Today we did the 1920's:Stockmarket boomedBusnesses did well1. Roaring 20's-Econamy boomed-Refrigerator, dryers, Automobile-Pro-Sports flourished-Flappers2. A "return to normalcy"-Return to Isolationism-We need to focus on America-Staying out of foreign affairs3. Red Scare-Russia dropped out of the WWI in 1917 and became the first communist country-U.S. was scared that we would become Communist-We derastically limited immigration from other countries because we were worried it would bring communism to the U.S.-Karl Marx- Take from the rich and give to the poor-Vladimir Lenin- Believed in Marx's idea-Joseph Statlin- the person who made communitism a controlling government where everyone was poor-J.Edgar Hoover- leader of the FBI4. Buying on credit-People bought things before they could pay for them-Caused a lot of people to go into debt-Depression followed after this5. Planes and automobiles-Automobiles aloud people to travel-Roads were built to travel with the Automobile-People left hometowns-Went on Vacations-Suburbs popped up-Route 66- from Chicago to California-Henry Ford and the Model T "Can buy a Model T in any color as long as it was black."-Airplanes were used for mail carry-Airplanes were also used for entertainment-Charles Lindbergh- First person to cross the Atlantic in plane-Emeila Airhart- First women to cross the Atlantic in a plane, became famous for her attempt to circle the world and she disappear in the south pacific.6. Prohibition*Nobel Experment-Women were for prohibition-Prohibition was a law stated that the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohalic beverages was illegal.*Why it failed:1. People despised it, Saw it as govenment meddling in people's lives.2. The Prohibition Bureau was underfunded. Had 1,500 people to supervise the country3. Organized crime became a commonplace*Speakeasies-illegal bars-had to have a password-had to keep it quite7. Republican presidents and philosophy-Harding, Coolidge, Hoover*Trickle-down theory-Help the wealthy and eventually it will help the poor-Going to take a long time*laissez-faire-French term for let alone-Basically saying that the government should leave busnesses alone*Rugged individualism-Shouldn't help that poor-People need to get things for themselves
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