The Twenties by M. Träger https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background Great Gatsby en-us 2017-11-26 15:59:55 UTC 2023-05-16 16:11:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Fashion https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379083791 *all about getting loose (e.g. no corsets)
*daily outfits women: daily Dresses, drop waist, sleeves, skirts
->accessoires: Cloche hats, seamed stockings, purse, gloves, jewelry
*daily outfits men: suits, matching lapel collar vests, pocket watch, chain

]]> 2019-09-02 07:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379083791 Position of people of colour in the 1920s elainenauert1 https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379083915
•12 million black Americans living in the USA
•Jim Grow laws didn’t exist in the north (segregation)
•they still experienced discrimination and exploitation 
•one million black Americans from the south migrating to look for work (New York, Chicago, Detroit)
•racism and poor education 
•wages did not match those of white people 
•lived in squalid ghettos 
•attacks from white people and the KKK

Culture
• Harlem Renaissance 
- first time mainstream publishes and critics turned their attention to Africa-American literature, music, art and politics
-they expressed frustration through their music and literature  



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- became more Independent because of the way they dressed (1927)
- sports became more accepted by women
- began smoke, drink and swear in public
- were allowed to go out and dance in clubs 
- equal rights amendement (made in the 1920ies and got approved in 1972)
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]]> 2019-09-02 07:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379084163 https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379084411 Marriage

-no same sex marriage (homosexuality was just introduced)
-marriage rate was the highest ever (92,3%)
-divorce was only allowed with adultery (exceptions were made with bigamy or impotence)

Men‘s role in a marriage

-had to provide the income 
-wife relied on her husband 

Women‘s role in a marriage 

-marriage automatically meant becoming a housewife (had to take care of the house and the family)
-weren‘t allowed to keep their jobs when married or pregnant (only a few women had a job to support the family)
-women who married foreigners lost their citizenship

 ]]> 2019-09-02 07:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379084411 Bootlegging https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379085069 Definition: illegal traffic of liquor
—> Alcoholic liquor made, sold or transported without registration or payment of taxes

History: 
  • The word stems from the Midwest
  • In the 1880s people started hiding liquor  flasks in their boots to trade with Indians

Reason: 
  • January 1920: 18th amendment became law banning the manufacture, transportation, importation and sale in the U.S
  • This was known as prohibition 
  • Caused a permanent change in the way the nation viewed authority, the court system, wealth and class

    —>  Prohibition started a national drinkingspree that percisted until in 1933 alcohol was legal again 

famous/ involved people 
  • mostly economized by rich people or immigrants 
    —> George Remus: lived in Cincinnati and made 5 million dollars because of the bootlegging business 
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* huge shift from the   previous era
* 1920s fashion reflects society's rapid movement and change.
* way to express your social status
*  allowed women to move]]> 2019-09-02 07:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379086177 https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379086821 2019-09-02 07:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379086821 The importance of social status and class - Ilan, Leo oogway https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379087524 General Facts:
- High class living standards much better
- Lower class lived in poverty/conditions were very poor and dirty
- Money was important --> People thought it would create happiness and solve their Problems

The divided social classes:
Education:
- Upper class had it easy to get a good education compared to the lower class

Location:
- The location People lived in told a lot about them (toughness, wealth,...)

Race:
- Divided the classes because of culture and racism

]]> 2019-09-02 07:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379087524 Hobbies in the 1920s https://padlet.com/traeger/great_gastby_background/wish/379092307

The invention of the washing machine and other practical items improved the quality of life and allowed more time for hobbies. 

Amusement/ Freetime-activities: 

Music/Dancing:

-People listened to the radio for the newest jazz music 
-Jazz music became very popular 
-Dancing was an extremely popular social activity for all age groups (Tap and Ballet dancing)
-Many people were dancing in bars or at parties 
-It was always connected with social drinking and smoking (smoking used to be allowed nearly everywhere)

Sports:

-Golf and Baseball grew increasingly more popular 
-Introduction of American Football (NFL)  in 1922
-Minigolf, Boardgames

Driving: 

-Cars became more popular 
-driving as a leisure activity in its own right
-families drove just for the pleasure of traveling together, often without a fixed destination in mind (sunday drives)









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