Today, in class, we got on the computers and Mr. Bruns immediately went to his PowerPoint.
They were called the Roaring 20's, because people were getting their first cars. Also, electrities were added to homes, which is a huge revolution to me. The radio brought entertainment to peoples' lives, so people could listen to news, sports and even soap operas.
The Red Scare was when the Russian government was overthrown and became Communist, so the US was scared we might become Communist to. So we created some anit-immigration laws. The theory of Communism is that it is unjust that the rich people control 99% of the money, while most struggle to get by. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels created this idea, in the mindstate to help poor people. People would not have the freedom of speech nor go where they want.
Alexander Mitchell Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover hunted down the Commies and Socialist punksin the US. Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian immigrants, who were especially not liked in the 1920's. They were found guilty of robbing and murdering their paymaster. The only evidence available was that the gun was owned by Sacco. However, historiologists have said that the immigrants would have been innocent in a current trial. This sent a message that immigrants do not want to be radicals, up to no good.
The Republican presidents during this time believed in the laissez fairre theory, that they should let alone American businesses. Calvin Coolidge thought that nothing would go wrong if nobody did anything.
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