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1 Name Date After WW I ended, life improved. Factories started producing more products at a faster pace. Many Americans worked in factories and this allowed them to buy things. The American economy was booming. This period is called the Roaring Twenties.

2 Improved Standard of Living The U.S. became the richest country in the world. Soldiers went back to work. Many consumer goods such as cars, radios, cosmetics, and household appliances were more readily available to working-class people in the early 1900s. This increased the demand for workers and for better products to be produced. Mass production making large numbers of goods that are exactly alike

people (mass produced) Cost under $500 Radios Mass production made radios common and affordable.

3 Automobiles Henry Ford: An entrepreneur and inventor Founded Ford Motor Company Created the assembly line o Assembly Line: workers stand in one place and put parts together on a moving belt Built the Model T, a car that was sturdy, safe, and affordable for most people (mass produced) Cost under $500 Radios Mass production made radios common and affordable. Radio was live and could be heard in homes. Why was the radio important? People could now listen to sports programs, comedies, dramas, music, and commercials on the radio!

Movies Mass media, communication to large audiences became popular in the early 1900 s. o People went to see movies in theaters called nickelodeons because the cost was one 5 cents.

4 Movies Mass media, communication to large audiences became popular in the early 1900 s. o People went to see movies in theaters called nickelodeons because the cost was one 5 cents. Movies without sound: silent movies Movies with sound: talkies o 1 st full length movie with sound, The Jazz Singer, was made. Prohibition During the 1920 s, people believed that some people abused and spent their money on alcohol instead of on their families o They called for prohibition a complete ban on the sale of alcohol o 18 th Amendment was passed (1919): outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the U.S. Disadvantages of Prohibition: 1. Criminals known as bootleggers brought alcohol from other countries or made their own illegally. 2. Bootleggers sold alcohol illegally in speakeasies 3. Gangsters, crime, and violence rose 21st Amendment was passed (1933): an end to Prohibition and the 18th Amendment

The Jazz Age Jazz music was created on slave plantations.

Duke Ellington Bessie Smith Jazz trumpeter and singer Jazz music improvises:

Americans began to thrive in some parts of the U.S.

York, o African American culture blossomed Music, dance, politics, literature,

5 The Jazz Age Jazz music was created on slave plantations. After slavery, it lived on in New Orleans Famous Jazz artists Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Bessie Smith Jazz trumpeter and singer Jazz music improvises: makes up the song on the spot a famous blues singer By the 1920 s, African Americans began to thrive in some parts of the U.S. for the first time o Many became educated and had good jobs o In Harlem, New York, o African American culture blossomed Music, dance, politics, literature, and art o Langston Hughes was one of the best-known Harlem Renaissance writers. His poems portrayed African Americans in a proud and hopeful light.

6 Famous Athletes and Pilots Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 60 homeruns in one season Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean James Jesse Owens runner who won 4 gold medals in 1936

7 Show what you know List some of the important products that began to be mass produced after WWI. Choose one and write about how it might have affected people s lives in the 20 th century.

8 Vocabulary Words to Know 1. Henry Ford: an entrepreneur and inventor who built the Model-T car. 2. Assembly line: system in which workers stand in one place and put parts together as the pieces go by on a moving belt. 3. Mass production: making large numbers of goods that are exactly alike. 4. Mass media: public forms of communication that reach large audiences 5. Prohibition: ban on the sale of alcohol 6. 18th Amendment: amendment that outlawed the making, sale, and transporting of alcoholic beverages 7. 21st Amendment: amendment that ended Prohibition 8. Jazz: musical form that was influenced by African American tradition 9. Duke Ellington: a jazz musician. Known for Jazz music improvises: makes up the song on the spot 10.Louis Armstrong: Jazz trumpeter and singer 11.Langston Hughes: was one of the best-known Harlem Renaissance writers. 12.Harlem Renaissance: period in which artists used writing, music, and painting to share their ideas and feelings about life for African Americans

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