The 1920s saw the rise of organized crime in the United States fueled by Prohibition. Gangs like Al Capone's in Chicago made millions bootlegging illegal alcohol. Speakeasies sprung up secretly serving alcohol while bootleggers smuggled it in from places like Canada. Moonshiners also made homemade liquor that sometimes harmed or killed people. Prohibition failed to stop drinking and increased crime instead, leading to its repeal in 1933 by the 21st Amendment.

1. Chapter 12Chapter 12
Politics Of The 1920’sPolitics Of The 1920’s

2. • Republican EraRepublican Era
The Jazz AgeThe Jazz Age
The Lost GenerationThe Lost Generation
Boom to BustBoom to Bust
The Roaring '20'sThe Roaring '20's
Decade of NormalcyDecade of Normalcy
Prosperity DecadeProsperity Decade
Prohibition EraProhibition Era
• The Advertising AgeThe Advertising Age
• The Golden Age of SportsThe Golden Age of Sports

4. The Red ScareThe Red Scare
1919-19201919-1920

5. Karl MarxKarl Marx

6. Friedrich EngelsFriedrich Engels

7. Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin

8. Soviet FlagSoviet Flag

11. The PalmerThe Palmer
RaidsRaids
The Attorney General used the attacks to initiate a
widespread clamp-down on radicalism. He brought in the
young and ambitious Justice Department lawyer, J. Edgar
Hoover, to head a campaign of raids and mass arrests. Later
known as the "Palmer raids," the widespread attack on
radicals were largely Hoover's operation. He organized raids
to be carried out in three different cities on January 2, 1920.
Not possessing search or arrest warrants, the enforcers paid
no regard to who was and who was not guilty of anything
illegal. In the end, mass arrests were made and 249 people
were deported including the prominent anarchists Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman. Hysteria hit an all time
high when Palmer announced that there would be an
attempted Communist takeover on May 1st
, 1920, but when it
didn’t happen, the hysteria dissipated.
Emma Goldman and Alexander BerkmanJ. Edgar HooverMitchell Palmer

12. Palmer House BombingPalmer House Bombing

13. J. Edgar HooverJ. Edgar Hoover

14. Sacco andSacco and
VanzettiVanzetti
On April 15, 1920, two men robbed and
murdered a paymaster and his guard as
they transferred $15,776 from the Slater
and Morrill Shoe factory. Three weeks
later, in the spirit of the anti-immigrant,
anti-communist times, two Italian immigrants and known
anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were
accused and arrested for the crime, despite the scant
evidence against them. Following a seven-week trial which
many considered very unfairly manipulated by Judge Thayer,
Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted on circumstantial
evidence of capital murder and sentenced to death. Sacco
and Vanzetti appealed their convictions and got a lot of
support from those who opposed the death penalty and
racism, but they lost and were executed in 1927.

15. Sacco and VanzettiSacco and Vanzetti

16. Ku Klux KlanKu Klux Klan

17. Immigration in the 1920’sImmigration in the 1920’s
• The Immigration Act of 1924 (National OriginsThe Immigration Act of 1924 (National Origins
Act/Asian Exclusion Act) greatly reduced immigrationAct/Asian Exclusion Act) greatly reduced immigration
to USto US
– The law was aimed at restricting immigration ofThe law was aimed at restricting immigration of
Southern Europeans, Eastern Europeans, and JewsSouthern Europeans, Eastern Europeans, and Jews
– Severely restricted the immigration of Africans andSeverely restricted the immigration of Africans and
prohibited the immigration of Arabs, East Asians,prohibited the immigration of Arabs, East Asians,
and Indiansand Indians
– The purpose of the act was "to preserve the ideal ofThe purpose of the act was "to preserve the ideal of
American homogeneity“American homogeneity“
– W.A.S.P.W.A.S.P.

