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The Roaring Twenties
"The Roaring Twenties" is the time after World War One when there is peace throughout the world. In America there are many social , cultural, economic, and technological changes like jazz, sport popularity, and more leisure activities. -
Prohibition
The 18th Ammendment was passed and stated that the manufature and sale of alcohol was banned. Many people believed that this ammendment caused many crimes. -
Model T
A car created Henry Ford. He was able to produce 1 per minute thanks to the assemby line, products moving on a conveyor belt with workers placing parts on the product. Henry Ford sold each car at $335 each. -
Commercial Radio
In Pittsburgh the station KDKA made the first commercial radio broadcast. Soon there were many others and that caused there to be a lot mor radios in houses. -
Yankee Stadium
Professional baseball gained popularity and so the fans went to stadiums to watch games. The Yankee Stadium opened and fans went there to watch the "Bronx Bombers" or the New York Yankees. -
Death of President Warrem G. Harding
After Harding learned about many scandals under his administration Harding was alarmed. Because Harding was a honest man he went on a speaking tour over the summer. Harding died while on the tour. -
Klu Klux Klan
By this time the Klu Klux Klan had more than 5,000,000 members and tried to influence polotics by using violence against African Americans. -
President Calvin Coolidge
After a year of being the president after Harding died Coolidge won in his own right the presidential campaign. When he was president he was a isolationist which meant he wanted to stay out of foriegn affairs except for self-defense and left business grow without the government. -
Women Elected Governors
Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor in Wyoming and Miriam "Ma" Ferguson in Texas. Women were able to run for positoons beause of the newly passed 19th Ammendment. -
Scopes Trial
A trial against biology teacher John Scopes who broke the fundamentalism law. He broke the law by teaching evolution. Scopes was found guilty but they reversed their decision and the controversy on evolution continues. -
Pan American Airways
America's first passenger airline. It began to bring distant cities closer together in the Americas by the end of the decade. -
Transatlantic Flight by Lindbergh
Lindbergh was the 1st person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. His transatlantic flight, along with Amelia Earhart's, helped encourage the idea of commercial air transportation. -
Sound Movies
The first movie with sound was "The Jazz Singer." Soon afterwards there was "Steamboat Willie" with Mickie Mouse. These shows with sounds were called talkies. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
It was a major peace effort by Calvin Coolidge. This pact was signed by 15 nations who promised not to make war against one another except for self-defense. Alot of Americans supported this pact. -
Entertainment
By this time Americans spent about 4,000,000,000 dollars on entertainmemt. That would be a hundred percent jump in a decade.
