Roaring Twenties!

After WWI 1920’s- Inflation, Labor Unrest, Red Scare Economic Booms and Busts 1929 Stock Market Crash WWI Roaring Twenties Great Depression After WWI 1920’s- Inflation, Labor Unrest, Red Scare 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930’s

Labor Unrest After the war American went through a time of high INFLATION (rising prices) Rush to buy consumer goods (demand)+ scarcity of the goods (supply)= Inflation This effected farmers and factory workers because their money was not buying as much as it used to In 1919 20% of the workforce went on strike at one point or another

Red Scare At the end of WWI Russia became the Soviet Union a communist nation Communism: a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy Communist revolutions broke out around the world These revolutions and the combination of the labor unrest prompted the first American Red Scare Red Scare: a wave of widespread fear of suspected communists and radicals plotting revolution

Boom! Recession was short and America was about to experience the biggest economic BOOM in history. Henry Ford brought mass production to new heights The car changes America Other industries grow; oil, steel, glass, rubber, insurance, construction Road systems New sense of freedom and prosperity Alternated residential patterns

Consumer revolution; advertising and credit build a consumer culture Companies selling more products than ever Installment buying Stock purchases rose; ignoring risks (buying on margin) The Roaring Twenties had begun! Because of the economic boom people will spend money like never before and our culture will change drastically There are still major race and cultural issues in our country that will contribute to the “roar” of the twenties

Racial Tensions Social Tensions The Ku Klux Klan was revived in 1915 Terrorizing African Americans who tried to vote Promoted hatred of African Americans Target most minority groups Race Riots Broke out all across the country in the summer of 1919 tensions caused by the Great Migration Tulsa Race Riot 1921 Social Tensions Traditionalism vs. Modernism 18th Amendment- forbid the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of alcohol anywhere in the United States Increase in organized crime and overall lawlessness

A New Mass Culture Working laws= More leisure time Talkies and sports flourish Radio connects the nation Women assume new roles Flappers More rebellious and concerned with fashion and trends

Harlem Renaissance Flowering of African American Culture in northern cities, specifically Harlem Brought there by the Great Migration Blend of cultures Musicians, artists, poets all thrived Marcus Garvey calls for “Black Pride” and was the leader of the Back to Africa Movement “In a world where black is despised, he taught us to admire and praise black things and black people” The Jazz Age; became a symbol of the 1920’s

Native American Citizenship Act 1924 June 2nd, 1924 all Native Americans born in the United States were granted citizenship Motivation: to absorb Indians into the mainstream of American life Seen as “earned” after WWI Indians saw it aw a way of destroying their customs and government