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An era of prosperity, Republican power, and conflict Mr. Violanti, Iroquois High School, Spring 2013
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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 Harding 4. 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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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. 18 th amendment. 13. Scopes Trial: “Monkey Trial” put ideas of Evolution on trial in Tennessee. Challenging traditional ideas. 14. 19 th 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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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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President Harding (1920) “Return to Normalcy” First presidential election for women. ( 19 th amendment) Many Scandals “Teapot Dome” / “Ohio Gang Died in office, replaced by Calvin Coolidge
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TTariffs to protect US business SSmoot-Hawley Tariff PProtect American Business NNo help for farmers ““Silent Cal” LLaissez Faire
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Radio KDKA Pittsburgh GE, Westinghouse,& RCA form NBC *Silent Movies Charlie Chaplin *“Talkies” The Jazz Singer Starring Al Jolson *Mary Pickford “America’s Sweetheart” *Mae WestMae West
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Babe Ruth & Ty Cobb Jack Dempsey Charles Lindbergh The Spirit of St. Louis
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The Flappers make up cigarettes short skirts Musicians Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Writers F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway
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Women characterized by the FLAPPER/ "new woman" (bobbed hair, short dresses, smoked in public...)
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O rigins 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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20s are Anti-immigrant National Origins Act Discrimination Sacco-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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Great increase In power Anti-black Anti-immigrant Anti-women’s suffrage Anti-bootleggers Anti-Semitic Anti-Catholic
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Evolution vs. Creationism Dayton, Tennessee Famous Lawyers Science vs. Religion John Scopes High School Biology teacher
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*18 th amendment: prohibits alcohol *21 st amendment: repeals 18 th *Speakeasies, bootleggers
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18 th Amendment Gangsters Al Capone
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