The Roaring 20s Flashcards
(21 cards)
Red Scare
Fear that there was going to be a communist takeover of the American Government
Who led Prohibition
The Women’s Temperance Union
What was Prohibition
Illegal to manufacture, buy, or sell alcohol
What was the Volstead Act?
It closed all taverns, bars, and saloons in the USA
Gangsters
Bootleggers - ran illegal alcohol businesses
Bought “booze” from Canada
Al Capone
What happened in effect to Prohibition?
Crime greatly increased in America
“Speakeasies” - underground alcohol/dance clubs
Cops were paid off
Farmers - “Moonshiners” - rural areas made homemade recipes (Whiskey)
Origin of NASCAR - running from the law
Why did Prohibition End?
Alcohol was a huge revenue for local state and federal governments
Consumerism in the 20s
People would buy more goods than what was necessary
It was perceived that everyone had money while everything was only bought on credit
The new modern inventions made life easier
What was a married woman’s life like before the 19th century?
Married women only did housework and child care
If a woman worked outside the home they would earn half a man’s wages
They gave all their rights to their husbands
Who were some early leaders of the Women’s Reform?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Candy Stanton
Lucrecia Mott
Seneca Falls Convention
First women’s rights convention (official beginning)
Created a statement of grievances modeled after the Dec. of Ind.
Resolved that women is men’s equal
What was the major demand from women in the Women’s Reform Movement?
The right to vote - suffrage
“Suffragettes” - women activists
American Feminist Movement
Non-violent protests led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns
How did the Women’s Reform Movement come to an end?
The passing of the 19th Amendment
What was the Sexual Revolution?
It was a time where women had more freedom and they felt a sense of independence
Women began to work outside the home for the first time
What was the Birth Control Movement?
Margret Sanger - founder of planned parenthood
Motto: Less children = More Freedom
Set up to rid the society of too many poor black and immigrant children. RACTIST
What were Flappers
The unconventional women who:
Wore Hair Short
Had Make-Up
Wore Short Skirts
Smoked and Drank
Cigarettes - “freedom torches”
How was religion challenged in the 20s?
Charles Darwin - “The Origin of Species”
Theory of Evolution
Challenged God and Creation
Scopes Monkey Trial: God vs Evolution taught in the schools?
New forms of Entertainment/Inventions
Music: Jazz and the Blues - Harlem NYC
1. George Gershwin - Jazz Composer
2. Louis Armstrong - Jazz Trumpeter
3. Cotton Club - Most famous jazz club in Harlem
Dance Craze:
The “Charleston”
The “Shimmy”
“The Flea Hop”
Most famous Dance steps
Phonograph/Victrola
Created in 1877
Over 100 million “phonograph records” were sold in 1927
