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The Roaring Twenties Culture, Society, & Economics
US History
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Historical Context Social & Economic Change
Mass Immigration (New Immigrants) 13.9 million foreign born 13.2% of population Mass Urbanization 1920 is the first year more people live in cities Great Migration & racial conflict (Red Summer – 1919) Technology: telephone, light bulb, radio, phonograph, motion picture, airplane, electric motor Progressive Era Government Regulation (work, politics, food, alcohol) Women’s Suffrage Muckrakers
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Historical Context Foreign Policy Change Imperialism
Spanish American War, Hawaii, Philippines, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary World War I Neutrality, Involvement, Suspension of Rights, Treaty of Versailles/League of Nations Debate, Red Scare ( )
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Decade of Conflict The 1920s is often framed as a decade of conflict between traditional, conservative values and new, modern values. This conflict affected society, economics and government. Liberal: open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values Conservative: holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion Both political parties had liberals and conservatives until relatively recently (1970s/80s/90s).
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1920s Cultural Conflicts Women’s Roles - 2 Prohibition – 3 Nativism
New KKK - 1 Sacco and Vanzetti Trial - 2 National Origins Act of Scopes Monkey Trial - 2 Harlem Renaissance - 3 Marcus Garvey
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What factors contributed to the growth of the economy in the 1920s?
1920s Economic Boom: Automobile Culture (2) - Henry Ford mass produces cars, creates new industries Electricity(2) – new time saving devices Popular Entertainment/Culture(3) - (radio, movies, sports) Advertising(2) Stock Market Boom: Buying on Margin What factors contributed to the growth of the economy in the 1920s?
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Terms to Know: Modern, Liberal, Traditional, Conservative, Prohibition, New KKK, Great Migration, Red Summer, Harlem Renaissance, Marcus Garvey, Women’s Roles, Scopes Monkey Trial, Red Scare, Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, Immigration Act of 1924, Mass Consumption, Assembly Line, Buying on Margin
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Prohibition
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Prohibition - Speakeasies
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Prohibition – Problems and Repeal (1933)
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New KKK
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Marcus Garvey
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Great Migration
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Harlem Renaissance
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Harlem Renaissance – Langston Hughes
I, too, sing America I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed I, too, am America.
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Harlem Renaissance – Jazz Greats
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Changing Women’s Roles - Flappers
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Changing Women’s Roles
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Scopes Monkey Trial John Scopes Darrow and Bryan
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Scopes Monkey Trial
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Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
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Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
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New Immigration Laws Immigration Act of 1921
3% of the nationality living in the US based on the census Immigration Act of 1924 2% of the nationality living in the US based on the census Discriminates against “New” Immigrants, many of whom arrived after 1890
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Auto Culture – Henry Ford
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Auto Culture
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Electricity – Early Radios
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Electricity – Early Fridges
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Popular Culture
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Popular Culture (1915) (1927)
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Popular Culture
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Advertising
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Advertising
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1920s Stock Market - Dow
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