January 18th-
1920's
4. Entertainment, sports, music, radio, movies, and fads Notes: spending a lot of money, partying, and jazz. flagpole sitting was an activity started from stunt actor sailor started off as a dare, broke the record in 1924 by sitting on it for 13 hours and 13 min. The radio was a big thing back then, it got listen to for jazz and news. Something that was big majong- a big pass time were women sat around and gambled. Dance marathons were big and you would see who could go the longest. crochet hats were a big thing. Pez candy was becoming huge. APFA and NFL the first meeting was held of December 17.1920. father of NFL Jim Thorpe he was a former player and sports gained more glory and became more known. There was a leather helmet. Basketball was not a big deal back then when nothing else was on. Segregation was still going on so if there was a color team, no one wanted to play with you. Entertainment- Louis Armstrong with jazz, the Charleston stand dance. Makeup was becoming a big thing to become more seductive to get better jobs compared to men. Define Flappers, ladies of the night meant prostitute. smokey eyes, red lip color, cupids bow, and long eye liner. SLANG: sugar daddy, gold digger, gold water, spill, slay (that is funny), giggle water, applesauce.
January 19th- Talked about current events and Obama's presidency.
January 20th-
Prohibition and gangsters- 18th amendment and put a banning on selling, transporting, and manufacturing of alcohol. many people didn't follow the rules so that led to gangsters. Drinking the alcohol was still legal and if you had it in your house you can still have it (still legal). it failed and took 13 years. prohibition led to a black market for alcohol. All crime rates increased from prohibition. crime increased by 24%, theft by 9%, homicide 12.7%, assault and battery 13%, drug addiction by 44.6%, and police cost by 11.4%. 4 main reasons for prohibition: national mood (entering war in 1917, and drinking alcohol was damaging american society, Practical (boost supplies of grains), religious (consumption of alcohol was against god's will) this was by a women group to get rid of abuse from husband and not getting drunk because their husband was at war, Moral, it was wrong for Americans to enjoy alcohol while our men were at war. Gangster- was a member of a criminal gang, each city had their own major gangsters (ex. Chicago, Al Capone). Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York born in 1899. One of seven children and he attended school through 6th grade until he quit school. Al Capone met Johnny Torrio and that's when he decided to be a gangster. Al Capone was called scar face because he took a razor to the face. He married Mae Coughlin in 1918 and had a son named Albert Francis Capone (nickname was sonny). In 1919 Capone left Brooklyn to go to Chicago because there was a murder charge on him and later he joined the five point gang. Torrio left the country and Capone was in charge of bootlegging (illegally supplying alcohol) Capone protected business by wars on rival gangs. St. Valentines Day massacre in 1929 seven members of the rival gang led by George Moran were shot to death. He paid of many officials to allow his operations. President Hoover wanted to Capone in jail, U.S. treasury were able to catch him for failure to file an income tax return and later charged for tax fraud. He suffered from syphilis (became really sick). Capone died on January 25, 1947. Prostitution, bootlegging, and gambling was an issue by gangs.
Women's rights and freedom- role of women were given the right to vote. the roles of american women in 1920's varied considerably between new women, the traditionalist, and the older generation. the new women including including the young flappers, embraced new fashions and new ideas that challenged the traditional role of women. the traditionalist feared that the new morality era was threatening family values and the role of women in house. Also black american women in 1920'2 was changed due to the influence Harlem renaissance and also the change from rural to urban life in the cities. the 19th amendment was passed to give women the right to vote. the impact of WW1 changed the attitude and role of women and women took the jobs of men. the new women were able to obtain college degree, learned to drive, and went to work. Flappers: cut their hair, listened to jazz, and scandalized the older generation. Flappers began drinking and smoking in public and became sexually liberated during the 1920's.
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