The document summarizes music, art, religion, and literature in the 1920s United States. It describes the rise of jazz music and new technologies that changed the music industry. In art, surrealism and Art Deco emerged while photography became a recognized art form. Popular novels of the time included The Great Gatsby and works by Ernest Hemingway. Religion faced challenges from new social trends, while Christianity remained prominent. Overall, the document outlines several cultural and technological developments that characterized life and culture in the United States during the 1920s.

1. Music, Art, Religion, and
Literature In The Roaring
20’s
Trinity Edwards
Tracey Riordan
American History 102

2. Thesis
1920’s in America was a time for big changes. It was a time for new inventions,
new music, and new styles. The roaring 20’s reshaped everything about America.
A lot of people in the 1920’s also called it the “Jazz age” because of the increase
of jazz music and the decade was also referred to the “Golden Age Twenties
because of the Economic boom following World War 1.

3. MUSIC
The 1920’s was the decade that marked the beginning of the modern music era.
The music recording industry was just beginning to form and a myriad of new
technologies helped to create the way music was made and distributed.

4. Music In The 1920’s
Music during this time was a big
deal. In fact it is now called the “Big
Bang” today. It consisted of a
sortment of styles. Jazz, ragtime,
classical, swing and blues are a few
of them. The number 1 song in the
1920’s was Swanee by Al Jolson.

5. Music Continued
There were a number of artists in the
1920’s. Al Jolson, Louis Armstrong, Bessie
Smith, and Fletcher & His Hot Five. People
started listening to music more loudly, with
new music came new styles of dances like
the tango and waltz.

6. Music Continued
Popular Artist of the time...

7. Art in the 1920’s
Two art movements, Surrealism and Art Deco had their genesis during the 1920's. Photography was a
recognized art form but advertising still mainly relied on artists and illustrators to produce the high quality
black-white and color advertisements that are sought after by collectors today.

8. Art Continued
Art Deco was founded in 1920 and became very popular in the United States and
in Europe in the 1930’s.
Art deco was a new style of art originated in France before World war 1. Art deco
was used as a new style even in automobiles and vacuums.

9. Art continued
Art deco from the 1920’s.
The style of art are straight lines and most of the
time with a “streamlined l,ook.

10. Popular Artists of the 1920’s
Thomas Hart Benton, born in Missouri and moved to New York later in life. He did
an oil composition of Madison Square Garden. This painting became very popular.

11. Literature in the 1920’s
The Great Gatsby was by far the most favorited literature of the time.
Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway were the most popular writers in the
1920’s

12. Literature Continued
Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles
was another popular novel

13. Literature Continued
Marcel Proust,
Swann’s Way was
named the most
respected novel of the
1920’s.

14. Religion in the 1920’s
There was a huge change in the
religious community. The religious
people viewed jazz and how people
were starting to dress as a negative
thing. They started using radio to
surmon through. This new wave of
religion is called Fundamentalism.

15. Religion Continued
In the 1920’s Christianity was the prominent religion in America.
In the 1920’s Economic and War depression caused many people
To turn to god and even some to turn away from him.
Evolution challenged religion a lot during these times.

16. More Changes in the 1920’s
The 1920’s had a lot of new inventions such as
the automobile, traffic lights, bulldozer, the
modern assembly line, the cheeseburger and
most importantly penicillin. It’s hard to think it
took until the 1920’s for a cheeseburger to be
born.

17. 1920’s Continued

18. How Different Life Is Now Compared to The 1920’s
Life now compared to the 1920’s is very different. Technology is so much more
advanced. The 1920’s was like the beginning of technology. Cheeseburgers
however probably hasn’t changed much. Cheeseburgers is a household item in
not just America but around the world! Music has also changed over time. We now
have modern rock and roll, rap, pop, alternative, and country to name a few. The
way people dress has changed. People were more modest in the 1920’s.

19. The First Electronic Television
The very first electronic television was born in 1927. The inventor was only 21
years old. His name was Philo Taylor Farnsworth. It was and is still used influence
the overall public whether it be politics, religion, trends or news.

20. How would you have felt about your topic if you lived
in that era?
If I lived in the 1920’s I probably would have liked it. Times seemed to be more
simple. There was a lot more interaction of people back then. Nowadays everyone
has their noses in their phones or ipads. People rarely make a phone call instead
they text one another. I would have liked the music back then too.

21. What new information did you learn about your topic
that you previously did not know?
When I started this project I had no idea how much I would learn. The inventions
alone were very exciting. I also learned what a “flapper” was. I realized how far
America has come since then.

22. Literature during the 1920’s
Throughout the 1920s, writers from all over the world were given Nobel Prizes. People from Norway, France,
Spain, Poland, Ireland, Italy, and Germany in the 1920s. The United States got their first Nobel Prize in 1930
with the help of Sinclair Lewis and his novel Babbit. Babbit "ridiculed Americans for their conformity and
materialism."

23. Nobel Laureates In Literature 1910-1920’s
Nobel prize winners

24. Conclusion
The roaring 20’s was a time of new inventions, new music and dances. It was a
time when music was being played louder than ever before. A fun time in history.
The music, literature, religion and art in the 1920’s shaped an entire era. It was the
begining of technology in its infancy.

25. Work Cited
Most of the photos were found on google images.
Wikipedia was used for certain dates and information.
A century of reading, lithub.com
Theculturetrip.com
Boundless.com
oer2go.org
Microsoft search, the-roaringtwenties.weebly.com/religion.html
www.1920-30.com/art/