1. Red Scare/Anti-immigration- Red Scare occurred in 1920 is a scary thought of communism taking over their country, Palmer raids were started to find communist and deport them back to their home countries, anti immigration- stopped immigration because we were scared they were communists and we would have a revolution
2. Planes, automobiles and inventions- planes used for mail, people, and for entertainment, Charles Limburg first person to fly non stop across the Atlantic ocean also had his baby kidnapped and wanted ransom for 1 million $, Amelia Earhart wanted to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe disappeared in the Bermuda triangle and never found, Cars- soldiers brought home cars from the war and the prices dropped after the industrial revolution came up with the production line, paved roads started up good roads and smoother rides on the roads, lots more of places that dealt with cars for their business, other inventions- homes in the cities had electricity had become more popular, band-aids, stop lights, radios
3. Gangs due to prohibition- Al Capone came a bout due to the prohibition because that had something to smuggle or sell illegally, made 60 million due to his underground business, got arrested on tax evasion, called scarface because he got in a fight in NY and got a scar on his face, died due to sickness in prison
4. Harding presidency- background: when to Ohio central college with a bachelor in science, health problems, accomplishments: lowered taxes after the war due to a small depression, started child welfare program, died in office of a heart attack,
5. Coolidge Presidency-background: Amherst college, born on the 4th, Boston police force went on strike and he helped to get them back on track, gave him national recognition, liked to cut taxes,
6. Hoover Presidency-background: Born in 1874... Born in Iowa, raised in Oregon... Both parents died by the time he was 9... Went to Stanford, got a degree in Geology, and became a Mining Engineer... Made millions of dollars, fought for regulation in the government, Bolder dam project renamed to the hoover dam,
7. Women in the 20's- fashion called flappers, due to the unstrapped buckles, smoking and drinking, wear make-up only prostitutes wore make up at the time, many girls tried to act the flapper part, women s suffrage movement gave them the right to vote,
8. African-Americans in the 20's- started to feel good about them selves, black and beauty was their motto, moved up north where people wernt so mean, many Americans believed in you are beautiful no matter what your skin color is, but also many disagreed with it, still fighting against segregation and pushing for their rights
9. The stock market crash-What happened and why did it happen?- people were selling and not many were buying, the clock got 2 hrs behind and the people panicked, companies no longer made money, no governmental regulations on the stock market, the loss of jobs made it a big deal, big businesses couldn't pay off their debts, suicide was a common option to the ones that lost everything.
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