CHANGES IN SOCIETY

PROHIBITION

• Began with a total ban of alcohol
• Started the uprise of bootleggers (liquor smugglers) Speakeasies (illegal taverns) and gang wars
• Al Capone (Alphonse Gabriel Capone) born in Brooklyn, New York- America's best known gangster
• Moe Smith & Izzy Einstein- undercover police team, most famous prohibition cops of their time, dressed up in elaborate costumes to capture criminals

WOMEN'S CAUSES

• 1920s- first time women could vote in presidential elections & joined political parties
• Rise in female employment- creative jobs: fashion, dancing, singing, acting, writing
• Flapper: a fashionable young woman uninterested in women's rights who rebelled against traditional standards of behavior

RADIOS

• Instant success
• Affordable for almost every family
• Leading supplier of entertainment
• Families would listen together as dinner

RADIOS

• Frank Conrad- engineer best known for radio development
• KDKA- first commercial radio station
• By 1926- 700+ radio stations

Weekly Magazines

WEEKLY MAGAZINES

• Henry Luce launched TIME magazine in 1923
• He developed new approaches to news coverage
• Luce built a media empire: included Fortune, LIFE & Sports Illustrated
• Pewitt Walace published Reader's Digest in 1922- started with a self-published pamphlet "Getting the Most Out of Farming"

ADVERTISING

• more people were using automobiles, radios, household appliances, & leisure activities---> business wanted to advertise to the people
• New media for advertising to reach consumers- advertising was bigger and better
• Since the 1920s- American advertising has grown massively

SCOPES TRIAL

• John Scope, a high school teacher, broke TN law by teaching his students about the theory of evolution WANTED TO CHALLENGE THE LAW
• Evolution: the scientific theory devised by Charles Darwin
• 1st highly publicized trial concerning the teaching of evolution
• Known as the TRIAL OF THE CENTURY

•Represents clash between traditional & modern values in America
•religious leaders rejected evolution- saying it denied the word of the Bible

TRIAL RESULTS

• Jury found Scopes guilty
• Lost his job
• Fined $100

REBIRTH OF THE KKK

• known as the "Invisible Empire"
• In 1915 the KKK was reborn 50 years after the fall of the original
• In many states they had enough support to control the government
• Fought for white supremacy
• The leader was Colonel William Joseph Simmons

CARS

• Became a symbol for individual freedom & independence
• Created new jobs: road side restaurants, gas station,...etc.
• Impacted crime- easier for gangsters to smuggle weapons & alcohol
• Henry Ford- assembly line for mass production of cars (faster&cheaper manufacturing)

AIRPLANES

• Wright Brothers- built first airplane
• Began US Post Office (Air Mail)
• Crazy airplane stunts
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FI6STwhPCuI

MOVIES

Mary Pickford
born April 8,1892 in Toronto, Canada. Began in theater at seven and later began in films in 1909. She was in many silent films including "Cinderella"

Greta Garbo
born September 18, 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden. Came to America in 1925 and her first film was "The Torrent"

Rudolph Valentino
born May 2, 1895. Was first seen in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"

Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Born May 23,1939 in Denver, Colorado. Was first seen on Broadway in "Her Lord and Master"

Al Jolson
born November 23, 1950. actor and comedian first seen in the movie "The Jazz Singer"

Marx Brothers
(Groucho, Harpo, Leonard, Zeppo, and Gummo) were a family of comedians mostly seen on Broadway and in motion pictures. They were also well known for their songs.

Harry Houdini
Illusionist & stunt performer known for his escape acts- died during a performance

Walt Disney
Creator of The Walt Disney Company, cartoonist, animator, film producer, voice actor, entrepreneur
•first animation- Steamboat Willie
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nlM60Nwc6CEv

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