Introduction Chapter 17 The 1920’s The Jazz Age The Roaring Twenties

Agree or Disagree Those who would sacrifice liberty for safety – deserve neither! Benjamin Franklin

Is profiling ever justifiable? Current Issue? Current Issue? If you worked for the TSA would you inspect “certain” people’s bags and provide a more thorough search over others or would it just be random?? What are the general rights of the accused?? 4 th 5th6th

Chapter 17 Main Ideas Post War Turmoil Prohibition Women’s Vote Era of Republican Presidents New age of consumerism Era of Youth Jazz Age Organized Crime

I. Post War Turmoil A. America becomes isolated by choice 1. We want to forget the chaos of WWI. 2. We become fearful of the perceived next threat - communism. 3. Not stepping up to our world leadership role. Result will be WWII but also the impact in our own soil.

B. Red Scare 1. A wave of anti- communist hysteria that sweeps through the U.S. 2. The violence of the Russian Revolution scares U.S. leaders. 3. There are 70,000 known member of the communist party. 4. Anarchists and communists are plotting against the U.S. Bomb blast of Attorney General Mitchell Palmer’s Home in D.C. June 1919

C. Palmer Raids 1. There was a growing radicalism in the U.S. 2. Some radical individuals were sending homemade bombs in the mail. 3. Attorney General Mitchell Palmer was given authority by Congress to purge these radical elements using the FBI. 4. During the raids, many arrests violated civil liberties such as no warrants, no lawyers and only certain immigrant groups were targeted. 5. In the end Palmer turned up no hard evidence of a communist conspiracy.

D. Sacco and Vanzetti 1. Tried for a double murder in Boston in Only circumstantial evidence. Judge Thayer Jury and Guards

3. Were executed in 1927 not based on the evidence but on their anarchist beliefs. 4. In 1977, fifty years after their execution, Governor Michael Dukakis cleared their names.

Progressives A response to the greedy and abusive business practices of industrialized America. They stood up for the “little guy”. Try to make life better for all in America.

II. Decline of Progressivism A. Social Reforms decline during the 1920’s 1. Big business becomes popular again. B. There are two last social reforms of the Progressive era – Prohibition and Women’s Suffrage.

C. Prohibition 1. The Temperance Movement had been gaining momentum in the early 1900’s. 2. Saloons and drinking in the U.S. held the image of crime, prostitution, domestic abuse and gambling. 3. During The Great War it was patriotic to not drink alcohol. 4. Abolish alcohol – abolish societal ills.

Prohibition By 1905 three states had passed laws becoming dry. By of the 48 states were dry. 5. The Volstead Act (18 th Amendment) was passed in 1919 and was put into effect January 16, Outlawed the manufacture, sale or transport of alcohol.

U.S. History

Prohibition Results – Bootlegging Home Brew Speakeasies Organized crime Consumption did drop considerably 30%, however, the rise in crime and economic impact made repeal the logical answer.

D. Women’s Suffrage (vote) 1. Experience and contributions in WWI helped to revive the fight for the vote. 2. Progressive politicians supported women’s right to vote to help them get re- elected.

Women’s Suffrage

Both Women were Members of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association founded in Carrie Chapman Catt wanted to focus more on State efforts 4. Alice Paul wanted to take the cause to the National level

Women’s Suffrage 5. The 19 th Amendment was introduced in June of 1919 and ratification was complete in August of Wisconsin was the third state to ratify.

III. Era of Republican Presidents. A.It is here where the Republican party becomes more associated with big business and less associated with progressivism/ social issues. 1.Warren Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover

Election Results 1920

Election Results

Election Results

Election Results