Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

A Republican Decade A Business Boom Atmosphere of a Crazy Time period

Published byJonathan Holt Modified over 6 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "A Republican Decade A Business Boom Atmosphere of a Crazy Time period"— Presentation transcript:

1 A Republican Decade A Business Boom Atmosphere of a Crazy Time period
The Roaring 1920’s A Republican Decade A Business Boom Atmosphere of a Crazy Time period

2 Republican Goals A “Return to Normalcy” or isolation.
Pro-business (laissez faire or hands off) approach Warren Harding

3 Republican Presidents
Warren G. Harding Lower taxes Less government regulation over business=Laissez Faire!

4 Teapot Dome Scandal Bribery scandal involving Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall Fall gave oil companies land owned by U.S. Oil companies gave Albert Fall $$$$$ Scandal-marked the Harding Administration “Watergate of the 1920’s”

5 Calvin Coolidge Took office after Harding’s death in 1923
Elected in 1924 “Laissez Faire Economics” If businesses were left unregulated they would benefit the nation “The chief business of American people is business”

6 “Coolidge Prosperity”
Rapid economic growth: Consumer spending-people are buying stuff Installment buying-on credit (pay it back a little at a time) Investment in the stock market Buying stocks on margin-on “credit”

7 Social Issues in the 1920s

8 Prohibition 18th amendment-outlawed the manufacture sale and transportation of alcohol.

9 Negative effects of prohibition
Some people made their own alcohol Liquor was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and the Caribbean-bootlegging Illegal bars-speakeasies Organized crime increased effects of prohibition

10 Repeal 1933-21st amendment repeals the 18th amendment
Ends prohibition of alcohol

11

12 19th amendment Gave women the right to vote

13 Women of 1920s Women began to work outside the home
Ready-made clothing and new appliances made housework easier Women attended speakeasies Accounting office Brooklyn, NY 1925 -By 1927, women comprised one in five wage-earners. appliances

14 Flappers Young women rebelling against tradition Short hair
Short dresses Smoked drank

15 Henry Ford 1st mass produced car Model T Assembly lines produced 1 car every 24 seconds.

16 Model T Caused other industries to flourish (oil, tire manufacturing, glass manufacturing) Roads and bridges were built to accommodate the automobile. The rise of restaurants, motels, vacations. Suburbs!! “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.”

17 Radio Rise of mass media
All Americans can see the same movies or hear the same radio shows. –first commercial broadcast History of Radio

18 Harlem Renaissance “Rebirth” of African American culture in Harlem, NYC The Great Migration Harlem became home to many African American writers, musicians, artists, scholars Brain Pop Harlem Renaissance

19 Jazz Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith
1920s are Nicknamed “Jazz Age”

20 Literature Langston Hughes-encouraged African Americans to be proud of their heritage

21 What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up
Harlem By Langston Hughes 1902–1967 What happens to a dream deferred?       Does it dry up       like a raisin in the sun?       Or fester like a sore—       And then run?       Does it stink like rotten meat?       Or crust and sugar over—       like a syrupy sweet?       Maybe it just sags       like a heavy load.       Or does it explode?

22 The Lost Generation Those who came of age during WWI-saw little hope for the future Writers who believed that they were lost in a greedy, materialistic world that lacked moral values. Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis

23 Fashions and Fads Flagpole sitting Dance marathons Crossword puzzles
10th day of dance marathon

24 Problems of the 1920s Gap between rich and poor widens
Labor unrest (strikes)

25 Farmers borrowed money to buy more land and supplies
Planned to pay off their loans with the profits from the war

26 Farmers were unable to pay back their loans & ended up in debt
American farming dropped sharply after the war because the Europeans could now produce their own food Farmers were unable to pay back their loans & ended up in debt

27 Rise of communism in the Soviet Union led to the fear that workers of the U.S. would revolt

28 Red Scare Fear of Communism Sacco and Vanzetti (anarchists)
Palmer Raids Raid of homes of suspected communist Over 6,000 were arrested without search warrants Sacco and Vanzetti

29 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Both men were sent to the electric chair in Many felt that they were not guilty, however in 1961 a Ballistics test on the gun that was found on Sacco revealed that it was the murder weapon. In the 1970’s, the Massachusetts state government stated that these men did not receive a fair trail.

30 Effects of Nativism Re-emergence of the KKK-Nativism
Nativist legislation (laws)-The Quota Acts Schenck V. U.S. (socialist party)

31 The Atmosphere of the 1920’s
The Scopes Trial (a.k.a. the Monkey Trial) Theme: Science vs. Religion John T. Scopes was a Tennessee biology teacher who taught evolution to his students. It was against state law and he wanted to see the country face and debate the issue. He was found guilty and had to pay a fine. The law remained until 1967.

