1. Module 4: Between the Wars
EOC Review

2. America became Isolationist because of uncertainty
America became Isolationist because of uncertainty. Neutrality Acts in 1935 and 1937 prevented Americans from choosing a side in foreign conflicts
As soldiers came home, competition for jobs increases
4 million workers protested for the right to join a union
Module 4: Labor Unrest

3. Red Scare Origins: Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.
Palmer Raids- FBI went around infiltrating Communist and Anarchist groups
J. Edgar Hoover- Head of the FBI
Anarchists
Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 restricted immigration based on nationality.
Sacco & Vanzetti- Two Italian immigrants falsely accused of murder because they were anarchists
Red Scare

4. Roaring 20’s Americans starting earning more money than ever before
People were buying Radios, cars, refrigerators, and AC in mass quantities for the first time
“Buy now, pay later”
Roaring 20’s

5. New roles for Women Entered the work force as teachers, nurses
Women gain right to vote with the 19th Amendment
Flappers
New roles for Women

6. Prohibition 18th Amendment banned Alcohol from 1919-1933
Smuggling increased
Organized Crime- Al Capone
Crime increased during prohibition
Volstead Act: Provided enforcement of the 18th Amendment
Prohibition

7. Florida History- Rosewood Massacre
A Black man was suspected of assaulting a white woman
Group of white men took the law into their own hands and attacked the black citizens of Rosewood, FL. They killed between 7-21 black residents, burned down buildings, and killed animals
Florida History- Rosewood Massacre

8. Expression of the African American experience in America
Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong)
Artists included writers Langston Hughes and Claude McKay;
Harlem Renaissance

9. Pop Culture Dances such as the Charleston Art Deco (Chrysler Building)
Movie Theater
Baseball
Pop Culture

10. Conservative Reaction
Shift away from traditional values became alarming
Rise of preachers (Billy Sunday) that draw massive viewership
Against flappers and new roles for women
Scopes Trial- Religion vs. Science. Science teacher wanted to teach evolution. John Scopes (teacher) Found guilty. However, many states overturned laws banning the teaching of evolution
Conservative Reaction

11. Challenge to Civil Rights
Rise of the KKK- wanted 100% Americanism
Great Migration
Race Riots- Chicago and Tulsa
Booker T. Washington v W.E.B. DuBois
African Americans could advance by gaining marketable skills and working hard (gradual, slow) vs DuBois view of challenging discrimination in the Courts
Challenge to Civil Rights

12. Causes of the Great Depression
Top 0.1% had a combined wealth equal to the poorest 40% of Americans
Stock market prices went up 4x in compared to 1921
Banks were unregulated
Credit
Black Tuesday- October
Causes of the Great Depression

13. Great Depression and Dust Bowl
25% Unemployment, 11 million looking for work. the economic crisis of the Great Depression went from bad to worse in A severe drought hit the Great Plains and lasted for several years. Hoover-villes were shanty towns
Great Depression and Dust Bowl

14. New Deal: FDR Goals: Second New Deal
Regulate Banking- FDIC
Help Farmers- discourage overproduction
Create jobs- TVA, CCC
Second New Deal
Social Security- unemployment, disability insurance. Created payroll taxes
US Supreme Court declared many New Deal programs unconstitutional
Court-Packing Plan
New Deal: FDR

15. Any Questions?