did blog assignment and watched ppl test. POGO this is fpor u! when it came to music jazz was it they had different kinds like blues jazz a populare artist was bessie smith. the biggest artist of the twenties was Duke Ellington he was concitered the greatest jazz musician of all time. fashion in the 20s changed drasticly after the war. designers made dresses shorter than ever before played with new and more colorful fabrics. sports were very small in this time players got payed very litlle and there was no media. eventually promoters saw that this could become a big money maker for them. they then started bringing in bigger crowds and paid players more. big name players of this era were babe ruth pof baseball jack dempsy of boxing knute rockne and red grange for football and others.
Reaching its peak of over two million members, the Klan of the 1920's thrived on nativism, anti-Catholicism, opposition to the cultural modernism of the Jazz Era, and violations of alcohol, smoking, and gambling laws. Directing their hate tactics toward Catholics, Jews, and foreign-born, the Klan used tarring and feathering, branding, mutilating, and lynching (hanging) to install fear.
The Klan used others tactics to install fear as well. The most significant, which later became a trademark of the Klan,was the burning of the cross. The fiery cross is said to be a "symbol representing the ideals of Christian civilization." The cross itself is a symbol of sacrifice and service to Christ. The fire signifies that "Christ is the light of the world." The light is said to "drive away the darkness and the gloom so a knowledge of truth dispels ignorance and superstition." Burning crosses were left as a mark to warn those that had been violated by the Klan.
All was well for the Ku Klux Klan until 1925. The Klan had reached its peak with between 4 and 6 million members. The Klan had overwhelming pulls in state elections and influence on the elections of many governors as well as ties with organized crime. Eventually, though, people began to oppose the Klan.
A group called the American Unity League tried to diminish the KKK. They discovered and published the names of many Klansmen. This tactic seemed a sure win but was not very effective. The Klansmen stilled remained hooded at rallies, and most were prominent figures in their communities. As a result, the Klan split the Democratic presidential convention. The public did not take heed to this very well, and by the end of the 20's, a power struggle among the top postions of the Klan caused the group to split. The Klan quickly fizzled out with the conviction of the head of the Indiana Klan. Only a handful of Klansmen was the remainder of the millions that so previously had approved of the Klan's violent acts.
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