an era of prosperity, republican power, and conflict mr. violanti, iroquois high school, spring 2013
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The Roaring 20’sAn era of prosperity,
Republican power,and conflict
Mr. Violanti, Iroquois High School, Spring 2013
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War and Prosperity
1. Great Migration: mass movement of African-Americans to the North following WWI. Factory Jobs.
2. “Return to Normalcy”: back to isolation after WWI.3. Ohio Gang: Corrupt friends of Warren Harding4. Teapot Dome: Harding administration scandal. Albert Fall.5. Henry Ford: Assembly Line, mass production. Automobile.6. Assembly Line: mass production. Prices fall, demand rises.7. Roaring 20s: change in social culture of US. Modern thought.8. Flapper: women who revolted against standard roles.9. Harlem Renaissance: Birth of African American Culture in US
during 1920s. Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Apollo Theater.
10. Sacco and Vanzetti: 2 Italians wrongly accused and killed for a murder. Represent “nativist” fears in US during 20s.
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War and Prosperity
11. Immigration act of 1924: Limited immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe. Response to RED SCARE.
12. Prohibition: Ban the sale, production, distribution of alcohol. 18th amendment.
13. Scopes Trial: “Monkey Trial” put ideas of Evolution on trial in Tennessee. Challenging traditional ideas.
14. 19th amendment: Women gain the right to vote.
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1920's : "Roaring 20's", "Jazz Age" Period of great change- modern America is born for first time the census reflected an urban
society - people had moved into cities to enjoy a higher standard of living
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Age of Prosperity Economic expansion Mass Production Assembly Line Age of the Automobile
Farms are failing…
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American farmers enter Depression before rest of America.
OVERPRODUCTION = lower prices = farms fail
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Blacks moved north to take advantage of wartime industry (Great Migration) - Black ghettos began to form, (Harlem)
Within Ghettos a distinct Black culture flourished. (Harlem Renaissance---Langton Hughes)
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Republican Power in Government
President Harding (1920)
“Return to Normalcy”
First presidential election for women. (19th amendment)
Many Scandals “Teapot Dome” /
“Ohio Gang Died in office,
replaced by Calvin Coolidge
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President Coolidge “The business of America is business.”
Tariffs to protect US business
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Protect American
Business No help for farmers “Silent Cal” Laissez Faire
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Culture of the Roaring 20’sRadio
KDKA PittsburghGE,
Westinghouse,& RCA form NBC
*Silent MoviesCharlie Chaplin*“Talkies”The Jazz SingerStarring Al Jolson*Mary Pickford“America’s Sweetheart”*Mae West
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CelebritiesBabe Ruth &Ty Cobb
Jack Dempsey
Charles Lindbergh The Spirit of St. Louis
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The 20’s is The Jazz AgeThe Flappers
make upcigarettes
short skirts
MusiciansLouis ArmstrongDuke Ellington
WritersF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest Hemingway
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Women characterized by the FLAPPER/ "new woman" (bobbed hair,
short dresses, smoked in public...)
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Origins of immigration shifted to S & E Europe. New religions appeared: Jewish, Orthodox, Catholic
New feelings of NATIVISM -Red Scare
Congress restrict immigrations, leading to a quota system. -Chinese Exclusion Act -Quota Acts
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A Society in Conflict 20s are Anti-immigrant
National Origins Act DiscriminationSacco-Vanzetti Trial Italian immigrants Unfair trial
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at this time, W. Wilson was gravely ill following a stroke
Attorney General, A. Mitchell Palmer, wanted to be president - he used fears of both immigrants and communism to his advantage
he had J. Edgar Hoover round up suspected radicals, many of which were deported (Palmer Raids)
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The Ku Klux Klan Great increase
In powerAnti-black
Anti-immigrant
Anti-women’s suffrage
Anti-bootleggers
Anti-Semitic
Anti-Catholic
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Scopes “Monkey” TrialEvolution vs. Creationism
Dayton, TennesseeFamous Lawyers
Science vs. Religion
John ScopesHigh School Biology teacher
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*18th amendment: prohibits alcohol*21st amendment: repeals 18th
*Speakeasies, bootleggers
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Prohibition18th Amendment
Gangsters
Al Capone