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Notes:

US Life in the Roaring 1920’s

LG:

What was American life like after WWI in the

1920’s?

What are each of these going to lead to at home in

America?

Overview

Nativism“Keep America American!”

Clash of Values and Ideas“Old vs. New!”

Business“The chief business of the American people is…

business.”

1. Post WWI Trends

A. Nativism: Prejudice (dislike) against foreign-born people (immigrants).

i. Keep them out or down!

B. Isolationism: Pulling away from involvement

in foreign affairs.

i. Keep us out!

C. Demobilization: Size of world militaries

comes down.

How is Nativism

and Isolationism

shown?

2. Nativism and Fear of Communism

A. Communism takes over Russia in 1917.i. Economic AND political system.

- Called for WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION.

B. 70,000 members in the USi. Mostly immigrants, some anarchists.ii. Several dozen bombs mailed out.

C. US soldiers return home to no jobs.i. Women and AA’s kicked out of jobs.ii. Working hours up, wages down.iii. Strikes sweep the country!

***Americans start getting scared and confused of communism!

US Attorney General

A. Mitchell Palmer

3. The 1st “Red Scare” of Communism

A. Palmer Raids fight the “Red Scare”.

i. Hundreds deported w/o trials.

ii. No evidence of revolution found.

iii. People grew tired of this.

B. Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

Bartolomeo VanzettiNicola Sacco

*** Under B, answer questions 1-3 from the reading in complete sentences in your notes.

B. Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

i. What country were the two from and what

political belief did they believe in?

ii. What were they arrested for?

iii. Why did MANY people think they were

innocent?

*** Under B, answer questions 1-3 from the reading on Pg. 413 in complete sentences in your notes.

B. Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

i.

ii.

iii.

4. “Keep America American!”

A. KKK rises again

i. Against non-Protestants, non-whites, and immigrants.

ii. 1924, 6 million members

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u1QARlCph0

B. Immigration Quota Act of 1924

B. Immigration Quota Act of 1924

i.1924, only 2% of the # of nationals living in the US in 1890 are allowed to enter.

ii. VERY biased against S. & E. Europeans.

5. Demobilization

a. 1921, Washington Naval Conference

i. Limit # of big battleships.

b. 1927, Kellogg-Briand Pact

i. “Outlawed” war; promised war cannot be part of policy.

ii. 15 countries sign.

RuralVs.

Urban1860 to 1930

6. New vs. Old ValuesA. Old (Rural)

i. Fundamentalist Religious Movement: - Bible is taken literally.- In response to new city values.

ii. Prohibition: Alcohol is illegal.

iii. Keep America American.

B. New (Urban)

i. New Freedoms: “Flappers”

ii. Materialism: BUY THINGS

iii. Pro Immigration

7. 1920$, Chief Business is Businessa. Republican Presidents support big business.

i. Laissez-Faire:

- Little govt. regulation of business.

- Economy grows TREMENDOUSLY.

b. Installment Buying:

i. Credit; “Buy now, pay later.”

c. VERY HIGH Tariffs on imports to protect our companies.

d. Buying on Margin: Buying stocks by putting only a small percentage down and borrowing the rest.

i. Margin Call: Can ask for the loan back at anytime for any reason.

What problems can come from this?

8. Mo Money, Mo Stuff, Mo Fun

A. 1920’s, people were now working less and making more money.

The 1st Talkie1927's "The Jazz Singer"

Dance Marathons

Flagpole Sitting Fad

*** Summary of Essential Question

Draw a line under your notes that goes across the entire page of your paper.

Answer the note’s essential question in the space below your notes.

You need information from each subheading in your answer and you must have as many sentences in

your answer as you do subheadings… 7.