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Quotes of the day :Emma, "YAY LADIES!! OH WAIT THAT'S ME!!" and "No, he was the black one."
What positive and negative impacts did the 1920's have on the US?
1. Red Scare- Fear of US becoming communists. Fear people would start communist revolution. Had to prevent it from happening. Scared government to make sure communist revolution didn't happen. Limited immigration. Sacco/Vanzetti Case- Italian from southern Europe, immigrants, anarchists (no government), found guilty for murder (gun found at scene), put to death even though they were more than likely innocent. Palmer Raids- Get any tips they were given and went and found communists and sent them out of the country (back to original country).
2. Anti-Immigration- Wanted to keep the way the country was...didn't want change and feared the communists.
3. Auto-mobile- Completely changed the country.
4. Other Inventions-3D movies, hair dryer, kool-aid, band-aid, lie detector, four-way traffic light, water skiing, q-tip.
5. Gangs/Al Capone- Murdered several people. No evidence so wasn't convicted. Finally caught him for tax evasion. Got an STD and died.
Harding- won 1920 election. Became president in 1921. Cabinet members were corrupt. They caused his presidency to be corrupt. He didn't do much wrong, but it seemed like he did. Lowered taxes. Helped end post war depression.
Coolidge- vice president for Harding. Lowered taxes. Immigration act. Federal radio commission. Signed treaty that restricted size of navy in US and other countries.
Hoover- trickle down effect. Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Created jobs
Women: Work outside home, looser clothing, equal to men, right to vote (more politically active)
African Americans: Still segregated, treated poorly, pushed a lot toward rights, great migration-hundreds of thousands of them moved from south to north after ww1.
1920's
Music- Jazz, ragtime, Broadway musicals (50 new shows in 1 year).
Fashion-
Women-got rid of corsets and got rid of poofy dresses. Lots of jewelry and hats. Used fur .
Men- Bow ties and hats and short pants.
Buying on credit- one cause of great depression. put down payment for large priced itemes (cars, appliances...) Once they got what they wanted, they didnt spend any more. prices went down so businesses didnt make much money.
Dancing- foxtrot, ragtime, waltz. Tango and Charleston. Very big social outing.
Stores-drug stores, macy's,
Advertising- All paper and print ads. Not tv or radios much (just not many people had them). Giant paintings on sides of buildings
Radio (Shows)- started becoming popular. had to have headphones. only one listen at a time. became more advanced so headphones were not needed. NBC was biggest network. Blue and red. Later became tv networks.
Boxing- gloves were big and didn't work very well. people would get hurt really bad. made of leather. wore short shorts and converse shoes. Baseball. Football started. Big 5- top people for each sport. Babe Ruth,
Fads- Jazz music, eating goldfish, pez dispenser, pogo sticks, yoyo, many competitions (rocking chair contest, flagpole sitting, kissing competitions) dancing marathons, magazines, psychology, cameras.
Games- board games (sorry, monopoly), dolls, card games, street games( jumprope, cricket, basketball, baseball) boys games (planes, trucks, tractors, tinker toys, Lincolnlogs, cowboys and indian)
Slang- cat's meow- stylish, extraordinary thing. beat it: get lost, crush: infatuation, dough: money, heebie jeebies: the jitters, kisser: mouth.
Food- wonderbread company, baby ruth, wheaties, welch's, kool-aid, velveeta cheese.
Prohibition- lasted 14 years. banned manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor. 18th amendment: banned alcohol. Repealed in 1933
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