Presidents, Heroes, and
Personalities of the 1920’s
Unit 7: The Roaring 20s (1920 – 1929)
Nicknames for the Roaring 20’s
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The Jazz Age
 Prohibition
 The Age of Automobile
 The Golden Age of Radio
 The Golden Age of Film
 The Decade of Intolerance
 The Golden Era of Sports
 The Republican Decade
Review of the Red Scare
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Influenza
Economic
Uncertainty
Strikes
Race Riots
Russian Revolution
Fear of Communism
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Sacco & Vanzetti
 Palmer Raids
 Red Ark
 Mail Order
Bombings
Exit Slip – The Red Scare
1.
2.
3.
4.
During the Red Scare, many Americans feared a take
over by __________.
a. Communists b. Germany c. Aliens
A major cause of the Red Scare was due to the
a. deaths suffered during WW I
b. labor strikes that occurred after WW I
Several thousand Americans died of ________ in
1918 – 1919.
a. Tuberculosis b. Polio c. Influenza
Sacco & Vanzetti were executed in 1927 for
_______ & _______.
a. Bribery & Extortion b. Robbery & Murder
President Warren G. Harding
(1921 – 1923)
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“Normalcy” – Pro-big
business; lower taxes
on corporations &
people; protect
American businesses;
reduce federal budget
by balancing it. Back
to laissez-faire.
The “Ohio Gang” or “Poker
Cabinet”
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Andrew Mellon (Treasury) and Herbert Hoover
(Commerce) were good appointments but others
involved in scandals and corruption.
 Attorney General Harry Daugherty took bribes
from prisoner for pardons.
 Charles Forbes Veterans Bureau – sold
medicine, etc. meant for disabled vets and
pocketed the money! $70,000 on floor cleaner!!!
The Teapot Dome Scandal
1921 – Albert Fall
(Interior Sec.)
transferred naval oil
reserves in CA and
WY to private
investors for profit.
 Served 1 year in
prison in 1924
 Harding died Aug. 2,
1923
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President Harding’s Women
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He had a 15 year
relationship with
Carrie Phillips and
fathered a daughter
with Susie Hodder.
 Nan Britton (right) is
the most famous.
 She wrote The
President’s Daughter.
President Calvin Coolidge
(1923 – 1929)
Gov. of MA – Boston
Police Strike (1919)
 “Silent Cal” was probig business also
 Presided over a
booming economy!
 1924 re-elected “Keep Cool With
Coolidge”
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Foreign Policy during the 1920s
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Washington Naval Disarmament
Conference (1921) – prevent militarism at sea
Kellogg- Briand Pact (1928) – outlawed war;
62 nations signed it.
Dawes Plan – U.S. banks loaned $$$ to
Germany so it could pay reparations. We
made a lot of $$$, but Allies thought we were
too harsh.
President Herbert Hoover
(1929 – 1933)
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“The Wonder Boy”
trounced Al Smith in
1928 and lost by an ever
greater margin to FDR
in 1932.
Oct. 29, 1929 – Black
Tuesday – stock market
crash
The Great Depression
destroyed his presidency
Unit 7: The Roaring 20s (1920-1929)
PERSONALITIES & HEROES
Charles Lindbergh (Feb. 4, 1902 - Aug. 26, 1974)
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Flew solo across the
Atlantic on May 21-22,
1927; 33.5 hrs!
“Lucky Lindy” and the
“Lone Eagle” were his
nicknames.
March 1932 - Charles, Jr.
was kidnapped and
murdered by Bruno
Hauptmann. He was 2.
Charles Lindbergh was the first
person to __________.
A.
B.
C.
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[MC All]
Fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
Fly non-stop across the United States.
Amelia Earhart (July 24, 1897 - July 2, 1937?)
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May 1932 - first
woman to cross
Atlantic
 Jan 1935 - Hawaii to
California
 1937 - disappeared in
Central Pacific near
Howland Islands as
she tried to go around
world
Jack Dempsey (June 24, 1895 - May 31, 1983)
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Held heavy weight
boxing title from July 4,
1919 to September 26,
1926 when he lost a 10
round bout with Gene
Tunney in Philadelphia.
