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Knights Charge 3/23 1.What do you think Modernism means? 2.What do you think Traditionalism means? 3.In what way was traditionalism being challenged during the 1920’s?
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Knights Charge 3/24 1.How did the government regulate the economy during the Gilded Age? What was this practice known as? 2.How did this change during the Progressive Era? 3.Describe the economy of the 1920’s. How did the government impact it? Ling ling loves you allllllll -__-
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Politics and Society of the 1920’s
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Your Learning Targets You should be able to identify what the Red Scare was and how the US reacted to it in the 1920’s You should be able to identify how women and African Americans challenged social and racial inequalities of the 1920’s
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The Red Scare After WWI, the Bolshevik Revolution and rise of Communist Russia scared many Americans leading to a Red Scare Red Scare- widespread fear of a communist revolution in the US
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Palmer Raids Palmer Raids- In a series of raids, the police arrested many, mostly immigrants, who were suspected of being communist Many were deported
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Sacco and Vanzetti Two Italian immigrants who were known anarchists Charged with murder and sentenced to death on very little evidence Many believed they were convicted more for their ethnicity and political beliefs than the facts
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Women challenge social norms Flappers- women who challenge social norm by dressing in short shirts and short hair Nineteenth Amendment- Women’s suffrage (right to vote)
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The Jazz Age Music style that was a symbol of the 1920’s It was a demonstration of the depth and richness of African-American Originated in the south https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsb c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsb c
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A New “Black Consciousness” After World War I, the African American community sought to find the solution to the racial problems of the United States Marcus Garvey- leads “Back of Africa” movement promoting black nationalism
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Great Migration Many African- Americans moved north to escape the South in hopes of finding a better life
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Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance- African American artists, poets, and novelists celebrated African- American culture and explored questions of race in America
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Billie Holiday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYUqbnk 7tCY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYUqbnk 7tCY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuUL y9zs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuUL y9zs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IJzYAda 1wA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yCcX gbKrE
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https://www. youtube.com /watch?v=qD QpZT3GhDg &list=PLC6EC C10E393A6F 45
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Cab Calloway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtV KrD8&index=4&list=PLC6ECC10E393A6F45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtV KrD8&index=4&list=PLC6ECC10E393A6F45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mq4UT 4VnbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mq4UT 4VnbE
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Writing Assignment How did different artists and novelists of the 1920’s challenge social norms and inequalities of the 1920’s Write 1 paragraph using examples from your notes as well as people we talked about yesterday.
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