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Music of the early 1900's
The early 1900's brought a new music form that became a large part of peoples daily lives. It was broadcast through the radio and was played at parties and in night life destinations like bars and clubs. The most popular genre of music was Jazz and people found it easy to dance to and it was more happy than music had been before. The music lyrics and industry also became more risque than it had been before coming with the 1920's. -
New Technology
The 1900's brought many new inventions including the automobile, electric razor, television, radio, silent movies, and common household appliances like the refrigerator were all products of the 1920's. The economic boom of this time period were causing people to have more money to spend on luxury and technology that they simply could not afford before. This in addition to the the "buy now pay later" lifestyle people were living caused the dramatic inctrease in consumerism in the time. -
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American Prohibition
The prohibition started in the United States with the passing of the 18th ammendment which banned the sale, production, transportation, importation, and in some areas the posession of alchoholic beverages. After thirteen years of the U.S. being a "dry" country, the 21st ammendment was passed in December of 1933 which ratified the 18th ammendmend. This was and is to this day the first ratified ammandnemt in United States history. -
Womens Sufferage
Woment gained sufferage in the United States with the passing of the 19th ammendment in August of 1920. This ammendment added to the Constitution prohibited any United Stated citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of gender. Before the 19th ammendment the Constitution allowed the states to determine the qualifications for voting, and until the 1910's wrote women off entirely. The 19th Ammendment was first introduced to congress in 1978 and took 41 years to pass. -
Entertainment
In the early 1900's people started to have a better outlook on life and people began to spend more time and money in ways that would entertain them. For fun people could go to a movie, a baseball game, a bar, or go out to an amusement park with friends or family. When the U.S. economy was booming people had the money to enjoy things in life that were a luxury in hard times. -
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
This Act, proposed by Homer P. Snyder, granted full United States citizenship to America's native peoples also known as the "Indians." Snyder's act partially came to be in recognition fo the thousands of Native American people who fought in the United States Military douring World War One. Before the act Native Americans could become citizens of the U.S. by entering the armed forces, giving up tribal affiliations, and assimilation into mainstream American life. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martil Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929 and died April 4, 1968 at the age of 39. MLK was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader of the United States Civil Rights Movement. He led a non-violent army of civil rights activists demonstrated strikes, boycotts, marches, and simple acts of civil disobedience that ultimately led in the gaining of civil rights for all Americans. MLK is best known for his "I Have a Dream" speech which he delivered in the 1963 March on washington. -
Labor Movement
The 1930's brought many labor strikes, disputes, deaths, and acts passed due to the issue addressed by the Labor Movement. In this decade the Nationtal Unemployed council was founded, the Davis-Bacon Act was passed, and the National Industrial Recovery Act was passed. In combination these acts and groups aided in a safer workplace for laborers. These acts brought with them new rights for employees and better pay for government employed and public project workers all around the U.S. -
Social Sucurity Act
As part of the "New Deal" the Social Security Act came into being. This act was Faracis Townshend's idea of old age pension for people in the United States who wanted to retire. The Social Security Act would also provide money to those citizens who felt that they were ready to retire in their old age. When people started to retire it benifited the workforce because it opened up jobs for younger, better educated, more capable workers.
