Testani Roaring 20s

The Roaring 20’s

  • the time period of economic growth and change between 1920-1929

Warren G. Harding

  • Won the Election of 1920, promised a “return to normalcy” after WWI

Rise of Consumerism

  • New consumer products like cars, washing machines, and radios led to a rise in consumerism, which encouraged an increase in the consumption of goods and services.

Installment Buying

  • Buying on credit, allowed consumers to “buy now and pay later” by putting a downpayment on a product and paying the rest in monthly installments

  • Led to increase in demand and consumer debt

Buying on Margin

  • Allowed Americans to purchase stocks at a percentage of its value and borrow the rest

  • Increased the amount of people who could invest in the stock market, increased the value of stocks and consumer debt

19th Amendment

  • Granted suffrage to women

Suffrage

  • The right to vote

Flappers

  • Young women in the 1920’s known for short dresses and bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional constraints

  • Represented rebellion from traditions standards for women, but did not represent all women

Harlem Renaissance

  • A rebirth of African American cultured in Harlem, New York City during the 1920’s

  • Represented a shift to pride and celebration of African American culture

Jazz

  • a type of American music with lively rhythms and melodies that are often made up by musicians as they play

    • Known mostly for lively and energetic rhythms with improvised music and dances

  • Free flowing and improvised styles opposed traditional format and structure of music

Langston Hughes

  • An African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance who encouraged African Americans to be proud of their culture

Prohibition

  • time period from 1920-1933 when alcohol was banned in the US

18th Amendment

  • banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor in 1920

21st Amendment

  • repealed the 18th Amendment in 1933

Bootleggers

  • manufactured or transported alcohol illegally

Speakeasies

  • were secret bars that sold alcohol illegally

  • What conclusions can you draw about the economy of the 1920’s

    • All Americans did not benefit from the economy of the 1920’s, as wealthy Americans saw an increase in wealth while most other Americans did not.

  • Women in 1920 Change

    • Women gained suffrage

    • Women worked clerical jobs

    • Women became more rebellious → Flappers adopt non-traditional style and activities

    • Women began to challenge societal norms, seeking greater independence and embracing a lifestyle that celebrated freedom and self-expression.

  • Women in the 1920s Continuity

    • Some women continued to work after WWI

    • Double standards still exist for women

    • Jobs like nursing and teaching are similar to the work women did at home