Chapter 7, Lesson 2
The Roaring Twenties
Mr. Julian’s 5th Grade Class
Essential Question
•How did the
American culture
change in the
1920’s?
Places
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Harlem, New York
People
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Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
Jacob Larwrence
People
• Charles Lindbergh
• Amelia Earhart
• Georgia O’Keeffe
Vocabulary
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Prohibition
Eighteenth Amendment
Twenty–first Amendment
Jazz
Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
• The 1920’s brought many changes to
the U.S., one big change was
prohibition.
• The Eighteenth Amendment made the
manufacturing, sale, and transportation
of alcoholic beverages illegal.
• Many Americans supported Prohibition.
• Some areas improved from this law.
Prohibition
• However, some criminals, known as
bootleggers, brought alcohol from other
countries to sell in the U.S.
• Police had a little success stopping
bootleggers.
• Because many Americans continued to
drink, the Twenty-first Amendment was
adopted, ending prohibition.
The Jazz Age
• Jazz was the most popular music of the
1920’s.
• Jazz has it’s roots in traditional African
American music and began in New
Orleans, Louisiana.
• Some of the more famous musicians are
band leader Duke Ellington and trumpeter
Louis Armstrong, aka Satchmo.
The Jazz Age
• Louis Armstrong made many recordings
with singer Bessie Smith, the most
famous being “St.Louis Blues.”
• Jazz led to new dances like the
Charleston, Lindy Hop or the Jitter Bug.
• The dances followed at type of music
called Swing which is a faster style of
Jazz.
Changing Culture
• Jazz was such an important part of the
1920’s that writer F. Scott Fitzgerald,
writer of the book “The Great Gatsby,”
nicknamed the 20’s as “The Jazz Age.”
• Composer George Gershwin wrote
some of the most popular music, such
as “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An
American in Paris.”
Changing Culture
• George Gershwin and his brother Ira,
wrote the music for the play “Porgy and
Bess” which tells the story of an African
American community.
• Composer Aaron Copland used
traditional folk music to inspirer one of
his best know works “Appalachian
Spring.”
Changing Culture
• Dancers also changed the culture.
• Martha Graham developed a new dance
style known as modern dance.
• Isadora Duncan was another leader in
modern dance where she dances
barefoot and wearing free-flowing
costumes.
The Harlem Renaissance
• Harlem, New York is an African American
neighborhood in New York City.
• Many painters, writers, and musicians
came to Harlem to share ideas.
• This period is called the Harlem
Renaissance.
• Writer, Langston Hughes wrote poems,
books, and plays about the lives of African
Americans.
The Harlem Renaissance
• Zora Neale Hurston wrote about the
lives of African American women in
novels such as “ Their Eyes Were
Watching God.”
• Painter Jacob Lawrence created many
paintings that showed African American
life and history.
Athletes and Pilots
• The 1920’s made sports very popular as
well.
• Sports fans listened to the radio to hear
their favorite teams play baseball and
other sports.
• Babe Ruth was one of the most famous
baseball players of the time.
Athletes and Pilots
• Radio and newspapers captured historic
events.
• Pilots were making daring flights.
• In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the
first person to fly solo across the Atlantic
Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.
• “Lucky Lindy” became world famous
from his flight.
Athletes and Pilots
• Amelia Earhart became the first woman
to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
• Later she became the first person to fly
solo from Hawaii to California.
Women at Work
• Life changed for many women once they
got the right to vote.
• The economy was very good in the U.S.
during the 1920’s opening many jobs for
women.
• Many women moved from factory jobs to
office jobs.
• Painter Georgia O’Keeffe became famous
for her colorful scenes of nature.
Timeline
• 1919 - The Eighteenth Amendment
began Prohibition.
• 1925 - “The Great Gatsby” by F.Scott
Fitzgerald is published.
• 1927 - Charles Lindbergh made the first
solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Writing Response
• In two or more
paragraphs, explain how
the American culture
changed during the
1920’s.