1. The 1920’s

2. The Red Scare
Citizens feared Communism – They believed that the U.S. could fall victim to a revolution like Russia
Schneck v. U.S – Tried under the Espionage Act for attempting to convince draftees not to report for duty. Supreme Court declared the government did have a right to suppress free speech if it presented a “clear and present danger” to the nation.

3. Palmer Raids – A. Mitchell Palmer jailed thousands of innocent people as “subversives”. Many were deported.
Sacco and Vanzetti – Two immigrants accused of murder, tried and executed. No evidence ever proved their guilt.

4. The Harding Presidency
Isolationism – Avoiding political or economic alliances with foreign countries
Immigration Quotas – Set up limits on how many immigrants could enter the U.S.
Teapot Dome Scandal – Secretary of the Interior gave oiling drilling rights on government land to private companies for payoffs and gifts

5. The Coolidge Presidency
Laissez Faire – “Hands Off” policy where government does not interfere with business practices
Kellogg-Briand Pact – 15 nations (eventually 60) agreed not to use the threat of war in their dealings with each other

6. Consumers and the Economy
The Installment Plan – System which let consumers make partial payments
FORD and the Assembly Line – Manufacturing process in which each worker had a specialized task

7. Society in the “Roaring” 20’s
Flappers
Young, fun and rebellious woman
Challenged traditional roles of women in society
Heroes
Charles Lindbergh – First to fly non-stop, solo across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart –Female pilot, also flew solo across Atlantic
Sports
Jack Dempsey – Boxing
Babe Ruth – Baseball
Helen Willis – Tennis
Mass Media
Movies – Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks
Newspapers
Radio – KDKA, Pittsburgh

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red grange
jack Dempsey

11. The Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Claude McKay
The Lost Generation
Earnest Hemmingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Culture
Music
Ragtime
Jazz
1. Duke Ellington – Pianist, Bandleader
2. Louis Armstrong – Trumpeter, Singer

12. Prohibition Movements Religion Organized Crime – The Mafia
Bootleggers – Suppliers of illegal alcohol
Speakeasies – Illegal bars
Al Capone – Most notorious of gangsters
Religion
Fundamentalism – Belief in literal translation of the Bible
Scopes Trial – Scopes tried for teaching evolution because it conflicted with the Bible’s Creationism account
Movements
Ku Klux Klan – The Klan was revived to deal with what they believed were troublesome immigrants
Garvey Movement – Marcus Garvey sponsored a “back to Africa” movement, attempting to convince black Americans to return to their homeland