Wall Street Crash (1929) -Devastating stock market crash in USA, it began the 12-year Great Depression
Jazz Age -1920's youth used the influence of jazz to rebel against tradition cultures of previous generations, ended in 1930's with the beginning of Great Depression
Advertisement -Instead of soft illustrations, bold graphics and photographs were used -Advertisement presented false claims -Radio dominated the Twenties, approx. 3 million Americans owning radios by 1923 (they could receive news, bulletins, adverts & music)
Flappers -A term applied to women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, wore excessive makeup & listened to jazz -Smoked openly, treated sex in a casual manner: their behaviour redefined women rules -However, despite its popularity, the flapper lifestyle could not survive Wall Street Crash and Great Depression
Bootlegging -Prohibition ended the legal sale of liquor so bootleggers began smuggling from across borders. -A profitable (+violent) black market for alcohol flourished -Speakeasies became popular (sold illegal alcoholic beverages) -Gangsters such as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano made fortunes supplying illegal beer and liquor to speakeasies
Motor Cars -Automobile transportation became much more affordable: Henry Ford began mass-producing cars -Ford Moto was a national symbol of industrial prosperity: owning a car was a status and hope for the future symbol in the US
Wall Street Crash (1929)
ReplyDelete-Devastating stock market crash in USA, it began the 12-year Great Depression
Jazz Age
-1920's youth used the influence of jazz to rebel against tradition cultures of previous generations, ended in 1930's with the beginning of Great Depression
Advertisement
-Instead of soft illustrations, bold graphics and photographs were used
-Advertisement presented false claims
-Radio dominated the Twenties, approx. 3 million Americans owning radios by 1923 (they could receive news, bulletins, adverts & music)
Flappers
-A term applied to women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, wore excessive makeup & listened to jazz
-Smoked openly, treated sex in a casual manner: their behaviour redefined women rules
-However, despite its popularity, the flapper lifestyle could not survive Wall Street Crash and Great Depression
Bootlegging
-Prohibition ended the legal sale of liquor so bootleggers began smuggling from across borders.
-A profitable (+violent) black market for alcohol flourished
-Speakeasies became popular (sold illegal alcoholic beverages)
-Gangsters such as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano made fortunes supplying illegal beer and liquor to speakeasies
Motor Cars
-Automobile transportation became much more affordable: Henry Ford began mass-producing cars
-Ford Moto was a national symbol of industrial prosperity: owning a car was a status and hope for the future symbol in the US