20. President Harding, Coolidge andPresident Harding, Coolidge and
HooverHoover

21. Republican Philosophy-1920’sRepublican Philosophy-1920’s
•Trickle-down theoryTrickle-down theory
•Laissez-faire
•Rugged individualism
•Normalcy

22. Secretary of StateSecretary of State
Charles Evans HughesCharles Evans Hughes

23. 4 Power Treaty4 Power Treaty
• US, GB, France, JapanUS, GB, France, Japan
• Each country would respect each otherEach country would respect each other
possessions in the Pacificpossessions in the Pacific

24. 5 Power Treaty5 Power Treaty
• Same as 4 plus ItalySame as 4 plus Italy
• Freeze navies at 1921 levelsFreeze navies at 1921 levels

25. 9 Power Treaty9 Power Treaty
• Above plus Netherlands, Portugal,Above plus Netherlands, Portugal,
Belgium and ChinaBelgium and China
• Keep “open door” in ChinaKeep “open door” in China
• Promise Chinese independencePromise Chinese independence

26. Kellogg-Briand Pact-1928Kellogg-Briand Pact-1928
• 62 countries pledged not to use war62 countries pledged not to use war
to settle disputesto settle disputes

27. Albert Fall-Teapot Dome ScandalAlbert Fall-Teapot Dome Scandal

29. Warren Harding’s FuneralWarren Harding’s Funeral

30. President Calvin CoolidgePresident Calvin Coolidge

31. What impact did automobiles haveWhat impact did automobiles have
on the United States?on the United States?
• Link to 1920’s carsLink to 1920’s cars

32. Henry Ford and the Model THenry Ford and the Model T

33. 1920 Model T Ford1920 Model T Ford

34. 1927 Chrysler-Walter Chrysler1927 Chrysler-Walter Chrysler

35. 1928 Dodge Brothers Victory 6
Deluxe Sedan-John Dodge

36. 1929 Buick 4-Door Sedan-David
Buick

37. Route 66 “The Mother Road”Route 66 “The Mother Road”

39. History of NASCARHistory of NASCAR

40. Charles Lindbergh “Lucky Lindy”Charles Lindbergh “Lucky Lindy”

41. Lindbergh’s FlightLindbergh’s Flight

42. Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart

45. Chapter 13Chapter 13
The Roaring Life ofThe Roaring Life of
the 1920’sthe 1920’s

46. Rural vs. UrbanRural vs. Urban
• 1920 Census- 51.2 people lived in cities of1920 Census- 51.2 people lived in cities of
2,500 or more2,500 or more
• 1922-1929-more than 2 million people1922-1929-more than 2 million people
moved from farms to the cities each yearmoved from farms to the cities each year
• Rural areas tried to hold on to moralRural areas tried to hold on to moral
values and close social relationshipsvalues and close social relationships

47. The Urban SceneThe Urban Scene
• Largest citiesLargest cities
1.1. New York City(5.6 million)New York City(5.6 million)
2.2. Chicago(3 million)Chicago(3 million)
3.3. Philadelphia(2 million)Philadelphia(2 million)
4.4. 65 other cities had over 100,000 people65 other cities had over 100,000 people
Cities tolerated drinking, gambling and casualCities tolerated drinking, gambling and casual
dating!!!dating!!!

48. Prohibition “The Noble Experiment”Prohibition “The Noble Experiment”
• 1818thth
Amendment(1920-1933)Amendment(1920-1933)
– The manufacture, sale and transportation ofThe manufacture, sale and transportation of
alcoholic beverages was illegalalcoholic beverages was illegal
– Supporters believed alcohol brought aboutSupporters believed alcohol brought about
corruption, crime, wife and child abuse andcorruption, crime, wife and child abuse and
accidentsaccidents
– Supporters came mostly from rural SouthSupporters came mostly from rural South
and West(areas with a lot of Protestants)and West(areas with a lot of Protestants)
– Anti-Saloon League and Women’s ChristianAnti-Saloon League and Women’s Christian
Temperence Union led the attack on alcoholTemperence Union led the attack on alcohol

49. ProhibitionProhibition
• Alcohol was allowed for medicinalAlcohol was allowed for medicinal
and religious purposesand religious purposes
• Prescriptions and sacramentalPrescriptions and sacramental
wine orders skyrocketedwine orders skyrocketed

