the red scare-1919-1920- period of time after WWI where US was fearful of communists radicals and socialists. we were scared that we would become that. 2 germans came up with theory of communism.-poor ppl rise up and overthrown leaders of a country and eveyone becomes equal. common ppl liked that theory. Palmer raids-gov't went out and tried getting rid of radicals communists and socialists and then would deport them.entertainment. radios.. Sacco and Vanzetti-accused of killing the guy that paid them, went to trial, put to death. story today is they didnt kill them. no evidence that they killed the man. say it was cuz they had ties to radicals.Ku Klux Klan-anti black, communist, radicals, etc...laissez fairre-let alone or hands off-gov't should stay out of business.do nothing era. --if everyone sits back and does nothing,, then our problems will be solved.Repulican Domination--presidents of the 20s were harding coolidge and hoover.the trickle down theory also was used- give tax cuts to rich so they give increase in wages and provide for more businesses so eventually it'll help the lower class people.war prevention-league of nations-worldwide peace keeping organization, created to settle disputes between countries. washington naval conference- power treaty US GB France Japan respect each other s possessions, 5 power treaty:4 power plus Italy. Freeze navies at 1921 levels. Power Treaty keep "open door" in china..promise chinese independenceKellogg- Brand Pact-63 countries outlawed was as a mean to settle disputesAutomobile/Airplane Route 66 " mother road" took ppl from east to west easily ..henry ford invented the car..model t was most popular. ..... 1920-first time you could have small passenger flights. charles lindbergh flew over atlantic ocean. amelia earhart-tried flying around the world but was lost..Rural vs Urban. 1920-census-51.2% of ppl lived in cities of 2500 or more. more than 2 million ppl moved from farms to the cities each year. rural areas tried to hold onto moral values.prohibition alcohol manufacturing, transportation, and selling of alcohol. could use for medical and religious purposes. prescriptions and sacramental wine orders skyrocketed. prohbition bureau-1500 ppl to supervise new law in country.science vs religion
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