Sept 1927 - “Battle of
Long Count” - lost to
Tunney in 10 rounds
84 fights - 62 W’s (51
Ko’s) 6 L’s
Gene Tunney (1898 - 1978)
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Joined US Marine Corps
during WW I and won
AEF Light Heavyweight
title in 1919.
Held Heavy Weight title
1926 - 28 and retired the
champ (65 Ws).
His son John was a US
Senator (ME) 1971- 77.
George Herman “Babe” Ruth
(Feb. 6, 1895 - Aug. 16, 1948)
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Set Record of 60 HR’s
in 154 game season in
1927.
Mark McGuire hit 70 in
1998; Barry Bonds hit
73 in 2001-holds record.
Hit 714 overall with Red
Sox, Yankees, Braves
Barry Bonds - 762 holds
all-time record (2007)
Retired in 1935 -Boston
“Red” Grange (June 13, 1903 - Jan. 28, 1991)
The “Galloping
Ghost” played for the
U of Illinois and
rushed for 3637 YDs
and scored 31 TDs in
20 games.
 Played with the
Chicago Bears until
1934.
 Suffered knee injury
in 1927.
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Exit Slip – #1 Heroes and
Personalities of the 1920s
T or F: Amelia Earhart was the first person to
fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
2. T or F: Gene Tunney upset 1920s boxing great
Jack Dempsey twice during the decade.
3. T or F: Barry Bonds is currently baseball’s
all-time homerun leader.
4. T or F: Red Grange helped to popularize
professional football during the 20s.
1.
Gertrude Ederle
(Oct. 23, 1906 – Nov. 30, 2003)
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Aug. 6, 1925, she
became the first
woman to swim the
English Channel,
swimming 35 miles
from Calais to Dover
in 14 hrs. and 31
min.
 Beat men’s time by 1
hr. and 31 min.
Helen Wills (Oct. 6, 1905 - Jan. 1, 1998)
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Best women’s
tennis player in
the world for
eight years (1927
- 33 and in 1935).
Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 - Aug. 23, 1926)
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Immigrated to US in
1913 from Italy.
 Starred in The Sheik
(1921) and other silent
films.
 Idolized as “The Great
Lover”
 Died at age 31 of a
ruptured ulcer and
created hysteria among
public.
Charlie Chaplin (Apr. 16, 1889-Dec. 25, 1977)
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Most famous
comic actor of
the silent movies
Portrayed “The
Little Tramp”
character in
films
Co-founder of
United Artists
movie studio
Mary Pickford (April 9, 1893 - May 28, 1979).
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Canadian-born
American Actress
appeared in numerous
films from 1909 to
1935.
 One of wealthiest
women in America
during the era.
 Known as “America’s
Sweetheart.”
Henry Ford (1863 – 1947)
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Made first car in 1896
 1908 – First Model T
Produced
 1914 – Assembly Line
 1924 - $260 compared to
$850 in 1908
 1926 – 40 hour week
introduced
 Used scientific
management and
incentives to motivate
workers.
Marcus Garvey (Aug. 17, 1887 - June 10, 1940)
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Pioneered “Back to
Africa” movement in
Harlem from 1919 1926.
Approved of segregation
and KKK.
Criticized by DuBois.
In 1922 sentenced to 5
years for mail fraud
involving Black Star
Line.
Served 2 years and was
exiled in 1927 to London.
Duke Ellington (Ap. 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974)
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Famous Jazz pianist
and band leader of
Roaring 20s and
beyond.
 Played the famous
Cotton Club of
Harlem regularly
during the 20s.
 Toured until 1970.
Exit Slip – #2 Heroes and
Personalities of the 1920s
1. Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim what
body of water in 1925?
a. Lake Erie b. Panama Canal c. English Channel
2. Rudolph Valentino and Mary Pickford were famous
__________.
a. Actors b. Singers c. Bootleggers
3. The name of Henry Ford’s best-selling car of the 1920s?
a. Oldsmobile b. Model A c. Model T
4. Duke Ellington was associated with _______.
a. Jazz b. Basketball c. Auto Racing