Boom to Bust video notes Flashcards
prohibition
1920 - 1933 when alcochal was banned
results of prohibition
Speakeasy’s, Crime / Gangs, Smuggling, ETC. Most people still drank
urban centers and NYc
new era, architecture and skyscrapers, people moving to city’s, Broadway Madison and wall st, wealth lots of new jobs
roaring 20s breaking boundries
women’s rights, fashion, music, dance, tech etc.
lives of the wealthy
maids and summer houses, extreme wealth
jazz and harlem
Harlem was the capital of jazz.
cotton club
The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub from 1923 to 1940. People traveled to hear the music- jazz was seen as new music for the US
Harlem Renaissance
fancy term, a promise for African Americans, BE proud to be black, Harlem is better than heaven
Lower east side + European immigrants
gateway to the American dream, blessed to be in America, mixed city with lots of culture and ethnicity
Rual america
lived as generations before had, simple life
electricity
electricity was a big deal bc before people used candles and lamps, first came to cities, majority of homes had it
cars
changed the space, gave freedom, revolutionary, 1 billion spent on bridges highways and tunnels
advertising and credit
Billboards and roadside advertising, credit - buy now pay later
Radio and imortence
radio was most desired item, radio transmitted the results of election, every store (including grocery) sold radios
social changes with women
19th amendment gave women the right to vote and right to live for herself. Radical time-woemn went to party’s and bars. they underwent style changes like short hair and makeup. Flappers and vamps.
reaction against these changes (fundamentalism)
cursing was unwanted, women went to church with hats and white gloves, thought the country was founded on the respect for God and believed that woman should not do these htings
Scopes trial (science V. religion)
The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal. The trial featured two of the best-known orators of the era, William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, as opposing attorneys. The trial was viewed as an opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of the bill, to publicly advocate for the legitimacy of Darwin’s theory of evolution, and to enhance the profile of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). It was very religous and proposed the question- do i believe in modern science?
nativism and intolerence
was very bad - people wanted to developed new technology and new era but wanted to keep the same old ideas
KKK
had 4 million members and extremely popular in the south. Opposed to everybody except whites (Jews, Catholics) Were recruiting in northern states. KKK symbol was the burning cross. Lynched 200 ppl in the twentys. had political control in 7 states.
Sports and entertainment
Spectator sports became popular. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were very popular.
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth Jr. (1895-1948), also known as Babe Ruth, remains the greatest baseball player in the history of the sport. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves in a career spanning from 1914 to 1935. Extremely famous and popular.hero, showed young men can do great things
charles Linburgh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator and military officer. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for 33.5 hours. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was designed and built to compete for the $25,000 Orteig Prize for the first flight between the two cities. hero, showed young men can do great things
