While I Take Attendance Read this week’s announcements on the Home Page of my website Download, “Bolshevik Revolution & Questions” sub assignment from last week, if you haven’t done it already, as homework this needs to be completed and emailed to me. Download, “Return to Normalcy Chart” Complete this chart as a part of today’s notes. There are also hyperlinks embedded in the chart to help you find the information you need.

Return to Normalcy Unit 6 Notes

Prohibition 18th Amendment Outlawing the sale, production, and consumption of alcohol

The Red Scare Time period in American History in which Americans were irrationally afraid of Communism, Communist spies, and a communist takeover in America Results in the wrongful persecution of many innocent people.

Nativism On the Rise Again Anti-Immigrant Laws KKK rises again – this time to persecute immigrants

Sacco & Vanzetti Italian Immigrants Anarchists Scapegoats for the anti-immigrant movement in America

Isolationism American sentiment was to stay out of foreign affairs – to isolate ourselves from other countries.

The Palmer Raids Targeted immigrants and political leftist (liberals). Attorney General Palmer deported hundred of people until he was stopped ACLU published a report

1920 Election Warren G. Harding won on the promise to return America to a time of “Normalcy” Go back to the way things were, to change slowly, and to not get involved in other country’s affairs.

Teapot Dome Scandal Warren G Harding’s advisors, after being bribed, convinced Harding to sign off on the sell of oil lands to a specific company (without bids)