Prohibition and Culture
Notes
Movie Hall Era
-Begins with silent films
-People get their news before the movie
-Charlie chaplin
-The "Movie Palace"
-Dance Halls
-Radio
Exploration and Innovation
-Amelia Earharts and Charles Lindbergh's
-Cars and planes both popularized during this era
-Radio in every house
-Moving pictures
Leisure
-Babe Ruth, The New York Yankees and murderers row
-Walt Disney
-Football
-Dance Halls and Movie palaces
-Driving in your car
-Begins with silent films
-People get their news before the movie
-Charlie chaplin
-The "Movie Palace"
-Dance Halls
-Radio
Exploration and Innovation
-Amelia Earharts and Charles Lindbergh's
-Cars and planes both popularized during this era
-Radio in every house
-Moving pictures
Leisure
-Babe Ruth, The New York Yankees and murderers row
-Walt Disney
-Football
-Dance Halls and Movie palaces
-Driving in your car
Political Cartoon
Quote
“(...)"Flapper"— the notorious character type who bobbed her hair, smoked cigarettes, drank gin, sported short skirts, and passed her evenings in steamy jazz clubs, where she danced in a shockingly immodest fashion with a revolving cast of male suitors.”
-Joshua Zeitz
Subjunctive question
Did the rise in pop culture and the rebelliousness of American citizens affect and spread to surrounding countries?
Summary
During the 1920's American culture evolved with new technologies such as the radio and the use of vehicles. After a decade of intense progressive reform and self righteousness, citizens, including woman, began to rebel against these strict morals.