50. ProhibitionProhibition
• At first saloons closed and drunkenessAt first saloons closed and drunkeness
went downwent down
• The Volstead Act created theThe Volstead Act created the
Prohibition Bureau to enforce the lawProhibition Bureau to enforce the law
• Prohibition failed for three reasons:Prohibition failed for three reasons:
1.1. People despised it. Saw it asPeople despised it. Saw it as
government meddling in people’sgovernment meddling in people’s
liveslives
2.2. The Prohibition Bureau wasThe Prohibition Bureau was
underfunded. Had 1,500 people tounderfunded. Had 1,500 people to
supervise the country.supervise the country.
3.3. Organized crime becameOrganized crime became

51. Homicide RatesHomicide Rates

55. Bootlegging in the 1920'sBootlegging in the 1920's
• Illegally making or distributing alcoholIllegally making or distributing alcohol
• BootleggersBootleggers
- people that made or transported alcohol- people that made or transported alcohol
– Named because people carried liquor inNamed because people carried liquor in
the legs of bootsthe legs of boots
– Most imported alcohol came in fromMost imported alcohol came in from
Canada, Cuba or the West IndiesCanada, Cuba or the West Indies

57. BootleggingBootlegging

58. The biggest threat to the bootleggerThe biggest threat to the bootlegger
was not the Prohibition Bureau orwas not the Prohibition Bureau or
police but….police but….
HijackingHijacking
.

59. MoonshineMoonshine
• Alcohol made secretlyAlcohol made secretly
in home made stillsin home made stills
• Several hundredSeveral hundred
people a yearpeople a year dieddied
from drinkingfrom drinking
moonshine during themoonshine during the
1920s1920s
• In 1929 it is estimatedIn 1929 it is estimated
that 700 million gallonsthat 700 million gallons
of beer were producedof beer were produced
in American homesin American homes

60. SpeakeasiesSpeakeasies
• To obtain alcohol illegally, people wentTo obtain alcohol illegally, people went
underground to secret bars callunderground to secret bars call
speakeasiesspeakeasies(people spoke easily or(people spoke easily or
quietly about it)quietly about it)
• Speakeasies could be anywhereSpeakeasies could be anywhere
• To be admitted a card or password had toTo be admitted a card or password had to
be givenbe given

64. Organized CrimeOrganized Crime
• Came about as a result of ProhibitionCame about as a result of Prohibition
• Every major city had it’s gangEvery major city had it’s gang
• Al Capone’s bootlegging business inAl Capone’s bootlegging business in
Chicago made over $60 million a yearChicago made over $60 million a year
• Due to gang violence, only 19% ofDue to gang violence, only 19% of
Americans supported Prohibition by 1925Americans supported Prohibition by 1925
• Prohibition was repealed in 1933 by theProhibition was repealed in 1933 by the
2121stst
AmendmentAmendment

65. Al Capone-ScarfaceAl Capone-Scarface

66. St. Valentine’s Day MassacreSt. Valentine’s Day Massacre

67. Taken down by Tax EvasionTaken down by Tax Evasion

69. Story of Templeton RyeStory of Templeton Rye
Templeton, IATempleton, IA

70. Science vs ReligionScience vs Religion
• There was a struggle between theThere was a struggle between the
modern scientific people and themodern scientific people and the
Christian fundamentalistsChristian fundamentalists
• Fundamentalists believed everythingFundamentalists believed everything
could be explained by the Biblecould be explained by the Bible
• They disagreed with the theory ofThey disagreed with the theory of
evolution especiallyevolution especially

71. Charles DarwinCharles Darwin

72. The Scopes Monkey TrialThe Scopes Monkey Trial
• In 1925, Tennessee passed the first lawIn 1925, Tennessee passed the first law
making it illegal to teach evolution inmaking it illegal to teach evolution in
schoolschool
• The American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU)The American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU)
said it would defend any teacher willing tosaid it would defend any teacher willing to
break the lawbreak the law
• John Scopes, biology teacher fromJohn Scopes, biology teacher from
Dayton, accepted.Dayton, accepted.

