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Cultural Conflicts Notes
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Prohibition 18th Amendment Later repealed by 21st Amendment
Attempt to solve violence, missing work, prostitution, gambling, etc.
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Crime Speakeasies Bootlegging Supplying of illegal alcohol
Illegal bars
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Organized Crime Bootleggers+ worked together and created gangs
Ex: Al Capone (Chicago) Politicians, police, judges were often controlled by gangsters
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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
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Evolution & the Scopes Trial
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Revival of the KKK
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Marcus Garvey & Garvey Movement
Wanted racial pride and economic independence for African Americans Return to Africa
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1920s Political Effects Notes
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Lenin & Communism Communism Russia wanted to spread belief
Gov’t owns all land and property No more classes; everyone equal Russia wanted to spread belief Red Scare intense fear of communism Distrust of immigrants
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Palmer Raids A. Mitchell Palmer spearheaded
Thousands arrested as suspected radicals (mostly immigrants) 1920Stopped elected Socialists from taking office
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Sacco and Vanzetti Two gunmen kill guard and paymaster at shoe factory (1920) Two Italians arrested for it Because of radical beliefs Found guilty and later killed (1927)
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Republican Leadership
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Republican Leadership
Red Scare helps Republicans gain control Presidents Congress Supreme Court (Taft)
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President Harding Foreign Policy Return to “normalcy” Isolationism
Raised tariffs; discouraged competition with American goods Return to “normalcy”
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National Origins Act of 1924
Puts quota on immigrants coming in; some countries lower than others
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Teapot Dome Scandal (1921) Corruption in Harding’s admin.
Secretary of Interior gives oil drilling rights to oil co. and gets gifts disguised as loans
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President Coolidge Harding dies Laissez-Faire approach
Hands off with business Contributes to stock market collapse
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Consumer Culture Video
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Henry Ford 1903—began his own car company 1908—sold Model T
Dream: produce more cars and sell at a price ordinary people could afford Improved the assembly line Turned out a car every 24 seconds!
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Assembly Line Race Team 1: Each person does their own job
DO NOT DO ANY OTHER PERSON’S JOB Team 2: Each pair of people constructs the airplane Builder & Logo Designer
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Assembly Line Race Discussion
What did you notice? If you were a businessman, which style of production would you prefer and why? How did this ultimately affect production in the United States? (even today)
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1920s Review Come up with 2 questions for the following: Mass Media
People Women & African Americans (style, art, change in roles) Cultural Conflicts Politics Consumer Culture
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