We did the 1920's once again.Talked about the Semester Test.Roaring 20's■ automobiles,■Rural vs Urban:: 1920 census- 51.2 people lived in the cities of 2500 or more■1922-19292. A "return to normalcy"■HARDING:: to return normal by staying out of european conflicts■focusing on fixing american problems3. Red Scare■1919-1920 and was the communist party■we stopped immrigantion,■Karl Marx was the founder of communism■to stop the scare was A. Mitchell Palmer■J. Edgar Hoover was a powerful man4. Buying on credit■put some much down and pay later with5. Planes and automobiles■Route 66 was the first road.◦went from chicago to San Fransico■Automobiles were huge in the 20's! and the model T was a popular car■was a big impact on the world, and allowed people to live in Suburbs outside of the citys■BAD: accidents, and family split upPlanes■Charles Lindbergh:: was the most famous person for flying across the atlantic ocean■Amelia Earhart:: was famous for trying to fly across around the world but disappered6. Prohibition■Called the noble experiment when US banned manufacture sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages.■Chatholics, Germans, Women.■Alcholc was allowed for meds and churches.■Volstead act sut up the bureau.■Saloons and drunkness went down but it changed.■Failed because people despised it.■Only 1500 people ran bureau and they wouldnt be able to catch anyone.■Organized crime. (Al Capone)■Speakeasies were bars that couldnt be talked about or it would be sgut down.7. Republican presidents and philosophy-Harding, Coolidge, Hoover■there were three republicans in the 1920's■Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Hoover■Trickle-Down Theory:by helping the rich it would trickle down to the poor■Laissez-Faire:government was going to stay out of business and let businesses do what they please■Rugged Individual:republican theory:: saying that people shouldnt be lazy and need to step up and do what needs to be done and shouldnt depend on walfare
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