Driving Idea:
What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?
1. Roaring 20's-jazz(music), sports, buying on credit, fashion, fads, movies
Jazz -
Louis Armstrong started playing in New Orleans. Duke Ellington was another famous Jazz Age musician. Duke played a lot at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
Sports -
The 1920's were also known as the Golden Age of Sports. Babe Ruth was a famous baseball player. Football became big in the 20's. Red Grange was a famous football player in that time. Boxing was another huge sport. Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney were a few boxers that were well known. Bill Tilden was a great tennis player at the time. The radio came out during that time which allowed people to listen to their favorite sports. Also the automobile was very popular during that time which made it easier for people to get to games.
Fashion -
The men wore more comfortable clothes during that time. The women had more of a "boyish" look during this time. Ladies had started to wear shorter skirts. Coco Chanel brought the idea of "the little black dress". During the day the men wore tuxes. The upper class wore top hats, the middle class wore fedoras, and the working class wore newspaper hats. The flappers had shorter dresses that were loose. That's only one half, the other half is their attitude and beliefs. Oxford bags were very popular pants in the day.
Movies -
Many of the movies that came out were silent movies and horror movies. Peter Pan came out, along with Phantom of the Opera.
2. Red Scare/Anti-immigration
3. Planes and automobiles
4. Prohibition/Gangs
5. Republican presidents and philosophy-Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
6. Women in the 20's
7. African-Americans in the 20's
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