32 Bigger Than Life People of the 1920’s
Babe Ruth –baseball Charles Lindbergh – completed Trans-Atlantic flight from NYC to Paris Jack Dempsey –boxer Al Capone –Gangster from Chicago Marcus Garvey-Back to Africa movement

33 1920s Struggle between the old ways of life and the new ways of the 1920s Traditional values V. New beliefs VS

34 Best video ever… crash course U.S. History

Download ppt "A Republican Decade A Business Boom Atmosphere of a Crazy Time period"

Similar presentations

Agenda: 1/9 Do Now : Do Now : In notebooks: Why do you think the twenties were considered roaring? In notebooks: Why do you think the twenties were considered.

Agenda: 1/9 Do Now : Do Now : In notebooks: Why do you think the twenties were considered roaring? In notebooks: Why do you think the twenties were considered.
 Time before war began  Warren G. Harding  Customers make partial payments over a period of time until total debt is paid.

 Time before war began  Warren G. Harding  Customers make partial payments over a period of time until total debt is paid.
The Red Scare THREATS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES. Red Scare Fueled by 1917, Communist/Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (Lenin) Americans fear a communist takeover.

The Red Scare THREATS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES. Red Scare Fueled by 1917, Communist/Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (Lenin) Americans fear a communist takeover.
Learning Objective: We will learn how the 1920’s represents a clash of values Do Now: What values do you have that clash with your parents or with the.

Learning Objective: We will learn how the 1920’s represents a clash of values Do Now: What values do you have that clash with your parents or with the.
Roaring Twenties. The changes seen in America during the 1920’s can be summarized into the following themes. Changes for African Americans Economics Arts.

Roaring Twenties. The changes seen in America during the 1920’s can be summarized into the following themes. Changes for African Americans Economics Arts.
The 1920s.

The 1920s.
T HE R OARING T WENTIES. C ONSERVATIVE P RESIDENTS L IMITED G OVERNMENT – P RO B USINESS Warren G. Harding “Return to Normalcy” Presidency filled with.

T HE R OARING T WENTIES. C ONSERVATIVE P RESIDENTS L IMITED G OVERNMENT – P RO B USINESS Warren G. Harding “Return to Normalcy” Presidency filled with.
The Roaring Twenties Isolationist

The Roaring Twenties Isolationist
THIS IS 200 400 600 800 1000 20s Presidents Music and Movies Misc. Sports and Literature FearsBusiness.

THIS IS s Presidents Music and Movies Misc. Sports and Literature FearsBusiness.
America in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Women’s Rights 19 th Amendment is passed in August of 1920 – gave women the right to vote Flappers – women who challenged.

America in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Women’s Rights 19 th Amendment is passed in August of 1920 – gave women the right to vote Flappers – women who challenged.
The Roaring Twenties US History. Recession From WWI When the war ended, more than 2 million soldiers came home looking for jobs. Factories stopped turning.

The Roaring Twenties US History. Recession From WWI When the war ended, more than 2 million soldiers came home looking for jobs. Factories stopped turning.

An era of prosperity, Republican power, and conflict Mr. Violanti, Iroquois High School, Spring 2013.

An era of prosperity, Republican power, and conflict Mr. Violanti, Iroquois High School, Spring 2013.
1920s.

1920s.
Automobile Sales, 1921– Millions of Automobiles 3 2 1

Automobile Sales, 1921– Millions of Automobiles 3 2 1
10. The Roaring Twenties Economic Prosperity and New Cultural Values.

10. The Roaring Twenties Economic Prosperity and New Cultural Values.
The 1920s. Red Scare A nationwide fear that Communists might seize power in the Untied States. Part II and III on y our own.

The 1920s. Red Scare A nationwide fear that Communists might seize power in the Untied States. Part II and III on y our own.
Ch. 12: The Roaring Twenties African Americans- moved North for economic reasons and to get away from the racism in the South African Americans- moved.

Ch. 12: The Roaring Twenties African Americans- moved North for economic reasons and to get away from the racism in the South African Americans- moved.
THIS IS 200 400 600 800 1000 20s Presidents Music and Movies Miscellane ous Sports and Literature FearsBusiness.

THIS IS s Presidents Music and Movies Miscellane ous Sports and Literature FearsBusiness.
THE 1920s Changing culture. ESSENTAIL QUESTIONS What Social, political and economic changes occurred in America in the 1920s? To what extent did the political.

THE 1920s Changing culture. ESSENTAIL QUESTIONS What Social, political and economic changes occurred in America in the 1920s? To what extent did the political.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google