America in the “Roaring 1920s”: Economic Triumph and Cultural Tensions

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America in the “Roaring 1920s”: Economic Triumph and Cultural Tensions

I. Economic Triumphs A. Rising Wages for American Workers

B. New Goods for the “Average” American 1. Henry Ford’s Model T

2. The Radio and Electrical Appliances

C. New Temptations to Buy 1. Easy Credit and Buying on Margin

2. The Birth of Modern Advertising

A. Alcohol: Prohibition v. Personal Choice II. 5 Cultural Tensions A. Alcohol: Prohibition v. Personal Choice

B. Women: Family Values v. Flappers & Female Independence

C. Explaining the World: Science v. Religion (The Scopes Trial)

The Scopes Trial

D. Opportunities and Oppression for African-Americans

The Harlem Renaissance and the KKK

E. New Restrictions on Immigration

The Immigration Act of 1924

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