Society in the 20s
- defined by jazz music
- hair got shorter, dresses got shorter (showed more skin)
- Great men and women of the era: Louis Armstrong (black therefore tested racism), Al Capone (mobster and sold alcohol illegally), Charlie Chaplin (moving picture) , Amelia Earhart (flying), Henry Ford (industrial flourishing), Frank Kellogg, Babe Ruth (sporting events)
- great men and women no longer politicians but more to do with society
A Consumer Society
- war veterans come home
- The economy is booming !
- Stock market is on fire, is going constantly up
- Everyone has a job, everyone is making a lot of money (even women)
- People are spending copious amounts of money
- Women's rights are brought to the front
- Women can vote
The Jazz Age
- Al Jolson (Jazz artist)
- Louis Armstrong
- Flappers: short hair and dresses, making sexual movement in their dances which is new because this wasn't what was seen before from proper women
- The Charleston
The Movie Hall Era
- Silent Films
- People get their news before the movie
- Charlie Chaplin
- The "Movie Palace"
- Dance Halls
- Radio (big shift in society coincides with new communication, this era was the radio)
Summary
This time period was completely based on the economy, which was in a constant state of expansion. War veterans came home and women began wearing their hair and skirts much shorter. The era of jazz came along too which brought in flapper girls. This was an era of luxury, everyone was rich and spending all their money.