Monday- No School
Tuesday- No School
Wednesday- Started presentations
1.-Prohibition and gangsters
2.-Women’s rights and freedoms
3.-Politics-elections, Normalcy and isolationism, President’s backgrounds and accomplishments, scandals, Republican philosophy - Warren G. Harding 29th pres. Senator, from ohio, child welfare, unemployment cut in half, bill with african americans. James M. Cox governor, newspaper publisher, domestic issues, Fights lower income tax. Teapot Dome Scandal, Oil, rock formation, Wyoming, Bribery. Calvin Coolidge 30th pres, Lawyer, Vermont, Governor of Massachusetts, Modernized, Corruption, Taxes, Indian Citizen act. John W. Davis American Politician, Was a U.S. rep after, Ambassador of Great Britain, Seized national steel mills. Herbert C. Hoover was the 31st pres, Failed to recognize, Mining engineer, Iowa, Lead economic recovery, Advocated stronger labor laws. Alfred E. Smith speaker, urban leader of PM, prohibition.
4.-Entertainment, sports, music, radio, movies and fads - They used a lot of different slang. Radio was becoming a big thing. NFL and NBA just becoming big. Did not have to dribble.
5.-Economy-Booming economy and stock market, buying on credit, high tariffs
6.-Red Scare-anti-immigration, Sacco and Vanzetti case - Americans were scared because spies were selling american secret thing to the russians.
7.-Harlem Renaissance-KKK - Cultural, social, artistic, took place end of world war 1- middle of the 1930's. People - writers, Artists, Musicians, photographers, Scholars. Where - most from the south, fled caste systems on order to find a place to freely express their talents also know as the Great migration. Famous people - Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Arna Bontemps, Zora Neale Hurston Louis Armstrong. KKK- was a group of people that were against blacks, catholics, jews, and immigrants.
8.-Lots of strikes-Boston Police, US Steel, United Mine Workers
9.-The Model T and the impact of the automobile Model T 1908-1927 cheap $250-3,128, 40%, 45 mph, 15,000,000. Only, 10 gallon fuel tank, Hand crank start 1200 lbs. 1/2 the weight of today's cars. General Motors 680-8686, GM, should offer not cheaper cars but better quality- Alfred salon, Aesthetics, Rounded body lines shorter roof, Variety of colors do to lacquer paints. Chrysler 955-12,199, 70 mph, Hydraulic brakes, replaceable oil filter, Rubber engine mount, contoured glass.
10.-Electricity in the homes and new applicances Light bulbs - 600 B.C. Thomas E. First electrical long lasting and reliable. Vacuum, Refrigerators, Washing Machines. 1924 - 2/3 american house, 1/2 refrigerator sold=electric.
11.-Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhardt and the airplane
12.-Scopes-Monkey Trial
13.-Stock Market Crash-causes - Banks would not stop giving out loans, people were not paying back there loans.
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