1. warm up 3/6/14 Who did Palmer go after with his raids? What was the Buford? Answer the question about the graph on the bottom of p. 626

2. cornell notes Essential question: Why was new and different about the 1920’s?

3. Roaring 20’s Many new inventions 1. 2. 3. history.com 1920’s inventions

4. Stock Market Stock Market rose incredibly quickly in a short amount of time Rising economy fueled the massive rate of consumption

5. Leisure Activities Young people begin to enjoy themselves Parties, dancing, drinking, smoking Kids left home for the first time to go away to college Professional sporting events Listened to radio going to the movies

6. Jazz Age People listened to a new, edgier type of music known as Jazz Louis Armstrong

7. Blacks left the South following the cotton crop failure. They went looking for jobs and better opportunities.

8. Harlem Renaissance African-Americans began to write about their experiences in greater numbers Expressed pride in Black Culture Langston Hughes

9. Prohibition Many worried about the excesses of the 1920’s Women’s Temperance Movement wanted to ban alcohol Many people disagreed with Prohibition so they… – Drank liquor illegally in “speak-easys” – Made illegal alcohol -- “Bathtub Gin” – “Bootleggers” smuggled alcohol around in their boots

10. Women’s Roles role of women changed drastically Became known as “Flappers” They “bobbed” their hair, their skirts got shorter, began to drink, smoke, drive, and wear make-up

11. Who struggled? Farmers – crops failed, market prices were low Immigrants – 1924 National Origins Act: set 2% quota – literacy tests required – banned immigrants from Asia

12. What was the Scopes “Monkey Trial”? Background - Ruling by state court - Ruling by state Supreme Court - Overturning the guilty verdict meant that there was no case to take to the US Supreme Court so the law forbidding the teaching of evolution stayed legal in Tennessee until the 1960’s. read p. 650 - 651

13. summary: Describe how life was different for many people in the 1920’s Tomorrow you are taking the semester pretest for the 2 nd time. It is a check to make sure you are remembering what we have learned so far. It doesn’t count for a grade but will be posted on the portal. After the test, pick up the Ellis Island worksheet. It is due Tuesday.

14. warm up 3/10/14 Why did the government set the quota at 2% of a particular group’s population from 1890? it would keep out the newer immigrant groups because their groups were just starting to come over at that time NEXT…. open your notebook to the next blank page set up for Cornell notes