America in the 1920s
INTRODUCTION
The Twenties wan a decade which condidted of many well know events and
famous people. In which made the twenties part of out history today, such
events and people that made history in the twenties were Al Capone the well
mnow mafia leader from Chicago, Charlie Chaplain of the silent movies, the
annual Montreal Carninval in Canada, and the 60th anniversary of canada in
1927. But these events and people are only a quarter of the history help
in the 1920's.
ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment in the Twenties consisted of many famous people, it was
in the twenties when a man by the name of Walt "Elias" Disney (1901-66) a
cartoonest born in Chicago, in which he later graduated and later started
his own animation company which he introduced Disney's most popular ans
enduring cartoon characters "MICKEY MOUSE" in 1928. During the twenties
MICKEY entertained Canadians in such films as "Steam Boat Willie" (1928).
Other great cartoon films done be Disney include "Skeleton Dance" in (1929).
The silent movies of the twenties is nothing to compaire with the
voiced movies we have today. The actors had to show alot of facial and
bady expressions to get the veiwers to understand what was happening in the
film. The most talented actor's in the twenties were Charlie Chaplai who
was known for his "tramp" look, Keaton with his stone facial expressions
(because he showed no emotion) and the famous romatic Radolph Valintino.
These three and many more entertained Canadians through the twenties.
In 1926 the voice era was coming in effect by Warner Brothers by the
Vitaphone. In 1927 Warner Brothers finally completed the first sound
picture called "The Jazz Singer"
To canadains evenings were not spent infront of t.v. Instead they would
listen to the radio. One for the radio stations listened to was CKCL. They
would listen to mostly music and live plays. Most of the music they
listened to was Jazz, and of course those were the days of the popular
ballroom dancing with the big bands. Other ways of entertainment were by
newspapers and books, One of the novels was "Strange Fugitives". Back in
the twenties Canadains authors produced 50 best sellins
Fashion
When the first world war ended a new stage was set for a new fashion.
Such signs of fashion change was already happening. The loosening of fit
America as a Divided Society in the 1920s America was born from immigrants and during the 1920's it was called a. melting pot due to the increase in social, political and economic. differences from all these new races. During the 1920's, America went. through a number of test cases to determine to what extent America was. divided.
The 1920s was a time of conservatism and it was a time of great social change. From the world of fashion to the world of politics, forces clashed to produce the most explosive decade of the century. It was the age of prohibition, it was the age of prosperity, and it was the age of downfall.
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