1920s collage by McKenli Bryant

Red scare

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-06 14:39:27 UTC

During the red scare 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced Communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology.

KKK

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-06 14:43:12 UTC

The ku klux klan, commonly shortened to kkk or the klan is the name of the several historical and current American white supremacist, far right terrorist hate groups. Was the first organized terror movement in American history.

sports 1920s

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-06 14:48:21 UTC

Baseball, college football, and boxing, these three sports dominated the decade. Baseball was the most popular sport in the 1920s. Boxing and football were also popular during the 1920s.

The Charleston

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-06 14:52:20 UTC

The Charleston, social jazz dancing highly popular in the 1920s and frequently revived. Charteracterized by its toes-in, toes-out twisting steps. It was performed as a solo, with a partner, or in a group.

Babe Ruth

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-06 14:58:24 UTC

Babe Ruth, was an American professional baseballl player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, 1914-1935. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston braves. Ruth became the first star of the world who virtually every citizen could share in common media experience.

Harlem Renaissance

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-06 15:02:01 UTC

Harlem Renaissance, was the turning point in Black cultural history. It helped African American writers and artist gain more control over the representation of Black cultural and experience. It provided them a place in western high culture.

Louis Armstrong

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:26:20 UTC

Was an American trumpetor and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in history.

cars

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:30:07 UTC

Most of the car makers no longer exist or have been Amalgamated but many old car names like Buick, Cadillac, cherolet, dodge, and etc all of those cars live on today.

radios

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:32:01 UTC

Radios were slowly making their way into the world. The first radios were sold in the United States. By mid-decade the radio was being sold for 35 dollars.

airplanes

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:34:02 UTC

Monoplanes and biplanes were made in the 1920s. Monoplanes had one set of wings while the biplanes had two sets of wings thAt were stacked on top of each other.

isolation

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:37:08 UTC

After world war 1 he US attempted to become less involved in world affairs. The US refused to join the League of Nations. Although president Wilson pushed hard for us membership, opposition in the us senate was significant.

monkey scopes trial

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:40:51 UTC

The scopes trial, formally the state of Tennessee v. John Thomas scopes, and commonly referred to the scopes monkey trial. Was and American legal case in which a high school teacher was accused of violating Tennessee Butler Ac, which had made it illegal for teachers to teach human evolution.

skyscrapers

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:43:12 UTC

First was the bank of Manhattan trust building (71 floors). Next came the Chrysler building (77 floors). Finally, was the grandaddy of them all, the Empire State Building (102 floors).

Abduction of Lindbergh baby

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:46:24 UTC

On march 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh jr. The 20 month old was abducted from his crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs home. The child had been dead for 2 months.

19th amendment

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:48:22 UTC

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States to by any state on the account of gender. Granted women the right to vote.

teapot dome scandal

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:50:08 UTC

Nation security, big oil companies and bribery and corruption at the highest levels of the government of the United States.

talkies

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:51:03 UTC

The sound of films which included synchronized dialogue.

palmer raids

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:52:59 UTC

Were series of raids by the department of justice. president Wilson could catch and arrests suspects and socialist especially anarchist nd communists, and deport them from the United States.

organized crime

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:56:36 UTC

Al capone was known for his violence and ruthlessness in his elimination in rivals. Lucky Luciano was instrumental in the development in national crime syndicate. Bugs Moran was a Chicago gangster and bootlegger of the prohibition era.

mckenlibryant — 2023-11-08 14:59:05 UTC

Another important feature of advertising was the role it played in simulating economic boom in the 1920s. Things such as Motor cars, vacuum cleaners, and washing machines.