1920s topics
1. Roaring 20's
Also known as The Jazz Age, golden age of sports, advertising age. Prohibition was also around. Nascar came around during the 20s because they wanted to out run the cops. Radio and entertainment was huge. It allowed then to listen to their favorite sports team. The automobile became popular. Electricty became used a lot in the cities. Then they started using washing machine, refrigerator, and dryer. Mahjonng was a game that was popular.
2. A "return to normalcy"
Harding's platform was a return to normalcy in 1920 election. That means going back to isolationism. Then we would just worry about building up the United States and not any other countries. Harding won.
3. Red Scare
1919-1920
The US was afraid that the US was going to be comunist.
communism - everything is everyones
Karl Marx came up with communism.
The US reduced immigration to try to keep communism out. J. Edgar Hoover and A. Mitchell Palmer deported people (forced them out).
4. Buying on credit
Buy now pay later is buying on credit. You could buy something and pay for it later.
5. Planes and automobiles
Route 66 went from Chicago to California. Towns and hotels popped up along here. 1950 is when the interstate came around. Model T Ford was affordable, simple, and basic. The automobile created jobs like construction of roads, gas stations, hotels, and making cars. Airplanes were used to take mail to different places. There was also stunt shows. Charles Lindberg "Lucky Lindy" was the most famous stunt person.
6. Prohibition
It was called the "The Noble Experiment". 18th amendment was 1920 to 1933. The women thought that it would help, so they and their children wouldn't be beaten. The 21st amendment repealed it. Alcohol was allowed for meicine and religious purpos. Perscriptions and sacramental wine orders skyrocketed. It failed because people felt that it was rediculous, couldn't enforce it, and crimes became common. They didn't think that the government souldn't tell them what they should do. Gangs formed and there were crimes. Bootleggers are people who make or transport the alcohol. Speakeasies is illegall bars. There was a password system to get in. We were the only county to do this. Al Capone made millions, and he never paid taxes.
7. Republican presidents and philosophy-Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
Harding died in office. Coolidge took over for Harding. Do as little as possible was what Coolidge thought. If the people do too much it will mess things up. Hover is the only Iowa president. He helped the Belgins recover too. The Great Depression happened six months after Hoover became president. People weren't buy items now. It started hurting companies and familys.
Republican philosophy
Thrickle-down theory-give tax cuts to rich then it will trickle down and help everyone else, there will be people hired and be paid better, it doesn't happen very quickley
laissez-faire- government will stay out of businesses
rugged individualism- it is your responsibility
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