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WWI AND
CONSEQUENCES
"THE ROARING
TWENTIES"
INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
URBANIZATION
THE STANDARD OF LIVING
SOCIAL CHANGE
PROHIBITION
WWI and Consequences
• 1914 - 1918
• 30 nations declare war
• Industrial and chemical “advances”
• 16 million deaths
• Nightmare-inducing images and films
(carpet bombings, trench warfare,
chemical weapons victims, etc.)
• A “lost generation” of the traumatized
and disillusioned
“The Roaring Twenties”
• Also known as…
Les Années Folles "crazy years"
The Jazz Age
• Dynamic social, cultural, and artistic
change in Western society
• A break with tradition and an
emphasis of the modern
Industry and Technology
Ford assembly line - 1913
Technological advances from WWI
production continue into the 1920s.
New products and increased
production (often via assembly lines)
• Cinema
• Telephones
• Radio (and sports broadcasts)
• Affordable cars
• Appliances (Perc-o-toaster!)
• Medicine
Urbanization
• 1920: For the first time, most
Americans live in a city.
• City dwellers see
comparatively greater
improvements in wealth and
standard of living. (Little)
• Culture war: rural traditionalists
vs. urban modernists (Zeitz)
The Standard of Living • Rising earnings • Low unemployment • Higher stock valuations • Disposable income • New patterns of leisure and
consumption
• NOTE: This prosperity was
NOT ENJOYED EQUALLY!
Social Change
African Americans
• The New Negro Movement
• Harlem Renaissance
• Great Migration
“The New Woman”
• The 19th Amendment ratified in 1920
• Social expectations and norms
• “Flappers”
• Gender roles
• Independence
Prohibition
• Nationwide ban on alcoholic beverages
from 1920 to 1933
• Protestants, Progressives, and women exert
political pressure leading to the
18th Amendment.
• Accidentally gives rise to robust organized
crime networks
• Bootleggers, mobsters, gin mills,
speakeasies, hooch parlors, gangsters,
Tommy guns, etc.
• Ended by the 21st Amendment

Answer 1

Here are important ideas or details recorded for each topic:

**WWI AND CONSEQUENCES**
• WWI lasted from 1914 to 1918, involving 30 nations and resulting in 16 million deaths.

**"THE ROARING TWENTIES"**
• The 1920s saw significant social, cultural, and artistic changes, emphasizing modernity and breaking traditional norms, often referred to as "The Jazz Age."

**INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY**
• The Ford assembly line revolutionized production methods, leading to an increase in consumer goods such as cars, radios, and home appliances.

**URBANIZATION**
• By 1920, more Americans lived in cities than in rural areas, leading to greater wealth disparities and cultural conflicts between rural traditionalists and urban modernists.

**THE STANDARD OF LIVING**
• The 1920s experienced rising earnings and disposable income, but this prosperity was not equally distributed among all Americans.

**SOCIAL CHANGE**
• The Harlem Renaissance exemplified the cultural contributions of African Americans, while the 19th Amendment in 1920 marked a significant shift in women's rights and social norms, leading to the emergence of the "flapper."

**PROHIBITION**
• Prohibition, enacted by the 18th Amendment in 1920, led to unintended consequences such as the rise of organized crime, which was eventually ended by the 21st Amendment in 1933.