The Roaring 20’s An era of prosperity, disparity, and conflict.
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The Roaring 20’sThe Roaring 20’sAn era of prosperity,An era of prosperity,
disparity, disparity,
and conflictand conflict
1920's collectively known as the "Roaring 20's", or the 1920's collectively known as the "Roaring 20's", or the "Jazz Age“"Jazz Age“
Period represents a great period of social, economic Period represents a great period of social, economic and political change for Canadiansand political change for Canadians
for first time for first time the census reflected an urban societythe census reflected an urban society - - people had moved into cities to enjoy a higher standard people had moved into cities to enjoy a higher standard of livingof living
AgeAge of Prosperityof Prosperity Economic expansionEconomic expansion Mass Production Mass Production Assembly LineAssembly Line Age of the AutomobileAge of the Automobile
Ailing Agriculture…Ailing Agriculture…
an an agricultural depressionagricultural depression in in early 1920's contributed to this early 1920's contributed to this urban migrationurban migration
Cdn. farmers lost agri. markets Cdn. farmers lost agri. markets in postwar Europein postwar Europe
at same time agricultural at same time agricultural efficiency increased so more efficiency increased so more food produced (more food = food produced (more food = lower prices) and fewer lower prices) and fewer labourers neededlabourers needed
farming was no longer as farming was no longer as prosperous, and bankers called prosperous, and bankers called in their loans (farms in their loans (farms repossessed)repossessed)
Canadian farmers entered the Canadian farmers entered the Depression in advance of the Depression in advance of the rest of societyrest of society
Consumer EconomyConsumer Economy
Culture of the Roaring 20’sCulture of the Roaring 20’sRadio
KDKA PittsburghGE, Westinghouse,&
RCA formed NBC- American culture invaded Canada
Silent Movies starringCharlie Chaplin
“Talkies”The Jazz SingerStarring Al Jolson
Mary Pickford“America’s Sweetheart” -from Toronto!
CelebritiesCelebrities
Charles Lindbergh The Spirit of St. Louis
Babe RuthLionel Conacher
King Clancy
Bobbie Rosenfeld
The 20’s The 20’s isis The Jazz AgeThe Jazz AgeThe Flappers
make upcigarettes
short skirts
MusiciansLouis ArmstrongDuke Ellington
WritersF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest Hemingway
1920's also brought about 1920's also brought about great changes for great changes for women...women...
1918 gave them the 1918 gave them the federal federal votevote
after 1920, social after 1920, social circumstances changed as circumstances changed as more women worked more women worked outside the homeoutside the home
more women went to more women went to university and clamoured to university and clamoured to join the professionsjoin the professions
women didn't want to women didn't want to sacrifice wartime gains - sacrifice wartime gains - amounted to a social revoltamounted to a social revolt
characterized by the characterized by the FLAPPER/ "new woman"FLAPPER/ "new woman"– (bobbed hair, short dresses, (bobbed hair, short dresses,
smoked in public...)smoked in public...)
for immigrants – the point of origin for immigrants – the point of origin had shifted to S & E Europe and new had shifted to S & E Europe and new religions appeared: Judaism, religions appeared: Judaism, Orthodox Christianity, CatholicismOrthodox Christianity, Catholicism
N. European immigrants of early 19c. N. European immigrants of early 19c. feared this shift and felt it would feared this shift and felt it would undermine Protestant valuesundermine Protestant values
many wanted Parliament to restrict many wanted Parliament to restrict immigration, leading to a quota immigration, leading to a quota system that favoured northern areas system that favoured northern areas of Europeof Europe
fear of immigrants (from SE Europe) fear of immigrants (from SE Europe) led to a sentiment known as the Red led to a sentiment known as the Red Scare (fear of communism from Scare (fear of communism from Russian Revolution)Russian Revolution)
basic communism advocates an int'l basic communism advocates an int'l revolution by the revolution by the proletariatproletariat/workers - /workers - fear that this ideology could find its fear that this ideology could find its way into Canadaway into Canada
The Ku Klux KlanThe Ku Klux Klan Great increase
In powerAnti-black
Anti-immigrant
Anti-women’s suffrage
Anti-bootleggers
Anti-Semitic
Anti-Catholic
Chapters in Canada!
Scopes “Monkey” TrialScopes “Monkey” TrialEvolution vs. Creationism
Dayton, Tennessee
Science vs. Religion
John ScopesHigh School Biology teacher
ProhibitionProhibition
Gangsters
Al Capone
PROHIBITION - on PROHIBITION - on manufacture and sale of manufacture and sale of alcoholalcohol
an outgrowth of the long-time an outgrowth of the long-time temperance movementtemperance movement
in WWI, temperance became a in WWI, temperance became a patriotic movement - patriotic movement - drunkenness caused low drunkenness caused low productivity & inefficiency, productivity & inefficiency, and alcohol needed to treat the and alcohol needed to treat the wounded wounded
a difficult law to enforce... a difficult law to enforce... organized crime, speakeasies, organized crime, speakeasies, bootleggers were on the risebootleggers were on the rise
Al Capone virtually controlled Al Capone virtually controlled Chicago in this period Chicago in this period
Provinces ended prohibition Provinces ended prohibition between 1920 and 1930 (PEI between 1920 and 1930 (PEI 1948); USA ended it 1933.1948); USA ended it 1933.
"Rum-running" lucrative"Rum-running" lucrative
Reflection Time!Reflection Time!
Questions to consider:Questions to consider:To what extent did the “roaring twenties” To what extent did the “roaring twenties”
actually roar? Was it $$ and good times for actually roar? Was it $$ and good times for all?all?
Who benefited?Who benefited?Who suffered?Who suffered?
What do you think were the causes of the What do you think were the causes of the Great Depression and the “Dirty Great Depression and the “Dirty
Thirties”?Thirties”?