The Roaring 1920’s
World War I Statistics If you were alive and living in the U.S. after WWI, what would your thoughts be on getting involved in world affairs?
What’s Your Position Issue 1: Joining the League of Nations Issue 2: Should we disarmer Issue 3: Supporting the tariff Discussion ?s –Do you think Isolationism was a good policy? –Are we Isolationists today?
Warm-up What technology has really impacted your life today? What technology would be very helpful to your age group for an invention?
1920’s Economic Boom End of rationing New technology discovered during WWI made production easier and cheaper –Workers made more products for less $ –Workers got paid more Increased Consumerism Tariff protected American products and businesses by discouraging foreign imports
1920’s Technology Assignment Find ’s inventions Tell how each revolutionized American’s culture and/or economy Computer lab
Warm-up How does disease spread through out the world? (Epidemic) How could an epidemic affect the United States? How can the United States protect itself from an epidemic?
With prices low, money available, and sprits high….it seemed like prosperity would never end! Assignment: Find 6 inventions of the 1920’s –Tell how they revolutionized America’s culture and economy
Swine flu!!!
Flu Epidemic Fall of 1918 ¼ of all Americans were infected Devastated US economy shut down mines, telephone services, factories, offices People wanted to avoid each other
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Flu Epidemic Cities ran short on coffins, corpses of dead people lay unburied as long as a week! People died within days 500,000 Americans dead, 30 million killed World Wide! Disappeared suddenly in 1919 War is over, 1920s about to begin!
Politics of the 1920s L.O. Americans view on Immigrants Economy at start of 1920s Fear of Communism
Warm-up 1. describe racism 2. describe discrimination 3. What factors create racism/discrimination 4. How can you stop racism/discrimination 5. What are some historical/current examples of racism/discrimination
Americans struggle with postwar Issues Return to Isolationism Economy was weak returning soldiers lost their old jobs/or took them away from women and minorities Cost of living doubled (until boo
Americans struggle with postwar Issues Americans respond with Nativism prejudice against foreign-born people Isolationism US pulled away from involvement in World Affairs
Fear of Communism What is communism? What is Democracy? What are the strengths of communism? What are the weakness of Communism? What are the strengths of Democracy? What are the weakness of Democracy?
Warm-up What are three ideas of communism? What are three ideas of Capitalism?
What is Communism? Communism Economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship End to private property, government owns factories, railroads, business Equalize power and wealth
Red Scare Communists called Reds (Red flag) 70,000 Americans joined IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) Mailed several dozen bombs to government/business leaders Gov. thought Communists were taking over!
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Red Scare
Palmer Raids Assistant J. Edgar Hoover and Palmer hunted down communists, socialists, and anarchists (oppose any form of government) Violated people’s civil rights (invading homes, offices, jailing without legal counsel) Never turned up any evidence against these groups!
Sacco and Vanzetti Italian immigrants and anarchists Found Guilty/sentenced to death for robbery/murder (Witnesses said they looked like Italians)!
KKK What do you know about the Klan? What would you like to know about the Klan? Why is hate speech allowed in the United States? What criteria should be used to punish those who use hate speech?
Limiting Immigration/KKK Immigrants came from Southern/Eastern Europe/Work for lower wages Nativists fueled fire by declaring all immigrants were communists, anarchists, socialists
KKK Devoted to 100% Americanism million members “White, male persons, native-born protestant Christians” Believed “anti- Catholic/minorities/unions/saloons/foreign ers)
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