1. Chapter 12: Politics of the Roaring Twenties Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues

2. I. Post-War Fears and Unrest Fear of Communism/Red Scare
What is Communism?
a. Karl Marx—founder.
b. Struggle between “Haves” and “Have-Nots.”
c. Supported the violent overthrow of industrial capitalist governments.
d. First tried in Russia (1917)

4. What was the Red Scare?
2. Americans feared that communists would try to overthrow the US government like Lenin and the Bolsheviks had done in Russia.

5. How did American React?
3. The Palmer Raids—From 1919 to 1920, Palmer and J. Edger Hoover began a series of raids on suspected communists.
100s deported w/out trial.
Violated civil rights
Never turned-up a conspiracy.

6. B. Fear of Foreigners/Nativism—“Keep America for Americans.”
Many viewed immigrants as radicals/extremists.
2. Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti. What happened?
3. Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
a. In membership. 1924—4.5 million members.
b. Domestic terrorism.

7. 4. Emergency Quota Act of 1921.
a. Dramatically limited immigration.
b. Only 150,000 immigrants admitted per year.

8. The Roaring Life of the 1920’s
Chapter 13
The Roaring Life of the 1920’s

9. Bell Ringer 13.1
The 1920s saw a conflict between Rural America and Urban America.
Identify 2 differences between Rural America and Urban America.
Identify 1 similarity.
Write in Complete Sentences.
Underline your answers.

10. I. Rural vs. Urban Life
Urban
Rural

11. Section 1: Changing Ways of Life

12. I. Rural vs. Urban Life A. Rural Life Ending South and West
Conservative beliefs
Religious
Ethnically Homogeneous

13. B. Urbanization Northeast US mostly Growing in size Mostly industrial
Liberal beliefs
Less religious
Well Educated
Ethnically Diverse

14. II. Social Issues

15. A. Prohibition 18th Amendment: 1920 Supported by Volstead Act
Can’t sell, make, or transport alcohol in US
Supported by
Women
South
Religion
Volstead Act
Provided govt. funding to enforce, but not enough available
Too much land to cover
bribes

16. B. How did people get around Prohibition?
Speakeasies
Hidden bars and nightclubs
Cops knew about them and did nothing

17. C. Bootleggers People that smuggles alcohol Organized Crimes
Paid off police and court
Al Capone
60 million off illegal alcohol sales

18. D. Science vs. Religion Fundamentalism
Believing everything in the Bible is fact
Tennessee had made it illegal to teach evolution in school

19. John T Scopes volunteered to teach evolution and arrested
Scopes Trial
John T Scopes volunteered to teach evolution and arrested
Lots of sensation
Decision:
Scopes guilty
Law remained in effect that it was illegal to teach evolution in school

20. Section 2: Women in the 1920s

21. Who are the two figures? (What do they represent?)
Bell Ringer 13.2
Who are the two figures? (What do they represent?)
What is the subject of this political cartoon?
What is the purpose of this political cartoon?

22. A. Changes 1. Women WWI presented new opportunities, allowed freedom
Media popularized image of “New Woman”
Flapper
Vamp
Neither as widespread as people like to think

23. Then…
Now…

24. 2. Family Family changed in the 20s Birthrate down
Birth control available through the work of Margaret Sanger
Increase in standard of living resulted in smaller families

28. 3. Children’s Roles Children spent more time at school
Teens more rebellious
Media influenced them
New Music, Dancing, clothes pushed the edge
Less time with family and more time with friends

29. B. Exceptions? Women had to face Double Standards
Still responsible for housework, even if had job
Still expected to manage family
Also, had to be careful when dating or risk ridicule

30. Housework did become more convenient through technology
Electricity
Vacuums, washing machines
Canned food and ready made clothes
Led to more leisure time and possibility of job

31. Where could women work? Well educated: nurses and teachers
Unskilled: typists, secretaries and clerks

32. Section 3: Education and Popular Culture

33. Education Education More students in high schools 2-4 million
Industry jobs needed basic education

34. Bell Ringer 13.3 Harding and Coolidge Harding Administration Coolidge
(p )
Coolidge
Administration
(p )
Similarities

35. Music Music changed Jazz came on the scene Challenged status quo
Caused people to dance…together…

36. Mass Media/Technology
More newspapers
National Magazines become popular
Readers Digest
Time
Life

37. Radio Most powerful way to communicate news, events and entertainment
Advertisements

38. Mass Media
Heroes
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindbergh

39. Entertainment and Art Lots of new and exciting art in the 20’s
Jazz Singer: 1st movie with sound 1927
Disney makes first animated cartoon: Steamboat Willy

40. Writing
New Themes
Isolation
Had been wounded in war
Live for today
Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby (excess of Americans after war)

41. Leisure Time By 1929 America spending 4.5 billion on leisure time
New Fads:
Crosswords
Cards
Egyptian goods
Flagpole sitting
Dance marathons

42. Section 4: Harlem Renaissance

43. Section 4: Harlem Renaissance
African Americans get a voice in 1920’s
:Great Migration
By % of A.A. live in cities
Faced racism, but better then South

44. Renaissance: Rebirth Literature, Art, Painting
Exposed America to “Black” culture

45. Civil Rights Movement 1909 NAACP started by Dubois and Johnson
Used legislation and publications like: “The Crisis” to make case known
Goal=Legally End Segregation

46. Black Pride and Nationalism
Led by Marcus Garvey
Establish a colony in Africa

47. Who were the musicians of the Harlem Renaissance?
Billie Holiday
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Bessie Smith

48. Who were the Writers of the Harlem Renaissance?
Claude McCay:
novelist and poet
Langston
Hughes:
Poet
Zora Hurston:
told the life of a A.A. woman

49. Notes/Important Facts
Reading: Henry Ford
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Notes/Important Facts
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New Vocabulary
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