The 1920s Pop Culture and Creative Times OBJS Explain how America was a nation experiencing a crisis of values in the 1920s.

Discuss the artistic achievements of the 1920s.

Bellringer What song best exemplifies your generation?

Copy HW Read and outline p. 670-674 Questions In what ways did the artists of the Harlem Renaissance contribute to American culture?

What was the significance of the Scopes Trial?

Evaluate the success of the suffragettes.

Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?

Compare and Share HW Questions What was Henry Ford’s contribution to society?

What was black nationalism and who was its leader?

What immigrants were “targeted” by the legislation of the 1920s?

Name an example of a territory that the US was ceded.

Intro – quickwrite in your journal Should states be allowed to prohibit teachers from teaching about controversial topics such as abortion, evolution, homosexuality, etc…?

Why/why not?

A Crisis of Values Spawned by the “cities’” influence Flappers Modern Dance Cheek to Cheek dancing (ala Tango) The Charleston

Backlash at Immorality Prohibition 18 th amendment banned the sale, manufacture and transport of alcoholic beverages Enforced by the VOLSTEAD ACT

Effects of Prohibition Drinking decreased in many rural areas Alcoholism and alcohol related deaths decreased Seen as a JOKE – immigrants, college students and some city dwellers

Rise of SPEAKEASIES

The Rise of the Mafia and Bootlegging

Repealed by the 21 st amendment in 1933….

Fundamentalism Protestant Movement that stressed the literal interpretation of the bible Audiences filled with opponents of modernism

The Scopes Monkey Trial 1925- TN outlaws the teaching of evolution in public schools ACLU offers to defend anyone who will break the law to test its constitutionality John Scopes (bio teacher) accepts offer…

The Trial Scopes (Darrow) v. TN (Jennings Bryan) Freedom of Speech v. Religion Scopes found guilty and fined $100 Fundamentalist victory in the courts

A Creative Era Music and Dance JAZZ – Louis Armstrong, Joseph “King” Oliver, Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton

Big Bands Played Jazz for Dancing The Charleston

Harlem/Black Renaissance Artistic achievement/development in Harlem by African Americans in the 1920s Claude McKay – writer Langston Hughes – poet Countee Cullen – poet p. 661

The Lost Generation Writers of the 1920s that were disillusioned by WWI, consumerism and superficiality Ernest Hemingway –

The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, etc…

F. Scott Fitzgerald –

The Great Gatsby

Sinclair Lewis –

Main Street and Babbitt

The Mexican Muralists Diego Rivera

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Jose Clemente Orozco

Architecture Frank Lloyd Wright

Closure Read and discuss p. 657