Political Changes of the 1920s EQ: What drives change?

Bolsheviks Take Control of Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU46fTls6pQ Bolsheviks Take Control of Russia 1917 Revolutionaries overthrew Russian Czar Led by Vladimir Lenin Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Called for worldwide destruction of capitalism

The Red Scare Started due to fear of the spread of communism in the U.S. Led to suspicion of foreigners and immigrants Labor unions strike for higher wages after WWI Thought to be led by communists because it disrupted capitalism Became associated with communism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdbClUYYaOU

1925 Klan March down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9_a5iRGDuY Rise of the KKK Devoted to “100% Americanism” 1924- membership reached 4.5 million Targeted African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants Dominated police and even politics 1925 Klan March down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.

Quota System Set limits on the number of immigrants who could enter the U.S. from each country

What does it mean to “prohibit” something? To forbid something by rule or law To ban something What are some things that are prohibited by North Springs High School?

18th amendment January, 1920 Prohibition Era http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition 18th amendment January, 1920 Prohibition Era Made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal

19th Amendment August 18, 1920 Women gained the right to vote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtUY-wVLdeY 19th Amendment August 18, 1920 Women gained the right to vote Women gained respect for their hard work during WW1

Cultural Changes in the 1920s

Mass Media: Radio 1st radio broadcasts used to relate results of 1920 election By 1923- 3 million Americans had radios Created common cultural experience for Americans Used to mass market goods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFzZ6izllWo

Mass Media: Movies 1st movies- silent films By late 1920s- sound introduced Movies became big business Conservatives often disliked the immoral influence of movies on the public Unified the U.S. and gave Americans a common cultural identity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpjEyBKSfJQ

Visual Arts Modernist Movement Beginning of Art Deco movement impressionistic, abstract, geometric Beginning of Art Deco movement Symmetric, geometric shapes Uses modern materials

Advertising Led to increased consumer buying Radio, magazines, at the movies People saw themselves “needing” certain items rather than “wanting” them

Henry Ford & the Assembly Line http://www.history.com/topics/henry-ford/videos Developed first mass produced automobile using the continuous assembly line Sped up production & drove down costs Automobile led to huge social changes Expanding suburbs (urban sprawl) Need for improved roadways Travel became more independent

Literature Themes of alienation and disillusionment Rebelled against traditional constraints and incorporated themes deemed immoral by the previous generation

The Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance Literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture 1st significant artistic movement coming out of African-American culture Harlem= borough (neighborhood) in upper west side of New York City World’s largest black community Produced notable works of literature, music, dance, and art

Jazz 1st true American music started by African Americans Characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation So influential that 1920s are called the Jazz Age Spread from New Orleans to the North and blossomed in Harlem