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Entertainment
Movies, music, Radio, and sports hero’s . Movies became a big hit in the 1920s and most people were at the movie theater weekly. -
Consumerism
A large number of consumers spending. Advertising grew and convinced consumers to spend their money. Companies found a way so that people could pay on credit and pay monthly. -
Urbanization
The industrial Revolution caused Urban life to change drastically. Jobs, technology, transportation, housing,and construction were all moved to cities. With urbanization comes great economic development and education. Also there are some downsides off urbanization and those include crime, drug abuse, and etc. -
Babe Ruth
Known for being the biggest sports hero in the 1920s. Brought baseball into the Live Bell Era with a season for the ages. Improved the radio fans listening experience. -
Paris Peace Conference (ended)
Lasted a little over a year. The purpose of the Paris peace conference was to discuss peace after World War. President Wilson really believed in the League believed that it would prevent future wars. -
Garvey Conference
The first black nationalist movement. After World War 1 he got black Americans to be proud of who they are. Marcus Garvey was a controversial figure because of how he was an important leader of of the Black community. -
19th Amendment
Change in role of women. New fashion, voting rights, and after time women got more freedom. Many woman embraced themselves as “flappers”, which meant they wore the latest fashion, smoked cigarettes, and other behaviors that shocked traditional-minded women. -
Harding winning President
34th president. Harding ignored Cox in the race and campaigned against Wilson using his slogan saying “return to normalcy”. He swept every state outside of the South and became the first Republican since the end of Reconstruction. -
First Transatlantic Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh did his first solo flight and it was a nonstop transatlantic flight, flying his spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
Mickey Mouse
Since Mickey Mouse has came out it was a big impact of entertainment for people all over the United States. Mickey Mouse was inspired by Charles Lindbergh first solo flight across the Atlantic. -
St. Valentines Day Massacre
A massacre of a group of bootlegging gang members were killed in Chicago. Al Capones Chicago outfit was suspected but was never prosecuted. -
Black Thursday
Panicked investors sent the DownJones Industrial Average crashing down by 11%. Black Thursday and the stock market crash of 1929 led to reviving the U.S. securities industry. -
Al Capone
Known for being the most famous American gangster. He was the leader of Chicago Outfit during the Prohibition era. Before being sent to prison he had accumulated a personal fortune of $100 million as the head of the crime syndicate.
