You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. Henry Ford 1920'S AMERICA…….. Chapter 20/21 in textbook
Dec 28, 2015
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. Henry
Ford1920'S AMERICA……..
Chapter 20/21 in textbook
Fear of Communism• The spread of Communism
was perceived as a threat to America (The Red Scare)
• Communism - economic, political system, single-party government- ruled by dictator- no private property
Sacco and Vanzetti• Red Scare fed fear of
foreigners, ruined reputations & wrecked lives
• The two most famous victims were Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
• Shoemaker & fish peddler who evaded the draft during WWI (Anarchists)
A Time of Labor Unrest
• Government didn’t allow strikes in wartime- 1919 over 3,000 strikes
• Employers were against raises& unions;- Labeled strikers as Communists
The Impact of the Automobile• Henry Ford made cars
affordable- Used assembly line
• 1908 - Model T hit the market (cost $825)
• By 1920's - Model T came off the line every 10 seconds
The Impact of the Automobile• Enabled workers to live farther
from jobs- Led to urban sprawl (spread of cities)
• Auto industry became economic base for some cities
• Boosted oil industry• Late 1920s - 1 car for every 5
Americans• 1927 – The Model A replaced the
Model T • Enabled customers to order a
variety of colors • Traveled faster & smoother
America’s Standard of Living Soars• 1920s were prosperous
times for America • 1920 to 1929 – Average
annual income rose over 35%, from $522 to $705
• People tired of sacrificing• Ready to spend money• New inventions
- Refrigerator- Vacuum cleaner- Electric stove- Wrist watch
Radio Comes of Age• Radio was most powerful
communications medium of 1920s
• Connected the whole country
• Networks provided shared national experience - Enabled people to hear the news as it happened
Section 4The Harlem Renaissance
African-American ideas, politics, art, literature, and music flourish in Harlem and elsewhere in the
United States.
African-American Voices in the 1920s
• Racial tensions escalated in North– Summer 1919 – About
25 urban race riots took place
• African-Americans continue to migrate in the 1920s
African-American Goals• 1900 - National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People founded (NAACP)- Protested racial violence- W.E.B. Du Bois led parade of 10,000 men in New York to protest violence
African-American Goals• NAACP leader James
Weldon Johnson fought for civil rights legislation- NAACP antilynching campaign led to drop in number of lynchings
The Harlem Renaissance Flowers in New York
• Many African Americans migrated to Harlem - Neighborhood on the Upper West Side of New York’s Manhattan Island
• 1920s – Harlem became world’s largest black urban area- People from U.S. & Caribbean
• Harlem Renaissance - A literary & artistic movement celebrating African-American culture- Expressed pride in African-American experience
African Americans and Jazz• Jazz born in early 20th
century New Orleans• Spread across U.S.• Became the most popular
form of music for dancing • Trumpeter Louis Armstrong
made personal expression key part of jazz- Most influential musician in jazz history
Langston Hughes• James Mercer Langston
Hughes, (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.He is also best known for what he wrote about the Harlem Renaissance,"Harlem was in vogue."
Irving Berlin
• Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in history.
TIN PAN ALLEY• Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of
New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
• The start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885, when a number of music publishers set up shop in the same district of Manhattan. The end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear cut. Some date it to the start of the Great Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph and radio supplanted sheet music as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued into the 1950s when earlier styles of American popular music were upstaged by the rise of rock & roll.