The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring twenties was an economic growth boom period that had a positive effect on the daily lives of many(but not all Americans). New technologies such as the automobile ,airplanes,radios,and new appliances improved people's lives . However ,some such as sharecroppers, farmers, and under paid factory workers were not able to enjoy this rising standard of living.
Prohibition
The action of forbidding something ,especially by law
3 effects of prohibition
1. Bootleggers were people who made illegal alcohol.
2. Speakeasy was anarchy that sold illegal alcohol.
3. Some people made wood alcohol that was illegal.
Jazz
No music was more popular than JAZZ in the 1920s.It was influenced by African American musical traditions.
Louis Armstrong
This is Louis Armstrong.
Bessie Smith
This is a picture of Bessie smith when she is singing.
Foolish mans world
Bessie smith wrote this song.
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was passed in 1920 giving all women the right to vote. It was a result of the contributions women made during the Great War.
Harlem Renaissance
The period when these works were created is known as the Harlem Renaissance. A renaissance is a time of great achievements in art and learning. Where Harlem came from is were most of the African Americans moved to Harlem,New York, a neighborhood in New York City.
1. African Americans wanted to share their feelings and ideas about their life in the Harlem Renaissance
2. Some people used their work for an end to discrimination, or unfair treatments.
3. Some people like Zora Neale Hurston wrote about experiences of African American women.
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was a poet. And he wrote this poem.
Jacob Lawerance
He was a painter during the Harlem Reanissance.
Zora Neale Hurston
Was a writer in the 1920s
Who invented the first radio?
Guglielmo Marconi invented the first radio.
How mass media helped buisinesses.
Radio joined newspapers and it helped form the mass media. Mass Media are public forms of communication that reach large audiences.
Radio
The radio helped create a common culture and here are some ways it did. It was having commercials for soap operas and other things such as sports, comedy, etc. People started to buy the things that were advertising on the radio. They also started to like baseball and sports more. This is how the Radio helped create a common culture.
Soap Operas
Soap operas was an advertisement for soap.😉
These are some of the comics they had on the radio
The amazing spider man was first made in 1920.😉
ON the RADIO
On the radio was a radio station in the 1920s