Who remembers the most?

A to Z the 1920s

• Bolsheviks• Sacco and Vanzetti• Nativism• Communism vs.

capitalism• Red Scare• Scopes trial• Evolution• Fundamentalism• Prohibition• moonshine• 21, 18• Al Capone• NAACP• Other minorities• Volstead Act

• Harding, Coolidge, Hoover

• Republicans• Teapot Dome • More cars• Kellogg Briand• Dawes Plan• Cotton Club• Women Rights:

changes • Isolationism• Great Migration• Count Basie/jazz,

Duke Ellington• Sports grow• Harlem Ren.

• Langston Hughes• Vladimir Lenin• KKK• Race riot• Flappers• Charleston• Culture changes

WHAT IS CULTURE?

The people of the 1920’s were just like us in many ways…why?

The first “selfie”

Make observations from the graphs above.

Why did people start heading to the cities?

What might result from the population changes?

True/False

The economic expansion and urbanization of the 1920’s caused American society to change.

How have we seen this already from our notes for the 1920’s? Religious groups, minorities, political

policies, prohibition, women’s rights

What other changes can we anticipate?

Changing Culture

City Migration

• People of all ages, particular young adults, came to the cities in droves, which changed the face of society in those areas.

WWI

• “How ‘ya gonna keep em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?”

Bachelor Pads

• Young adults used to live at home and work until they got married.

Jumping the Broom

• People were getting married later in life.

Culture Club

• Parties, clubs, music halls, fast cars

Back to School

• High School attendance doubled, and college increased

• Education was becoming more accessible

SLANG

Why do you think groups of people, particularly young people, create slang? What can slang teach us about a particular time period?

The hip, youth of America started inventing their own language

What do you think the following words mean? Banana oil:_______________ Bee’s Knees:______________Flat tire:_____________A boring person

An excellent person or thingNonsense, insincere compliment

The slang of the 1920s mirrored the social climate of the decade- loud, boisterous, and rebellious. The 1920s were an

especially rich era for slang. Baseball stars were given nicknames such as “The Sultan of Sweat,” the “Big Train,” and the “Georgia Peach.” Calvin Coolidge was nicknamed

“Cool Cal.” For a time, Americans, especially young Americans, seemed intent upon amending the dictionary to make the language of the decade more adequately reflect

the rapid social changes of the times. Look at how slang has changed over the decades.

Hello1900s: What’s up?1910s: How’s tricks?1920s: Hiya kiddo!1930s: Hello Joe, what-a-ya-know?1940s: What’s cooking?1950s: Been a while, crocodile.1960s: What’s happenin’ man?1970s: Hey man, peace.1980s: Dude.1990s: Whazzup:2000s:

Money1900s: greens1910s: scratch1920s: lettuce1930s: potatoes1940s: dough, moola1950s: clams1960s: bread1970s: big bucks1980s: deenaro1990s: bank2000s:

Can you find your match?

ACTIVITY…

• First, underline all of the slang words in the paragraph.• Next, using the glossary, write the translation over the

underlined words.• Finally, write a paragraph of your own, using at least 7

words. You may write a letter describing any of the following topics:

• Scopes Monkey Trial, changes in youth culture, Prohibition and crime, flappers, expatriates complaining about the new style, Harding, race relations, etc.

Create an illustrated poster displaying the new freedoms the 1920’s offered.

• Cities• World travel• Single life• New jobs• Education