http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDulrxeMVdU Flappers made a big hit in the 1920’s. During this time these women were considered very modern and fashionable. They wore skirts only up to their knees. Which was unheard of. Flappers often wore heavy make up because this … Continue reading
The media shown above is actually a compilation of different bits of video. The most important part, however, is the take-off of the Spirit of St. Louis. Charles Lindberg definitely became a prominent figure in flight because he was the … Continue reading
This video is a documentary produced on June 17, 2008. It describes the Harlem Renaissance and Langston Hughes’s involvement. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement among African-Americans which promoted African-American literature, music, theater and art. Langston Hughes and his … Continue reading
This video talks about how America used Freud’s theories to manipulate the economy. Freud’s nephew, Bernays, thought if propaganda could help in war, it could help in peace time as well. He saw that if you wanted to sell a … Continue reading
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/25392-heroes-of-aviation-charles-a-lindbergh-video.htm On the evening of May 21st, 1927, Charles Lindbergh made history. He became the first man to fly across the atlantic ocean alone; a feat he completed in 33 1/2 hours. Although I could not find out when the … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_jAAGe883o This video is a group of students making a video of farmers in the 1920s. Though this video doesn’t directly relate to The Farmers’ Plight as mentioned in the book, it does utilize the silent film style of movies … Continue reading
Al Capone was the most infamous gangster in the 1920s. There were many gangs in organized crime but his was on top. They ran many illegal businesses including gambling, bootlegging and prostitution. Money was made fast and very easily which … Continue reading
As discussed in this prohibition video. This put another divide in the nation between “wets” and “drys.” Making alcohol illegally only gave bootleggers and “gangsters” during this time period something else to get their hands on. With a very high … Continue reading
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States who was first elected as the Vice President in 1920. He succeeded to the presidency after the death of President Warren G. Harding. A Coolidge biography says, “He embodied the … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj6A2Hzg1_M This video is about the development of the company General Motors. It traces its growth all the way back to its roots. During the 1920’s, America underwent a period of prosperity, and industry blossomed to a whole new level. … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ6NuB_VlF0&feature=related During the 1920s a very important controversy that came up in a Tennessee public school was the teaching of evolution. John Scopes was arrested for teaching his students Charles Darwin’s theory because it was against a law during that … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY6Yo6lE-Jg The Roaring Twenties was alternatively known as The Jazz Age. This “movement” in which jazz music grew in popularity by immense standards in the U.S., also influenced other parts of the world. Following World War I, around 500,000 African … Continue reading
This Video is really a song but I think it really says something about the state of the nation circa 1932. It is well known that the depression started in 1929, on Black Tuesday when the market crashed. What is … Continue reading
The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. This novel is a critique of the American dream in which the American society enjoyed prosperity after World War One in what was called the “roaring” 20s. … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVZ-J3c8_AY The original date of production of this video is unknown. This was a time when fundamentalist and modernist came out and fought for their religious beliefs. Modernists defined Christianity by combining science and religion, where as, fundamentalist viewed dropping … Continue reading
This video is a speech made by Senator Warren G. Harding in 1920. Harding later becomes the 29th president during the period of 1921-1923. We may not recognize him, since he is known for not doing anything when he was … Continue reading
The original date this video was produced is unknown; however, it was created by Christopher Camie and Nicholas R. farell regarding the 29th president of the United States- Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923). The two producers … Continue reading
The footage from the video was produced in the 1920s. It is a compilation of the wacky inventions that were created in the 1920s. Even though this is a video on the crazy inventions a lot of the inventions were … Continue reading
Warren G. Harding was still a Senator when he gave this speech during the 1920 presidential campaign. He talks about America being a bastion of freedom, liberty, and representative democracy.
The clip is from the 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” This clip depicts what happened when Wall Street crashed. The banks took the depositors’ money and invested in stocks, and when the stocks crashed, the banks lost the money. … Continue reading
