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1 “It is a war against all nations… Our motive will not be revenge or the victorious assertion of the physical might of the nation, but only the vindication of right, of human right, of which we are only a single champion…. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people in war…, [but] the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts – for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.” – Woodrow Wilson, 2 April 1917 Analyze the source, what global conflict is being referenced in this passage? Summarize Wilson’s argument. Would Eugene V. Debs agree with Wilson’s argument? Why or why not?

2 Modernization vs. Fundamentalism

3 Urbanization & mass culture
Movement to cities & suburbs. Mass culture – movie theaters, radios, newspapers. Model T

4 flappers “woman who embraced new fashions and independence.”
Increased access to jobs and education. Declining birthrates Access to birth control

5 Harlem renaissance Pride in African American culture – art & literature. Claude McKay Langston Hughes Zora Neal Hurston Marcus Garvey – Back to Africa Movement

6 jazz Combination of African and European music.
Started in New Orleans, moved north to Chicago. Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong

7 Disillusionment Trauma of World War I.
Criticism of consumerism and materialism. “Lost Generation”

8 Prohibition “the ban of alcohol” 18th Amendment – 1920
“Speakeasies” – illegal bars Bootleggers – sold and smuggled illegal alcohol Al Capone

9 Scopes trial Theory of Evolution – Charles Darwin
Tennessee made it illegal to teach evolution Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution. Science vs. religion “Monkey Trial”

10 Klu Klux klan Came back in 1920s Response to modern urban culture
Anti-immigrant, anti- African America, anti- Catholic, etc. Wanted to preserve “traditional” culture.

11 Red scare Fear of communist revolution in America.
Wall Street bombings Bolshevik Revolution; Soviet Union Palmer Raids – suspected “radicals” and communists arrested and deported.

12 Nativism Strong dislike for immigrants.
Eugenics – idea that some races were superior to others, should increase reproduction. Emergency Quota Act of & National Origins Act of 1924 – limited immigration.

13 Sacco & Vanzetti Italian immigrants & anarchists. Accused of murder
Despite a lack of evidence, convicted of murder and executed in

14 Which Amendment banned the sale of alcohol?
A. 13th B. 17th C. 19th D. 18th

15 Women who embraced “new fashions and independence” were known as:
A. Flappers B. Floozies C. Side Chicks D. Home Girls

16 Musicians like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington would be most associated with what new form of music? A. Rap B. Hip Hop C. Jazz D. Country

17 The Red Scare was a fear of _______________.
A. immigrants B. communism C. Germans D. Republicans

18 This political cartoon would be most associated with ___________.
A. the Red Scare B. Prohibition C. the Scopes Trial D. Nativism

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