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The Roaring 20s – An Introduction/OverviewThe New WomanAugust 26, 1920, ___________________________ ratified -women could vote!!! Women who worked during _____________ wanted to keep __________________. The idea of ___________________ changed. Young women called _____________________ wore _____________________ skirts and dresses and short, ___________________ hair. ______________________ was in, and women smoked, _______________, and __________________ all night without ___________________________.MusicThe ____________________________ was the ________________ craze. ___________ was a popular type of music in the ____________. One of most famous clubs was the _____________________________ in __________________. Popular musicians included _____________________________ and __________________________________________.ProhibitionMembers of the _____________________ movement blamed __________________ for many of society’s ________________. Members wanted _______________________, stating it would stop ______________ from _____________________ all the family ___________________ on _____________________. On January 20, 1920, the ______________________ was ratified. It prohibited the _______________ and ________________________ of ___________________. It did not, however, mention anything about the actual _______________ of alcohol.Prohibition and Crime________________________ led to organized ___________________. A new breed of ____________________ arose during this period. Gangsters took ________________ of the amazingly high level of ___________________ for ______________________ within society and the extremely _____________________ avenues of __________________ to the average ______________. Popular __________________________ included Scarface Al _______________, “Bugs”Moran, Baby Face __________________, and Frank Nitty. ____________________, “Public Enemy No. 1,” was ________________ and sent to ____________________. Gangsters ___________ men to _______________ in rum from the Caribbean (__________________) or hijack whiskey from ________________ and bring it into the U.S. Others would ____________ large quantities of _______________ made in homemade ______________. The gangsters would then open up _______________ bars (___________________) for people to come in, _____________, and ___________________. Life in the Roaring TwentiesLife was good after ___________________. Some ______________ could be __________________ right to your front ___________. Clarence ___________________ perfected a method for ________________ and packing food. ____________________ became more available, electric _________________ were more common, and new _______________________ foods became available including rolled oats, _______________________, canned goods, and _________________________________. Gerber’s ______________ foods were available for the first time, and ___________________________ sandwiches became famous in _________________.____________________ were invented – people listened to _____________, sports, __________________, and favorite __________________. The first ____________________________ contest was Sept. 8, 1921. _______________________ became a favorite pastime. The first talking _______________ picture in 1927 was ________________________. The first _________________ cartoon in 1928 was Steamboat Willie (______________________).Popular Fads__________________ Marathons were popular in the 1920s. Popular dances included the ________________, the Fox-trot, and the _____________________. The _________________ dance record lasted ______________________________. ________________________ sitting was another popular fad that began with a ________________. The longest record was _________ days and ________ hours.The Great MigrationMany _________________, especially blacks left the ___________ looking for a better ________ (jobs, more ___________ as citizens, better _______________, better _____________ care, and less _______________) in the _______________. Many northern _________________ actively ______________ blacks for ______________ in factories and ___________________ plants. Life _________________ in general, but blacks faced _______________________ cities and different kind of _____________________.The Klan StrengthensThe Klan’s _________________ included _______________, __________, Catholics, and _______________.The Klan wanted to “return __________________ to traditional _____________ and morals.” They gained new ______________, and the Klan gained _____________ influence. Five ________________ were Klan members. _______________ riots broke out, but __________________ within the Klan’s __________________________led to its ____________________.A Special DayOn May 1927, __________________________________ flew the “Spirit of St. Louis” from ______________ to _________________. It was the first ___________________________ flight! ................
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