1920's1. Roaring 20's-Known as the Jazz age. The golden age of sports. Radios allowed people to listen to sporting events for the first time. Automobiles became common in America. Advertising age. Mahjonng, tile based game became popular.2. A "return to normalcy"-Isolationism-staying out of foreign conflicts. Warren Harding's platform in the 1920's election was a return to normalcy.3. Red Scare-People were spreading communism around the country and people were scared. We made sure that we did not become communism. Communism-everyone should be equal. Take from the rich and give to the poor. Karl Marx came up with the idea of communism.-United States drastically reduced immigration to stop the Red Scare.4. Buying on credit-allowed most people to be able buy expensive, nice things because people could buy things now and pay for them later.5. Planes and automobiles-Henry Ford and the Model T Ford. Automobiles created many jobs. Made it easier for people to travel. Vacations, sports events, going to cities to shop.-mostly used for transporting mail and small groups of people. Stunt shows with planes.-Charles Lindbergh was the most famous pilot. Flew from New York to Paris nonstop.-Amelia Earhart-first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Tried to fly around the world, but died.6. Prohibition-Banning of alcohol. 18th amendment-the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic bevarages was illegal. Alcohol brought corruption in the U.S. Alcohol WAS allowed for medicinal and religious purposes.-It failed because people thought it was ridiculous. they thought the government shouldn't be able to tell them how to live their life.-The Prohibition Bureau was underfunded. Had 1500 people to supervise the whole country.-Organized crime became commonplace. Al Copone in Chicago. Made 60 million dollars a year.7. Republican presidents and philosophy-Harding, Coolidge, Hoover-Philosophy-lay back and do nothing. Coolidge, "90 percent of the worlds problems would go away if everyone just sat still and did nothing."-Philosophies: lassez-faire, tickle down theory, rugged individualism.-lassez-faire-hands off. government shouldn't have a lot to do with businesses.-trickle down theory-give tax breaks to the wealthy people (big business owners). If we give them tax breaks, they will have more money. It will eventually "trickle down" to the poor people and help everyone else out.-Rugged Individualism-People having responsibility for themselves. on your own. little help from government.
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