1920’s Scrapbook
The Roaring 20s as it is sometimes gone by was a time were many things became popular. For example, sports began to become a big part of people’s lives. The fashion in the 20s also began to not be as strict and there was a larger variety. For entertainment there was the radio, there was the first movie theaters, and sports heroes. As well there was many important historical events. There were also many new inventions that are used today. Overall the 1920s was very important because of all of the things that was achieved over this decade.
In 1920, the main sports that were played was baseball, tennis, golf, football, and boxing. Woman even began to play some of the sports such as tennis and golf. Many stadiums were built because
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of the sudden interest. Many people began to start make a living out of playing professional sports. Most people who played professionally played because of the money. By late 1920s, there were about 3 million golf players in America. There was golf tours and tennis circuits. Since football was so popular the NFL was created. Famous football players Knute Rockne and Red Grange are from the 20s. Out of all the sports baseball was probably the most famous. It was so famous because people could listen to it on the radio which almost everyone had. Famous baseball Babe Ruth came from the 20s as well. Many sports that are popular today got their popularity from the 1920s. Before the 20s people both men and woman were only allowed a small variety of options.
Women in particular had a very small choice of what they had to wear but after World War 1 they had a bigger variety. They still had to wear dresses but the standard wasn’t as high. Women began to wear bright colors and the fabric was a lighter material. Designers began to make clothes with all sorts of fabric such as fur coats. For men they normally wore suits. They wore a silk shirt with a handkerchief. Men also wore fur coats, fedora hats, and suspenders. Men could also wear a more casual clothes. Men also began to wear sport clothes out of sports. Compared to present day the clothes we wear would not be worn at all by men especially …show more content…
women. Entertainment in 1920s was consisted of radios, movies, and sport heroes.
Babe Ruth was one of the main sport heroes of baseball. By the late 20s about 10 million houses had radios which they used every day. On the radio people could listen to sports, dramas, soap operas, and mystery. The radio impacted many American lives. Movies also impacted a lot of people’s lives. It was one of the biggest forms of entertainment in the 1920s. People began to make movie companies such as 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and MGM. In the 20s movie theaters were also known as Movie Palaces because of their royalty design to them.
There were many historical events in the 1920s ranged from suffrage to rockets. In the early 1920s woman gained the right to vote in America. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated. The 1st ever Winter Olympics is held. The first woman governor, Nellie Ross, is elected in America. Robert Goddard invents the first fueled rocket. Charles Lindbergh is the first man ever to successfully to fly completely fly over the Atlantic Ocean. Later on, Amelia Earhart is the first woman to ever fly over the Atlantic Ocean successfully. The 20s was a time where many historical events
occurred. The Roaring 20s was many things but it is also known for its many new inventions. One of the big inventions is the Traffic Light which we still use today. The hair dryer which is used everyday by many woman. The Band-Aid which is a very important invention that everyone has used at least once in their life. The Lie Detector which has made it easier for the people to find out if people are lying to them. Most importantly the first liquid- fueled rocket which started the first exploration to space. One of the most famous juice brands which is Kool- Aid. There are many more inventions that many people have used as well. The 20s was a time where people could have fun and be relaxed. The many things that happened in 1920 still happens today but a more advanced version. Sports are still the same as it is today. People can listen to sports or watch it on the TV. Fashion has changed dramastically from the 1920s to present day. Entertainment is pretty much the same thing. People can listen to the radio, watch movies, and have sport heroes. People can still listen to mysteries, dramas, and even soap operas. The historical event that happened in the 1920s have affected people in present day very much. Such as, the way women have the right to vote in America. The inventions that were made were very important as well. Such as, the traffic light which is still used at every place in the whole country. All of the things that happened in the Roaring 20s is very important to modern day.
Women of the twenties were bold and assertive. They had proved to themselves during World War I that they could do the same jobs as men, and as the twenties progressed, their determination to be equal members of society grew. In the early twenties organized sports, athletic clubs and school teams became popular with women across the country. Women in sports were applauded not only by women, but by men too. It was not uncommon for the spectators at women's sports to outnumber those at men's games.
The 1920s were known as the Era of Mass Popular Culture. People were extremely social and loved to be entertained in large social groups. These social groups allowed people with the same interests to spend time together and enjoy themselves. Sports brought people together more than all other events. The people of the 1920s were entertained by sports that were also played by Negros and women.
After World War I, America was going through an uplifting time of good fortune and prosperity. This period of freedom, known as The Roaring Twenties was a time for fun and disobeying rules. The 1920s brought new and exciting things to American culture. Music, entertainment, pop culture, and fads were greatly impacted during this time in history. The effects of each of these areas still influences America today.
