Posted by 8Brittany on December 14, 2011 at 10:00am
1920s info.Politics of the Roaring 20'sflappers, automobile, jazz.1. Roaring 20's-Economy boomed-Refrigerators,dryers,automobiles-People left the place where they were born in search of work.-Professional sports took off because of the radio you can listen to it and car because you can go to the game-Known as the Jazz Age and The Golden Age of Sports-Decade of the Noble Experiment-Electricity being in the cities-magic holes in the walls.2. A "return to normalcy"-Republicans were worried about the league of nations-Warren G. Harding-ran on the "return to normalcy" plattform-return to isolation-need to focus on America-staying out of foreign affairs3. Red Scare-After WW1-from 1919-1920-Russia was the first Communist government-Was making a headway in European countries,-U.S. was worried about becoming a communist country-reduced immigration from europe and asia.-Karl Marx-take from the rich and give to the poor-to prevent communist to take over General Palmer launched the Palmer Raids.4. Buying on credit-On an account-Buy things now pay back later5. Planes and automobilesautomobies-transformed how people live,people were able to move outside their hometown, suburbs, construction,mechanics,hotels,motels,paved roads, created jobs-Route 66-1st transcontental road, from Chicago-California,-Henry Ford-Model T-the most common car, cheap, invented in the late 1800'sairplanes-used for barnstorming, mail carry-Charles Lindbergh-"Lucky Lindy"Amelia Earhart-fist women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, tried to fly across the world, disappeared no one knows exactly what happened.6. Prohibition-"The Noble Experiment"-18th Amendment(1929-1933)-manufacture, sale & transportation of alcoholic beverages was illegal-supporters believed alcohol brought about corruption,crime,wife & child abuse & accidents-Anti-Saloon League & Women's Christian Temperance Union led the attack on alcohol-alcohol was allowed for medicinal & religious purposes-prescriptions & sacramental works,-failed because-people despised it, saw it as gov. meddling in people's lives,Prohibition Bureau was underfunded. Had 1,500 people to supervise the country,Organized crime became commonplace-Speakeasies-to obtain alcohol illegally, people went underground to secret bars call speakeasies(people spoke easily or quietly about it)-speakeasies could be anywhere7. Republican presidents and philosophy-Harding, Coolidge, Hoover-J. Edgar Hoover-leader of the FBI(Iowa native)-Harding-died in office-Coolidge-people loved him, silent cal(nickname)-Republican philosophy-trickle-down theory-help the rich-big business & it will trickle down to the poor(help the poor by making new business,jobs), laissez-faire-hands off/gov. should leave the businesses alone/french term,rugged individulism-people need to help themselves/help yourself out-government became big in 1930's because of the Great Depression
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