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1920s America Wars Begin with Impassioned Organization, The End of War is Disorganized Passion 1920 ’ s American ’ s reaction to a shattered civilization.

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1 1920s America Wars Begin with Impassioned Organization, The End of War is Disorganized Passion 1920 ’ s American ’ s reaction to a shattered civilization Go Back? Fresh Start? Embrace the Modern or Hold on to the Past? AMERICA IS SCARED AND ANGRY Effects of World War I Unemployment/Inflation a.Strikes in Steel Industry Police Transport workers 1.GENERAL STRIKES in some cities: Seattle/NYC Industrial Workers of the World: WOBBLIES Anarchists bombings a.Wall Street blown up b.Millionaires receive mail bombs Palmer Raids: federal agents arrest socialists Immigration Quotas introduced Eugenics Movement Sacco/Vanzetti Trial Resurrection of the KKK in the North Scopes Monkey Trial Prohibition – 18 th Amendment/ Volstead Act And stuff not necessarily bad, but scares people nonetheless … 19 th Amendment – Women ’ s vote Jazz Age – new morality; Margret Sanger: birth control Youth Rebellion Slang Flapper “ Lost Generation ” writers F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemmingway

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