The Age of Gatsby By: Myrna Lopez U.S. History The Roaring ’20s http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe r_embedded&v=Xmqc_wJN4_M#! What is one thing you learned from this video about the 1920s? The 1920s The 1920s was an era that made a great statement. With new technology, prosperity, change for women and African Americans, but also, great defeat. The Roaring ’20s was and age to never be forgotten. Warren G. Harding Republican President from 1921-1923 Teapot Dome Scandal Reduced taxes for rich Americans with the Revenue Act of 1921. Originated term “Founding Fathers” Laissez-Faire An economic environment in which transactions between private parties are free from government restrictions, tariffs, and subsidies, with only enough regulationsto protect property rights. French: “Let them do” Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States. Production, transport and sale of alcohol illegal Prohibition Made alcohol illegal. Organized crimes increased in power. Corruption extended among law enforcement officials. Prohibition Continued http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe r_embedded&v=OiYqFXmVAFg#action=shar e How did the people react to prohibition? What were some of the consequences? Nineteenth Amendment Prohibits any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. Culmination of the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. Ratified August 18, 1920. Flappers New breed of western women in the ’20s Wore short skirts, bobbed hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their dislike for “acceptable” behavior. Seen as brash for wearing too much makeup, drinking, casual sex, smoking, driving, and flouting social and sexual norms. Flappers Continued http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe r_embedded&v=3svvCj4yhYc#action=share What are some things you noticed that women changed about themselves during this era? Harlem Renaissance Cultural movement in the 1920s, The “New Negro Movement” Music and art was important in the movement. Harlem Renaissance Cont. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe r_embedded&v=LagPOV_QeE8#! What did the Harlem Renaissance do to contribute to the transformation of African Americsn identity? What did the new culture contribute to the 1920s society? Bibliography http://www.apstudynotes.org/ushistory/topics/causes-and-consequences/ http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_twenties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_renaissan ce