The Roaring 20's

Five facts about the 1920's!

20's Fashion

Gone were long dresses and corsets in the 1920's.  Women's dresses were made with different colors, fabrics, and textures, much brighter and lighter than before.  The hem line was much shorter as well.  Shoes and stockings became more popular and were much more prominent due to the shorter dresses. 

"Women's Fashions 1920s." The 1920's-Roaring Twenties. 1920-30.com, 2005. Web. 14 Nov 2010. http://www.1920-30.com/.




20's Prohibition

During the 1920's, alcohol was banned, known as prohibition.  However, individuals could obtain alcohol for medical purposes. Physicians could prescribe distilled alcohol on government prescription forms.  Alcohol was prescribed for various reasons, disease control to even a snake bite.

Kerr, Austin. "Temperance and Prohibition ." Medicinal Alcohol . Department of History- Ohio State University , 1996. Web. 14 Nov 2010. http://prohibition.osu.edu/content/medicinal_alcohol.cfm

20's Music and Dance

The 20's saw the emergence of jazz music. Jazz artists like Louie Armstrong, became popular during this time.  This music also led to the development of a new type of dance- jazz dance.  Much of the jazz music was played by bands with many instruments. 

Chobharkar, Pankaj. "Jazz Music in the 1920's." 1 July 2010. Web. 14 Nov 2010. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/jazz-music-in-the-1920s.html.



20's Film

The 1920's was the birth of "talkies" or motion pictures with sound. The Jazz Singer in 1927 is considered to be the first talkie. 

Dirks, Tim. "Film History of the 1920s." Greatest Films - The Best Movies in Cinematic History. AMC Filmsite. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. http://www.filmsite.org/20sintro.html.



20's Radio

In Pittsburgh, the first commercial radio station went on the air.  3 million Americans owned radios by 1922.

Schultz, Stanley K. "H102 Lecture 15: The Politics of Prosperity: The 1920s." American History 102: Civil War to the Present. University of Wisconsin. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture15.html.