Literature and MoviesMagazines and

books become popular

Radio and movies begin to takeover

How did the film industry grow and change during the 1920s?

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/hollywood_history.cfm

Time Magazine“The International

Magazine of Events” 1923 to the presentWeekly news

magazineWhat does the

development of a weekly news magazine tell us about society at this time and the spread of information?

Winnie the Pooh1926A.A. MilneCharacters named after son’s toys

and son was named “Christopher Robin”

“Pooh” merchandize brings in over a billion dollars for Disney each year!

Do kids today know the story of Winnie the Pooh from books or TV? Is that a problem?

Music Identify the following Key Vocabulary in the

video that follows.Cotton ClubGeorge GershwinspeakeasiesThe CharlestonF. Scott Fitzgerald

Answer the following question related to the video.What racial barriers still existed in the US

during the jazz age?

MUSIC: Birth of the Jazz Age!

FADS, TRENDS, FASHIONFADS, TRENDS, FASHION

Who were they?Who were they?What did they wear?What did they wear?Why are they so significant to the 1920’s?Why are they so significant to the 1920’s?

FLAPPERS!FLAPPERS!

Warning--ATTENTION ALL BOYS:

ON THE SLIDES THAT FOLLOW THERE ARE NUMEROUS PICTURES OF GORGEOUS, SCANDALLY CLAD FEMALES. PLEASE ENJOY BUT

DO NOT FALL IN LOVE BECAUSE MANY OF THESE WOMEN HAVE ALREADY PASSED ON. ENJOY!

Drinking Hard Liquor—defying prohibitionDrinking Hard Liquor—defying prohibition

Smoking through holdersSmoking through holders

Make upMake up

Bobbed hair styleBobbed hair style

FlappersFlappers(British term for young birds that vainly try to leave the nest)(British term for young birds that vainly try to leave the nest)

Petting Parties Petting Parties (Physical intimacy without penetration)(Physical intimacy without penetration)

Beaded necklacesBeaded necklaces

Dyed hair “jet green”Dyed hair “jet green”

FLAPPER SLANG

“snuggle up”—a man who frequents petting parties

“handcuffed”—engagement or wedding ring“That’s so Jake!” or “That’s the bees knees” or

“The cat’s pajamas”—fantastic“big cheese”—important person“to bump off”—murder“baloney”—nonsense“speakeasy”—illegal place to get liquor“hooch”—illegal liquor

Girls it is your turn to drool!

Oxford Baggies

Al Capone

(The Original “Scarface”)

Prohibition and Gangsters

BellworkMake a list of a few styles/trends that

teenagers do today that adults hate.

Example: Baggie Pants

Kennedy’s Camelot to the

Most Conflicted Decade

in American

History

Generation GapA fight between young and old over the

Vietnam WarCounterculture – a movement that rejected

traditional valuesLong hair, torn blue jeans, Rock N’ Roll

Hippies “If it feels good and does not hurt anybody, do it!”

-Bright colors, long hair, drugs, flowers, peace symbols, psychedelic designs, acid rock

Gathered in communes or tribes

Open sexuality and acceptance of different ethnicities

Some became “weekend” hippies (fakes)

Increased interest in Eastern philosophy and religion

Protest SongsGive Peace a Chance-LennonImagine-LennonHappy Xmas (War is Over)-LennonHave You Ever Seen the Rain?-CCRFortunate Son-CCRMachine Gun-HendrixRevolution-BeatlesWar Pigs-Black SabbathThe Times They Are A-Changin-DylanBlowin in the Wind-Dylan

AssignmentAfter listening to and reading lyrics of famous

Vietnam War protest songs, you will write your own modern protest song about school in the same style.

Poem must be at least 20 lines long.

The DraftAll men must register at 18 years oldSome believed if you stop the draft you

can stop the warProtests of burning draft cards

Congress made it illegalDraft DodgersQuestion: Do you think the draft is a good

idea? What problems could come up with soldiers who are drafted?

Doves vs. HawksDoves – anti-warHawks – pro-war“Is this war a mistake?”Anti-War movement quickly grows

Soldiers that did serveMany were ethnic minoritiesAverage age was 6 years younger than the soldiers in WWII

My Lai MassacreDeath of 350-

500 unarmed civilians in 1968 by US soldiers

Huge cover up by military

Response in AmericaAmericans began to lose faithThe Gov’t developed a credibility gap – fewer

people trusted their statementsJohnson ordered reevaluation of the war

“new step towards peace,” Bombings stopped

Nixon’s New Plan Nixon wins election of 1968 “Peace with Honor”

1. Draft Reform2. Vietnamization – South Vietnamese army

would take over more of the fighting3. More bombing in Cambodia and Laos

Kept a secret to the American People Civil War

ProtestsKent State

Student burned down a military building17 students shot – 4 killed, “Reasons that are

unclear”Jackson state – police shot and killed 2

WOODSTOCK 1969Where? Bethel, New York in a fieldWho? 400,000 peopleWhat? Celebrating rock music;

open drug use, nudity, sexWhy? Symbolized the 1960s

emphasis on do what makes you happy and do not hurt others

Drugs and AlcoholDrugs and Alcohol

Drugs and Alcohol become a teen leisure activity

Drinking age establishedMarijuana was a felony at the

beginning and a misdemeanor by the end

Advertisements against teen smoking

1967: “Summer of Love” in San Francisco

Dating and SexDating and SexStandard dating practices

still existed: boys asks girl, girl looks pretty, date is a movie or dinner, experimenting happens. . .

Drugs and alcohol brought on more of a group atmosphere = dating becomes more casual

1960: birth control pill approved

Education and economic status correlated to teen pregnancy rate (“No one told me where babies came from.”)

This is not the 1960s but it does

display the US pregnancies compared

to other countries

Music EventsMotown Records founded in 1960Surfer music rises due to popularity of Beach

Party MoviesGrateful Dead-give rise to acid rockThe Kinks establish first “hard rock” song with

“You Really Got Me”Johnny Cash-releases “At Folsom Prison” in 1968Led Zeppelin form in 1968Altamont Music Festival 1969The Who release 1st rock opera-”Tommy” in 1969The Beatles release 1st concept album in 1967-

“Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

MusicBob DylanThe DoorsJimi HendrixJanis JoplinSimon and GarfunkelThe TemptationsThe SupremesThe Miracles

Latin MusicLatin Boogaloo

Latin music, African American R&B, Spanish and English lyrics

Pete Rodriguez- “I Like it Like That”Santana becomes 1st Rock star for Latinos

after Woodstock performance

The Beatles…The Fab FourArrive in America

Feb 7, 1964Instant pop

celebritiesMost successful

group in history, not to mention the decade

#1 Hit Songs-27#1 Albums-19

…and the British Invasion

The Who Rolling StonesLed ZeppelinPink FloydBlack SabbathThe AnimalsThe YardbirdsHerman’s Hermits