Mini project ryen and paige by Ryen Ness

prohibition

5nessryen — 2024-02-14 20:38:23 UTC

During the 1920s the 18th Amendment was passed to ban alcohol in some states. Because alcohol was now banned people started bootlegging wich is the illegal selling and consuming of alcohol. In New York 75% of the state's revenue came from the alcohol industry but as soon as it was banned it was instantly lost. in Chicago and Philidelphia gang violence was a big problem and gang wars.

Music

5jergerpaige — 2024-02-14 20:46:36 UTC

Duke Ellington: One of the songs I found by Duke Ellington was "Take The A Train". His importance to music in the 1920's was being one of the greatest jazz composers of all time and creating music that later led to other forms of jazz.

Louis Armstrong: A song I found by Louis Armstrong was "What A Wonderful World". Armstrong was a very important musician in the 1920's because of how he helped develop jazz into an important music genre. He was also known for changing jazz into a soloist genre instead of a group.

The Red scare

5nessryen — 2024-02-14 20:52:01 UTC

The Red Scare was a mixture of fear of communism and anarchists and socialists. the reason the Red Scare started was because as people immigrated from Russia the U.S. citizens feared that they would try to overthrow the government. During November 1919 and January 1920, a series of raids called the Palmer Raids occurred where the DOJ would go out and capture/arrest people who were said to be communist socialists or anarchists. Two men known as Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of robbery and murder because they showed socialist ideology there wasn't much evidence used against them except for the fact that they were Italian immigrants and they didn't enlist for the war. This case still serves a purpose today bu making sure people have a fair and honest jury and fair trials.

Helen wills

5nessryen — 2024-02-14 21:00:26 UTC

Helen Wills was an American tennis player who won 31 grand slam titles including singles and doubles and 19 singles tournaments. She was the first woman to start wearing a shorter knee-length skirt instead of the long ones women had before her. One of the reasons she got so good was because she would practice with men to challenge her sow when she played the other woman it would be a little easier

Racial Tension

5jergerpaige — 2024-02-14 21:04:07 UTC

Some examples of racial tension in the 1920's was racial intolerance, the rise of the KKK, immigration, jim crow laws, and the red summer of 1919. Racial intolerance was based on how 75% of all African Americans lived in the South. The rise of the KKK influenced violent acts against African Americans and even had campaigns against them. Immigration was a big part too because the 1920's was a surge of people coming from Eastern and Southern Europe. Jim Crow Laws which stated blacks and whites need to live seperate lives. And finally the Red Summer of 1919 which was racial violence through out the whole US.

Babe Ruth

5nessryen — 2024-02-14 21:08:09 UTC

George Herman also known as Babe Ruth is an incredibly famous baseball player. He started out playing for the Boston Red Sox but then they traded him to the Yankees where he would soon rack up 7 World Series titles. "You can't beat someone who never gives up" is a famous quote said by Babe ruth

Jack Dempsey

5nessryen — 2024-02-14 21:17:24 UTC

Jack Dempsey was a heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1926 he grew up poor in Colorado and first started fighting in bars challenging people to fight him and making bets for money. he made his claim to fame when he met Jess Willard in the ring and despite being 123 lbs lighter then Willard and 6in smaller he knocked him off his feet for the first time in Willards career. after his boxing career ended he decided to go into the New York State Guard.

Inventions from 1920's

5jergerpaige — 2024-02-14 21:18:24 UTC

Television: Televisions changed peoples lifes in the 1920's because before the television, people would sit around and listen to the radio. With the invention of the television, people could finally listen to people while being able to see them as well. And we still use them to this day. 96% of Americans have at least 1 television in their homes.

Radio: The radio was a major invention in the 1920's because it revolutionized American culture. It allowed people to listen to different stations anywhere in the US. It made people in the US feel closer and more connected. Now every single car has a radio and people even still have them in their homes.

Polygraph: The invention of the polygraph was important in the 1920's, and still is to this day. The polygraph can be used for many things but it is mostly known for determining the truth in investigations.