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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Heroes During The Roaring Twenties
Interest in spectator sports grew in the 1920's.
Boxer Jack Dempsey became the heavyweight champion of the world.
Baseball player Babe Ruth became the greatest sports icon at the time.
Charles Lindbergh became the most famous hero of the time, when he flew nonstop from the U.S to France. (1st Person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.)
-The one and only Babe Ruth.
Boxer Jack Dempsey became the heavyweight champion of the world.
Baseball player Babe Ruth became the greatest sports icon at the time.
Charles Lindbergh became the most famous hero of the time, when he flew nonstop from the U.S to France. (1st Person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.)
-The one and only Babe Ruth.
Fundamentalism
Fundamentalism is the belief that the bible is literally true, because it was written by god and cannot contain contradictions or errors.
The rise of Fundamentalism in the 1920's was caused by the belief that traditional life was under attack.
Fundamentalists attacked women's suffrage, education and science.
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The rise of Fundamentalism in the 1920's was caused by the belief that traditional life was under attack.
Fundamentalists attacked women's suffrage, education and science.
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Harlem Renaissance
Harlem, New York became the largest black urban community.
Harlem suffered from overcrowding, unemployment and poverty.
However, in the 1920's, it was home to a literary and artistic revival known as the Harlem Renaissance.
The Harlem Renaissance was mostly a literary movement. It was led by well-educated African Americans with a new sense of pride in the African-American experience.
Harlem suffered from overcrowding, unemployment and poverty.
However, in the 1920's, it was home to a literary and artistic revival known as the Harlem Renaissance.
The Harlem Renaissance was mostly a literary movement. It was led by well-educated African Americans with a new sense of pride in the African-American experience.
New Roles For Women
The fast changing world of the 1920's produced new roles for women.
Many women entered a workplace as nurses, teachers, librarians, and secretaries.
However, women still faced discrimination. Women earned less then men and were kept out of many traditional male jobs.
-This is an example of women who were studying to become nurses in the 1920's
Many women entered a workplace as nurses, teachers, librarians, and secretaries.
However, women still faced discrimination. Women earned less then men and were kept out of many traditional male jobs.
-This is an example of women who were studying to become nurses in the 1920's
Prohibition Support
Advocates believed that alcohol led to crime, accidents, and abuse.
The supporters were mostly from the rural south and west.
-This was an example of people who supported the Prohibition of alcohol.
The supporters were mostly from the rural south and west.
-This was an example of people who supported the Prohibition of alcohol.
Prohibition
One example of the clash between city and farm was the passage of the 18th Amendment in 1920.
This Amendment launched the era known as Prohibition.
The new law made it illegal to sell or transport liquor.
-Prohibition Lasted from 1920-1933 when it was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
This Amendment launched the era known as Prohibition.
The new law made it illegal to sell or transport liquor.
-Prohibition Lasted from 1920-1933 when it was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
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