Social and Cultural Development in the 1920s Flashcards
What type of music became really popular in the 1920s?
Jazz. (Duke Ellington was a popular jazz musician at the Cotton Club)
What was the name of the celebrity baseball player for the New York Yankees?
Babe Ruth
How many people were attending the cinema each week in the 1920s?
110 million
What were women called that were smoking, drinking, listening to jazz and going out
unchaperoned?
Flappers (Clara Bow was a famous one)
In 1920 4 million people owned shares. What process allowed 5x that amount to get involved by 1929?
Buying on the margin (you would put down just 10% of the share price and loan the rest from the bank)
What was the first talkie called in 1927?
The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson
What stadium was created in 1923?
Yankee Stadium
How many radio listeners were there in the 1927 World Heavyweight Boxing Title Fight?
60 million
Gene Tunney vs Jack Dempsey
When did the USA host the Olympics?
1932
Who was the first company to sponsor the Olympics in 1928?
Coca Cola
How much did Babe Ruth earn in his career?
Over 2 million dollars, he earnt 80,000 in 1931,1932 and 1933 more than Herbert Hoover…
Who earnt more Babe Ruth or Herbert Hoover?
Ruth
Who was the most famous movie company in Holywood?
Warmerbrows, Paramount
Who were famous actors in the 1920s?
- Rudolph Valentino
- Charlie Chaplin
- Clara Bow (It girl)
By the end of the 1920s how many people went to the cinemas weekly?
110 million
When was Mickey Mouse created?
1928
What code banned nudity in films and limited the length of on screen kissing and made
sure no film character profited from murder or arson?
The Hays Code
Who were famous Jazz musicians during the 1920s?
Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith
Before the war, how were women expected to behave?
- Behave modestly
- Wear long dresses
- They need to chaperoned
- It was unacceptable for a woman to smoke
- Women were expected to have traditional jobs: servants, seamstresses, secretaries, nursing.
What women organisation battled for gender equality?
NAWSA
What amendment confirmed gender equality in 1920?
19th
After the 19th amendment, what percent of increase in women were working?
25%
How many women were working in 1929?
10.6 million
After the war, how did women’s attitudes change?
- Smoking in public
- Women driving
- Shorter skirts
- Heavy makeup and jewelry
- Dance in a sexual manner to Jazz
- Speakeasies
- Kissing strangers
Name some famous flappers?
- Clara Bow
- Zelda Fitzgerald
- Joan Crawford
- Coco Chanel
What were illegal bars called during Prohibition?
Speakeasies
What new dances were established during the 1920s?
Shimmy and Bunny Hug
What is it called when flappers would kiss men in public?
Petting Parties
What organisation opposed flappers?
Anti-Flirt Club
