The fake deceny, the mad time by Marie

We want beer !

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 15:56:25 UTC

Prohibition results of the ratification of the 18th Amendment in 1919. Indeed alcohol caused a lot of crime, social problems and with the WWI young soldiers became alcoholics, so the Congress forade it. Groups tried to convice government. And the crime goes up.

Hear that swing? / Jazz in the air

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 16:51:14 UTC

In the roaring twenties Jazz grew up with artists like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington; two famous black musicians. It was one of the most popular style of musique. Born in New Orleans and  containing blues, ragtime, march, negro spiritual and other types of musique. It actually is a symbol of that period. At that time you could hear jazz everywhere.

Harlem is beautiful

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 16:53:06 UTC

Since 1920's Harlem has been know to be African-American residential. With the Great Migration, a lot of African-American residents arrived. This district developed a new art mouvement: Harlem Renaissance.

A revolution

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 16:53:43 UTC

The roaring twenties are the time of the industrial development, we can say of the industrial revolution. It was actually a
revolution because it permitted the fast growth of companies ; there were lots of jobs in industries and people came to cities. Consumier society results of that. Indeed, with all the new laborer, companies were able to produce more and more and more, and more people had money to buy this prodution.

You said reality ?

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 16:56:05 UTC

What we know about the 1920's is based on books and films. They show us a wonderful life, something a little unrealistic with all the craziness of parties. And that is actually true but there were an other part of the population that were just live normaly

stock market crash and great depression

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 17:01:11 UTC

In 1929 in wall street, dolards billions of dollars lost. America and the rest and the word falled in the Great Depression. 4000 banks closed in 1933. Roosevelt created bank holliday to stop its.

"Satchmo" Armstrong

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 17:32:41 UTC

Born in NYC in 1901 , he came from a poor family, so he was  a conservative dresser. He was  trumpeter, singer and composer.

Illegality

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 19:11:37 UTC

During prohibition bootleggers became very rich selling illegal alcohol in illegals secrets bars which were called  « speakeasies » because the beverages made everybody easyly speaking. In those bars, there were of course a lot of alcohol but also jazz groups and flappers and the elite of the population.

Reborn of woman

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 20:03:46 UTC

Women became a lot more free during this period. In 1920 the ratification of the 19th amendement gave them the right to vote. They also became a lot more sexually free. When people think about girls in 20’s they have that vision of a young pretty fancy girl with short dress and hair, and drinking,smoking, dancing freely. This is probably the main symbol of that time.

THE ROARING TWENTIES

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 20:07:37 UTC

The roaring twenties are a fabled time of complexity and changes. It was the age of jazz and sound because sounds were everywhere, on radio and on television. Alcohol was illegal and there were gangsters who did Alcohol buisness and organised crime.

the ganster Al Capone;

gewanjepaillard — 2015-11-04 21:17:21 UTC

He was born in 1899 in New York. He left school at 12. This man killed 4 people then he died after 6 years in Alcatraz, he became stick and he dead in 1947.

The Duke

mg1932 — 2015-11-04 21:33:29 UTC

Born in Washington D.C in 1899, he came from a middle class family and was a flashydresser. He was pianist, bandleader and composer.