1. Sachmooooo!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2fXY_9gmNE

2. Swiss Cheese Notes!!! Swiss Cheese Notes: notes with holes!!! These notes will follow section 4 in a mini-packet I’ll hand out… answer the Qs accordingly. THESE ARE YOUR NOTES.

3. The Alligator Effect While the rich got richer with investing, the poor got poorer & more isolated At the height of “Coolidge Prosperity” more than half of the U.S. families earned less than $2,000 per year Yet another Gilded Age $$ RICH $$  POOR 

4. Perils of Prosperity Workers in the clothing industry were hurt by changes in women’s fashions – Shorter skirts = less cloth needed Coal miners faced hard times – Oil replaced coal as the major source of energy Railroads slashed jobs – Cars, trucks, roads & highways

5. Sacco & Vanzetti 2 Italian immigrants in Massachusetts 2 Italian immigrants in Massachusetts Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested for robbery & murder in 1920 Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested for robbery & murder in 1920 The 2 men admitted to being anarchists but insisted they didn’t commit any crime The 2 men admitted to being anarchists but insisted they didn’t commit any crime A jury convicted them & they were sentenced to death A jury convicted them & they were sentenced to death

6. The trial was a symbol of nativism that swept the country It raised issues of what it meant to receive a “fair trial” – An openly prejudice judge – Limited evidence against both men – Many thought they were convicted because they were immigrants – (have you ever encountered such a perspective?) Sacco & Vanzetti

7. 6 years go by of waiting in jail, then they are executed Many questioned the judiciary system Many saw it as a sign that the U.S. had to keep out dangerous radicals

8. Swiss Cheese Notes!!! Swiss Cheese Notes: notes with holes!!! YOUR TURN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yCcXgbKrE