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America in the “Roaring 1920s”: Economic Triumph and Cultural Tensions
I. Economic TriumphsA. Rising Wages for American Workers
B. New Goods for the “Average” American
1. Henry Ford’s Model T
2. The Radio and Electrical Appliances
C. New Temptations to Buy
1. Easy Credit and
Buying “on Margin”
2. The Birth of Modern Advertising
II. 5 Cultural Tensions
A. Alcohol: Prohibition v. Personal Choice
B. Women: Family Values v. Flappers & Female Independence
C. Explaining the World: Science v.
Religion (The Scopes Trial)
D. Opportunities and Oppression for African-Americans
E. New Restrictions on Immigration
The Immigration Act of 1924