Chapter 34 Roaring twenties
Fear of foreigners WWI Bolshevik revolution Strikes in the U.S. Sacco and Vanzetti Rise of the KKK Collapse because of scandal and methods Immigration act of 1921: 3% of 1910 1924: 2% of 1890
Prohibition and Crime 1919: 18th amendment, Volstead Act Law against normal activity Speakeasies Chicago Elliot Ness, Al Capone, the Untouchables Lindbergh baby (1932)
Fundamentalism New inventions in science, technology Religious revivals across south Dayton, Tennessee John Scopes as substitute teacher ACLU tests Tennessee law against evolution William Jennings Bryan vs. Clarence Darrow
Consumerism Mass consumption Credit Automobile industry Radio Difference of Henry Ford Assembly line and mass production Auto touring, impact on family Cars’ impact on the country
Stars & entertainment of the 20’s Jim Thorpe Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb Charles Lindbergh: 1927; $25,000 Hollywood: 1903; the great train robbery, 1927: the Jazz singer 1st talkie Flappers, Jazz Radio: KDKA Pittsburgh Impact of network radio on the country
Laissez Faire economics Andrew Mellon: secretary of treasury convinces Republicans that cutting taxes for wealthy was the way to go
African Americans in the 20’s Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes Marcus Garvey: United Negro Improvement Association
Lost Generation F. Scott Fitzgerald “all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken” Ernest Hemingway