1. THE 1920’S

2. POST WWI Red Scare-Fear of Communism Exclude Socialists
Mitchell Palmer
Palmer Raids –Attacks on suspected radicals using wartime laws against radicals
Labor Strikes-Organized Labor linked to radicals
Seattle Strike –shipyard strike
Boston – Police Strike

3. IMMIGRATION Competition for jobs Red Scare
Rise of nativism =culture clash
National Origins Act 1924 –sets quotas on # immigrants
Klu Klux Klan-Rebounds targets Jews, Catholics & Radicals Vanzetti- on trial for murder, political beliefs and ethnic background

4. INDUSTRY Ford –Assembly Line
Cars (or product) moves on conveyor belt-workers have assigned task to complete
Welfare Capitalism –workers receive benefits from co.
Goods are advertised
Creates new demand
Installment buying

5. THE GREAT DEPRESSION

6. CALM BEFORE THE STORM
LIFE IN AMERICA INVESTING PRODUCTION AUTOMOBILE WELFARE CAPITALISM CREDIT GOVERNMENT & PRO BUSINESS – LAISSEZ FAIRE

7. SIGNS OF TROUBLE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION WORKERS, FARMERS INCOME SAVINGS
CREDIT LIMITS
NO WORK FOR WORKERS
OVER STOCKED WAREHOUSES

9. CREDIT & STOCK MARKET BUYING ON MARGIN BIGGER LOANS SPECULATION/RISE
MARGIN CALLS
FEDERAL RESERVE
BIG INVESTORS
SELL OFF/NO BUYERS
BANKERS
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

10. PRESIDENT HARDING Return to Normalcy Pro Business Laissez-faire
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Teapot Dome
Lowers taxes on wealthy & corporations

11. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Business provides energy and resources
Limited role of gov. in business
Bonus to WWI Vets

12. PRES. HERBERT HOOVER RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM LAISSEZ FAIRE
ASSOCIATIVE STATE
RFC (Reconstruction finance Corp., direct help)
SMOOT-HAWLEY TARIFF ACT
NO AID TO INDIVIDUALS
TAX
BONUS ARMY

14. CONFLICT OVER VALUES 1920‘s
TRADITIONAL VALUES
RISE OF FUNDAMENTALISM
Shift from Rural to Urban
Hard Working
Self-reliant
Religious
Independent
Urban
Change
Threatens traditional values
Changes in society
Turn to Religion for answers
Literal interpretation of Bible
Conflict with Science

15. BUTLER ACT Conflict with teaching Science Charles Darwin Evolution
Conflict with Bible
Undermines Religious Faith
Tennessee-Butler Act
Crime to Teach Evolution
Darwin’s Ideas

16. JOHN SCOPES Science Teacher Violates Law Arrested
Case followed across U.S.

19. CLASH OF THE TITANS Christianity & Evolution
SHOWDOWN
Modernists v.TraditionalistCase argued by:
Darrow –Criminal Lawyer
Represents Modernity
William Jennings Bryan
Represents Tradition
Competing ideas of s

20. DARROW’S GOAL Knew Scopes would be convicted Freedom of Speech
Used Trial as National Science Lesson
Turn public against Creationists
Calls Bryan to Stand