73. John ScopesJohn Scopes

74. Scopes-Monkey TrialScopes-Monkey Trial
• Scopes taught evolution and was arrestedScopes taught evolution and was arrested
• Clarence Darrow was hired by the ACLUClarence Darrow was hired by the ACLU
to defend Scopesto defend Scopes
• William Jennings Bryan was the specialWilliam Jennings Bryan was the special
prosecutorprosecutor
• Scopes did not deny teaching evolutionScopes did not deny teaching evolution
• Trial was really about evolution in schoolsTrial was really about evolution in schools

75. Clarence DarrowClarence Darrow

76. William Jennings BryanWilliam Jennings Bryan

77. Scopes Monkey TrialScopes Monkey Trial
• Darrow called Bryan to the stand andDarrow called Bryan to the stand and
asked him questions about the Bibleasked him questions about the Bible
• Darrow made Bryan look foolishDarrow made Bryan look foolish
• In the end, Scopes was found guiltyIn the end, Scopes was found guilty
and fined $100and fined $100

79. Buying on CreditBuying on Credit
• ““Buy now, pay later”Buy now, pay later”
• Stocks marketStocks market
was boomingwas booming
– Buying on marginBuying on margin

80. WOMEN IN THEWOMEN IN THE
1920’s1920’s

81. Cult of DomesticityCult of Domesticity
• Developed throughout 1800’sDeveloped throughout 1800’s
• The ideal of womanhood had fourThe ideal of womanhood had four
characteristics:characteristics:
• 1. Piety1. Piety
• 2. Purity2. Purity
• 3. Domesticity3. Domesticity
• 4. Submissiveness4. Submissiveness

82. • World War I
interrupted the
campaign for woman
suffrage
• Women took the
men’s jobs in WWI
showing the country
that they could do
hard work
World War I(1917-1918)World War I(1917-1918)

83. Finally, on Aug. 20, 1920, the 19th
Amendment became part of the United
States Constitution when Tennessee
became the 36th
state to ratify it.

84. 1919thth
AmendmentAmendment
““The right of citizens of the United States toThe right of citizens of the United States to
vote shall not be denied or abridged byvote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by any State onthe United States or by any State on
account of sex. Congress shall haveaccount of sex. Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropriatepower to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.legislation.””

85. The Roaring 20’sThe Roaring 20’s
• The 1920’s were aThe 1920’s were a
good decade forgood decade for
women’s rightswomen’s rights
• 1919thth
AmendmentAmendment
• Flapper girlsFlapper girls
• Going to collegeGoing to college
moremore
• Working more outsideWorking more outside
the homethe home

86. Margaret SangerMargaret Sanger
• In 1921, she founded theIn 1921, she founded the
American Birth ControlAmerican Birth Control
League (ABCL)League (ABCL)
– Today known asToday known as
Planned ParenthoodPlanned Parenthood
• Women were then able toWomen were then able to
control their own bodies.control their own bodies.
• This movement educatedThis movement educated
women about existingwomen about existing
birth control methods.birth control methods.

87. EducationEducation
• By 1928, women wereBy 1928, women were
earning 39% of theearning 39% of the
college degrees given incollege degrees given in
the United Statesthe United States
• In 1900, it was 19%In 1900, it was 19%
• What % do you think it isWhat % do you think it is
today?today?
• Almost 60%Almost 60%

88. 1928 Olympics1928 Olympics
• These were the firstThese were the first
Olympics that women wereOlympics that women were
allowed to compete in.allowed to compete in.
• There were manyThere were many
arguments about thesearguments about these
actions.actions.
– Some argued that it wasSome argued that it was
historically inappropriatehistorically inappropriate
since women did notsince women did not
compete in ancientcompete in ancient
Greek Olympics.Greek Olympics.
– Others said that physicalOthers said that physical
competition wascompetition was
“injurious” to women.“injurious” to women.
The 1928 Dutch Women’s
Gymnastics team. They won the
gold medal in the group event.

