STUDENT NOTES FOR CH. 23 HIS122
CHAPTER 23 From New Era to Great Depression, 1920-1932 The American Promise A History of the United States CHAPTER 23 From New Era to Great Depression, 1920-1932
“This is a business country and it wants a business government “This is a business country and it wants a business government!”- Coolidge -Harding -unemployment -regain national prosperity -popular president -corruption around him -Harding’s death -Coolidge -continued policies -promoted business and limited government
“The car was considered something of a nuisance for it made a racket and scared horses”- Henry Ford
Assembly Lines -Positives? -Negatives?
Consumer Culture: Problem of Consumption
Prohibition; Organized Crime; Repeal of 18th
The ‘New’ Woman -Women in Politics -alternatives to traditional roles -19th Amendment, voting -Influence? -Special Protection vs. Equal Protection?
Women at Work The Flapper Challenging Standards Birth Control Movement
The ‘New’ Negro -Changes in Racial Divisions -Rise of Garvey -Harlem Renaissance
Entertainment Hollywood Sports: Babe Ruth/Jack Dempsey Charles Lindbergh, pilot Radio- sermons, soap operas, sports, comedy, music, news
Resistance to Change Rebirth of KKK/cross burning Religious/Racial minorities threat to core beliefs
KKK Today in the U.S.
Herbert Hoover The Great Humanitarian Progressive Republican
The Distorted Economy Unstable International Economy Poor Distribution of Wealth Signs of Trouble
Crash of 1929 Faith in the Market Market Crashes Halting Economic Activity
Hoover: Dealing with problems? Hoover’s Limits.
The Human Toll -Statistics -Jobless -Charities -Scapegoats -Families
Denial and Escape Hoovervilles Refuge Rise in Crime