Sports were in rising popularity before and throughout the 1920’s. The economy was working astonishingly well, and the common American had substantially more disposable income that they did not have before. This gave numerous people the money to pay for the cost of entertainment services. Baseball was by far largest in popularity, with stars such as Babe Ruth. The 1919 World Series caused much commotion during this time, and slingshotted the popularity of Baseball and subsequently the popularity of other college and professional sports. New innovations such as the Radio and Television, made it easier to listen and keep track of sports and news across the country. This created a common culture with Americans and gave
The 1920s was an important time in sports. Many people have called the 1920s the Age of the Spectator, or even the Golden Age of American Sports. The United States had a strong economy for most this decade, so workers had more leisure time. This also meant that new and bigger stadiums could be built. Many people were interested in sports and the radio made it easier for fans to keep up with their favorite teams. Newspapers increased their coverage of sports and printed dedicated sports sections. From George Herman “Babe” Ruth (baseball) to Bobby Jones (golf) sports had a huge impact on American life, helping the 1920s to become known as the Golden age of American
The 1920’s was a period of extremely economic growth and personal wealth. America was a striving nation and the American people had the potential to access products never manufactured before. Automobile were being made on an assembly line and were priced so that not just the rich had access to these vehicles, as well as, payment plans were made which gave the American people to purchase over time if they couldn't pay it all up front. Women during the First World War went to work in place of the men who went off to fight. When the men return the women did not give up their positions in the work force.
The 1920's was a time of change in the United States. For the first time in history, more people were living in cities than in the country. The United States was also wealthier than it had ever been. New methods of transport have been introduced. A lot more technology was also introduced, such as radios.
In the 1920's women's roles were soon starting to change. After World War One it was called the "Jazz Age", known for new music and dancing styles. It was also known as the "Golden Twenties" or "Roaring Twenties" and everyone seemed to have money. Both single and married women we earning higher- paying jobs. Women were much more than just staying home with their kids and doing house work. They become independent both financially and literally. Women also earned the right to vote in 1920 after the Nineteenth Amendment was adopted. They worked hard for the same or greater equality as men and while all this was going on they also brought out a new style known as the flapper. All this brought them much much closer to their goal.
The 1920s was a changing time in America. There we so many new concepts brought to the day to day lives of citizens in America and with that said the 1920s were the more important to America. The advancement in transportation technology, credit, and women's freedom gave people the self independence they needed.
Before the 1920's, life for women was very different. Women were unable to enjoy the privileges that men had and they were looked down upon and known merely as domestic workers. Now, during the 20's, life for women changed drastically. With new technology and appliances being created, women were left with a lot of free time to spare. They began seeking personal pleasure and expressing their individual and sexual freedom. Many took on the title as a "flapper;" dressing provocatively, smoking and drinking in public, and practicing birth control methods. Even better, on August 26th, 1920, Amendment 19 was passed giving women the right to vote. The 1920's truly allowed women to be looked at like human beings, rather than slaves to men like they had been in the past.
Farmers were paid very little because the price of food kept going down, they also had the Dust Bowl to worry about. African Americans became further infused with mainstream America during the Harlem Renaissance. They were also able to organize and elect officials who would make life better for them. The Roaring Twenties was a very exciting time to live in and we can all learn what the real world is like, and how we can prepare to be ready for it, today and in the future. In the real world, life has its ups and downs.
The Roaring Twenties was a time of confidence for all Americans, and this confidence affected them both culturally and socially. Culture in America at the time could have been described by words, such as baseball, the radio, patriotism, and even music. At the time, the radio swept the nation, bring people the sweet sounds of music everywhere at any time. Radio shows sprang up and introduced people to new ideas, and new ways of thinking. Some radio stations brought radical ideas and malicious attacks on many people, manily politicians. In fact, Robert P. Shuler was a pastor in Los Angeles whom was kicked off the radio for slandering the government and public officials. The radio also broadcasted America’s favorite pass time, baseball. Baseball was apart of every household in the 1920s, and it brought joy to millions of people across the nation. “He honestly believed that he loved baseball… the game was a custom of his clan, and it gave an outlet for the homicidal and side-taking instincts which babbit called ‘patriotism’ and ‘love of the sport’ (H). The sport baseball gave hope to many Americans. Coming out of this gruesome war, the people needed something to turn their heads towards to forget about all the atrocities that the war brought with it. The passion Americans had for baseball was unlike any other, and anything baseball related… all of America was watching. This brought Amer...
So basically, the 1920's or “Roaring Twenties” was a time of major change for America as a nation. Just following the Great War America was on the fast track to new times. There was the model t car, the stock market boom and crash, the banning of alcohol, the radio, jazz music, women seeking independence, Americans seeking higher education, union strikes, the red scare, the death of President Harding and many more. Many people say this was an enjoyable time of constant dancing and entertainment galore, while others would say that the hardships of racism and poverty made this time period one of struggle and hardships. While others only remember the 1920's as the creation of mickey mouse or babe Ruth. This decade truly was “The Roaring Twenties”.
The 1920s in America, known as the "Roaring Twenties", was a time of celebration after a devastating war. It was a period of time in America characterised by prosperity and optimism. There was a general feeling of discontinuity associated with modernity and a break with traditions.
Through out the 1920’s many inventions were created that altered human civilization. Transportation was successfully mastered. Radio communication was becoming more common and medicine was saving more and more lives every day.