89. ““Pink Collared” Jobs-1920’s-1970’sPink Collared” Jobs-1920’s-1970’s
• Gave women a taste of theGave women a taste of the
work world.work world.
• Low paying serviceLow paying service
occupations.occupations.
• Made less money thanMade less money than
men did doing the samemen did doing the same
jobs.jobs.
– Examples of jobs:Examples of jobs:
• SecretariesSecretaries
• TeachersTeachers
• Telephone operatorsTelephone operators
• NursesNurses

90. The FlapperThe Flapper
• Short hairShort hair
• Short dressesShort dresses
• ShapelessShapeless
dresses-eliminateddresses-eliminated
corsets-see nextcorsets-see next
slideslide
• Smoked, drank inSmoked, drank in
public and earnedpublic and earned
their own moneytheir own money

92. • Author F. Scott Fitzgerald described flappers as
“Lovely, expensive and about 19”.
• “In the 1920’s, a new woman was born. She
smoked, drank, danced and voted. She cut her
hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties.
She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.”
• Speaking to 1,500 students at Wellesley College in
1921, Mrs. Augustus Trowbridge condemned "the
vulgarity and revolting badness of petting parties."
• She said that these “loose-moraled gatherings —
along with jazz music, unchaperoned dancing and
lipstick — were symptomatic of a decadent
society.”
• Snugglepupping-Flappers--Link

94. • Snugglepupping was common in highSnugglepupping was common in high
schools and collegesschools and colleges
• "Girls like to be called snuggle-puppies,""Girls like to be called snuggle-puppies,"
one school administrator told a newsone school administrator told a news
reporter. "They grant the boys liberties.reporter. "They grant the boys liberties.
Encourage them to take them and if theEncourage them to take them and if the
young chaps do not, they are calledyoung chaps do not, they are called
'sissies‘ or a 'flat tire.' “'sissies‘ or a 'flat tire.' “
• Eventually spread to carsEventually spread to cars
• Died out by the end of the 1930’sDied out by the end of the 1930’s

95. Clara BowClara Bow
• Became THE flapperBecame THE flapper
of the 1920’sof the 1920’s
• She appeared in 58She appeared in 58
films between 1922films between 1922
and 1933and 1933
• Seen as the leadingSeen as the leading
sex symbol of thesex symbol of the
1920’s’1920’s’

96. FlapperFlapper
• Not all women in the 1920s were flappersNot all women in the 1920s were flappers
• Most were traditional-stay at home, do theMost were traditional-stay at home, do the
housework, etc.housework, etc.
• Flappers mostly were Northern, urban,Flappers mostly were Northern, urban,
single, young, middle-classsingle, young, middle-class

99. Flagpole Sitting-Alvin KellyFlagpole Sitting-Alvin Kelly

100. 1920’s Slang1920’s Slang

101. Oxford BagsOxford Bags

108. Greta GarboGreta Garbo

109. Clara BowClara Bow

110. Mary PickfordMary Pickford

111. Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin

112. Douglass FairbanksDouglass Fairbanks

113. Rudolph ValentinoRudolph Valentino

114. Al Jolson in The Jazz SingerAl Jolson in The Jazz Singer

115. The Marx BrothersThe Marx Brothers

116. Harry HoudiniHarry Houdini

117. Babe RuthBabe Ruth

118. Jack DempseyJack Dempsey

119. Gene TunneyGene Tunney

120. Bobby JonesBobby Jones

121. Bill TildenBill Tilden

122. Red GrangeRed Grange

123. F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald

124. W.E.B. DuBoisW.E.B. DuBois

125. James Weldon JohnsonJames Weldon Johnson

126. Marcus GarveyMarcus Garvey

127. Harlem RenaissanceHarlem Renaissance
Lois M. JonesLois M. Jones

128. William JohnsonWilliam Johnson

129. Palmer HaydenPalmer Hayden

130. Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong

132. The Cotton ClubThe Cotton Club

135. Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington

136. Cab CallowayCab Calloway

137. Bessie SmithBessie Smith

138. Crash Course Video: 1920sCrash Course Video: 1920s