Postwar Social Change

Chapter 20

Society in the 1920sSection 1

Women0After the Great War, people

began to question traditional values and social structures.

0 “Flappers”0Women changed their

physical appearance and challenged the idea of being “proper”.

0Voting rights

American Heroes0 “Lucky Lindy”, Charles

Lindbergh0Amelia Earhart0The rise of sports icons like:

Jim Thorpe and George Herman “Babe” Ruth

Mass Media and the Jazz AgeSection 2

The Jazz Age0Created by the rise in media, the radio, and the result

of the Great Migration.0 Jazz was an expression of the Roaring Twenties:

energetic, non-traditional, carefree0Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

The Lost Generation

0A group of writers that were not amused by the popular culture found in America.

0The most famous writers settled in Paris.0Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein,

etc.

The Harlem Renaissance0A movement that represents

the literary prowess of African Americans.

0The movement allowed for writers to live in two worlds: political and literary. Such as James Weldon Johnson.

0Langston Hughes, arguably the most studied writer of the movement.

Cultural ConflictsSection 3

Prohibition0Bootlegging took two

forms: production and smuggling

0Speakeasies were bars that operated illegally during Prohibition.

0They required special membership to gain admittance.

Organized Crime

0 The evils of Prohibition0 Organized crime grew in prominence

and violence as gangs joined forces and expanded their territory.

0 Gangs practiced racketeering to acquire more influence in a neighborhood, town, or even city.

0 Al “Scarface” Capone was the most notorious gangster of Prohibition.0 He eventually was sent to prison on

tax evasion charges.