapid cultural change:
Old conservative values and traditions were questioned and replaced with new liberal ideas
Marked the beginning of the “BLANK Age” which meant what?
Out with the old ideas of the “Victorian Age” and in with the new! (Gender roles, religion, values etc.)
What was the great migration that happened now?
Blacks to the North (cities)
What kind of society did this create for the 1st time in US?
“Consumer society” things bought on credit, so everyone pretended to have wealth
What were some new modern inventions that made life easier?
Automobiles, radios, motion pictures, washing machines,vacuums, toasters, etc.
What was the “red scare”
A fear that there was going to be a communist take-over of the American government
What were the activities for WOMEN in the EARLY 1920’s
Housework and child care
How many single women worked outside the home and at what wages?
One in ten, at half a man’s wages!
What did women give up to their husbands when married?
All rights (money property, etc.)
-their husband’s slaves
Who were the early leaders of the women’s rights movement?
Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucrecia Mott
What was the first women’s rights convention?
Seneca Falls Convention
What were suffragettes?
Women activists
What was the motto of the women’s rights activists?
“All men and women were created equally…”
In 1910’s, who were the leaders of the American feminist movement- non-violent protests?
Alice Paul & Lucy Burns
In 1920, what were women granted when the movement finally succeeded?
Women’s rights, The right to vote
Sexual revolution:
“New women” /gained a new sense of freedom and independence
For the 1st time, where did women work?
Outside the home
Birth control movement-
(Margret Sanger) founder of planned parenthood- less children brought more freedom!
Who were “flappers?”
The unconventional new women who wore their hair short, wore makeup, wore short skirts, and smoked and drank like the men!
What were cigarettes called?
“Freedom torches”
Who challenged religion?
Charles Darwin- “The origin of the Species” evolution theory
