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STUDENT NOTES FOR CH. 23 HIS122
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CHAPTER 23 From New Era to Great Depression, 1920-1932
The American Promise A History of the United States CHAPTER 23 From New Era to Great Depression,
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“This is a business country and it wants a business government
“This is a business country and it wants a business government!”- Coolidge -Harding -unemployment -regain national prosperity -popular president -corruption around him -Harding’s death -Coolidge -continued policies -promoted business and limited government
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“The car was considered something of a nuisance for it made a racket and scared horses”- Henry Ford
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Assembly Lines -Positives? -Negatives?
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Consumer Culture: Problem of Consumption
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Prohibition; Organized Crime; Repeal of 18th
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The ‘New’ Woman -Women in Politics -alternatives to traditional roles -19th Amendment, voting -Influence? -Special Protection vs. Equal Protection?
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Women at Work The Flapper Challenging Standards Birth Control Movement
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The ‘New’ Negro -Changes in Racial Divisions -Rise of Garvey -Harlem Renaissance
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Entertainment Hollywood Sports: Babe Ruth/Jack Dempsey Charles Lindbergh, pilot Radio- sermons, soap operas, sports, comedy, music, news
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Resistance to Change Rebirth of KKK/cross burning
Religious/Racial minorities threat to core beliefs
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KKK Today in the U.S.
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Herbert Hoover The Great Humanitarian Progressive Republican
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The Distorted Economy Unstable International Economy
Poor Distribution of Wealth Signs of Trouble
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Crash of 1929 Faith in the Market Market Crashes Halting Economic
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Hoover: Dealing with problems? Hoover’s Limits.
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The Human Toll -Statistics -Jobless -Charities -Scapegoats -Families
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Denial and Escape Hoovervilles Refuge Rise in Crime
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