TRANSITION TO MODERN AMERICA America Past and Present America Past and Present Eighth Edition Eighth Edition Divine Divine Breen Breen Fredrickson Fredrickson Williams Williams Gross Gross Brand Brand Copyright 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman
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TRANSITION TO MODERN AMERICA
America Past and PresentAmerica Past and PresentEighth EditionEighth Edition
Divine Divine Breen Breen Fredrickson Fredrickson Williams Williams Gross Gross Brand Brand
Copyright 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman
The Second Industrial Revolution• U.S. developed the highest standard of U.S. developed the highest standard of
living in the world living in the world
• The 1920s and the second revolutionThe 1920s and the second revolution
• Most women remained in domestic Most women remained in domestic spheresphere
• Discovery of adolescenceDiscovery of adolescence
• Teenaged children no longer needed Teenaged children no longer needed to workto work
• Indulged their craving for excitementIndulged their craving for excitement
The Roaring Twenties
• Sports, like golf and baseball, became Sports, like golf and baseball, became much more part of national popular much more part of national popular cultureculture
• Decade was notable for obsessive Decade was notable for obsessive interest in celebrities like Charles interest in celebrities like Charles Lindbergh & Gertrude Ederle Lindbergh & Gertrude Ederle
• Sex became an all-consuming topic of Sex became an all-consuming topic of interest in popular entertainmentinterest in popular entertainment
The Flowering of the Arts
• Alienation from 20s’ mass cultureAlienation from 20s’ mass culture• "Exiled" American writers put U.S. in forefront "Exiled" American writers put U.S. in forefront
of world literatureof world literature• T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot• Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway• F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald
• Writers like Sinclair Lewis and H.L. Mencken Writers like Sinclair Lewis and H.L. Mencken criticized flaws and contradictions of 1920s criticized flaws and contradictions of 1920s
• Harlem Renaissance: African Americans Harlem Renaissance: African Americans prominent in music, poetryprominent in music, poetry
• Progressives attempted to force reform Progressives attempted to force reform on the American peopleon the American people
• Upsurge of bigotry Upsurge of bigotry
• An era of repressionAn era of repression
The Fear of Radicalism
• 1919: “Red Scare” 1919: “Red Scare”
• Illegal roundups of innocent people Illegal roundups of innocent people
• Forcible deportation of aliensForcible deportation of aliens
• Terrorism against “radicals,” Terrorism against “radicals,” immigrantsimmigrants
• 1927: Sacco and Vanzetti executed1927: Sacco and Vanzetti executed
Prohibition
• 18th Amendment gave federal 18th Amendment gave federal government power to pass Volstead Act government power to pass Volstead Act of 1920 that prohibits production, sale, of 1920 that prohibits production, sale, or transport of alcoholic beverages or transport of alcoholic beverages
• Consumption of alcohol reducedConsumption of alcohol reduced
• Prohibition resented in urban areas Prohibition resented in urban areas
• Bootlegging became big businessBootlegging became big business