Chapter 15 A Stormy Era 1919-1929 (Pages 444-474) Post war adjustments Decreased Production War Goods Food Products Returning Veterans Unemployed Forced Women and minorities out Factories move south

Russian Revolution and the Red Scare Kerensky vs. Lenin Bolsheviks? Socialist and communist U.S.S.R. Civil War Reds win

Kerensky

Lenin

Strikes and Unrest Gary Indiana Steel Workers Strike Forcibly put down Fear of revolt Violent attacks against unions Gary Indiana Steel Workers Strike Forcibly put down 18 dead 100’s wounded The Palmer Raids Attorney General 1,000’s wrongfully jailed

Renewed Isolationism and Nativism 1921 Limits on immigration Europe needed to face its problems alone

Social and Political Developments The women’s movement fades Did not flock to the polls Excluded from holding office Did get polling places out of saloons Money given to support prenatal and infant care 1st steps

African Americans and the Great Migration Jobs in the North from World War I Conditions in the South Lynchings Low paying jobs North was not a promised land Maids-better paid still living in poverty Hostility from white workers

Race Riots July 27, 1919 Segregated Beaches East St. Louis Washington D.C. Chicago July 27, 1919 Segregated Beaches African American youth drifts into a white beach is hit by a stone and drowns African Americans retaliate 40 dead 100’s injured

Race Riots

Race Riots

Harlem Renaissance That’s up to you

The Garvey Movement Marcus Garvey Racial Pride Return to Motherland Africa Oversold stock on his cruise ship

Decade of Republican Dominance Improved Economy Warren G. Harding Scandal ridden Administration Appointees were corrupt Tea pot dome Sold oil land for personal gain Calvin Coolidge takes over “Business is America’s Business” Herbert Hoover next President

New Manners, New Morals Youth Culture College Returning Vets Night Clubs-Jazz Bands, Records Dance Marathons African American Dances-street corners-pop culture

Breaking Social Conventions in the Jazz Age Dated without chaperones Used Slang Bodies touched while dancing Revealing clothing Make up Cars

Flappers

Flappers and Rakes Not as widespread Some did not rebel Women still only menial jobs Stop working after marriage Except African Americans

Impact of Technology Cars for groceries Installment payment plans

Creating a Shared Culture Shorter work days made more free time Radio Pittsburgh’s KDKA 1st commercial news, sports, church NBC Movies MGM, Warner Bros Talkies 1927 The Jazz Singer

The Rise of Superstars Movie Stars Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford Sports Heroes Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey Charles Lindbergh Nonstop flight from New York to Paris

Charlie Chaplin

Charles Lindbergh

New Products and Ideas A & W Advertising Kleenex-tissues Chain Stores Shopping Centers Fast Food A & W Advertising Kleenex-tissues Affordable Automobiles Travel more Public roads, beaches, and parks

Stemming the Tides of Change Moral controls Prohibition 1919 18th Amendment Bootlegging and speak easies Organized crime Morality at the Movies Control on beliefs Fundamentalism Scopes trial 1923-1924 Dayton Tennessee Darrow vs. Bryan Fined but thrown out

KKK Rides Again Against Everyone Violent nature brought KKK down David Stephenson of Indiana Failed to free him so he turned state’s evidence

Election of 1928 Herbert Hoover vs. Al Smith Hoover-Quaker, sensible, sounded better on radio Smith-Catholic, opposed prohibition, came from an immigrant Family Hoover wins