Today in US History we are working information on 1920's.
-War Prevention-- 4 Power Treaty- US,GB, France, Japan most powerful countries in the world- Each country would respect each others possessions in the Pacific Ocean. They would no try to take over each others islands and boats. Japan- thing changed after the Great Depression they had trouble..
4 Power treaty- US GB France Japan Italy- freeze navies at 1921 levels- they only dealt with some ships.
Netherland, Portugel, Belgium and China, US, GB, France, Japan, and Italy - Keep Open Door in China. Promise Chinese independence.
Kellogg- Briand Pact- 60 some countries signed the pact- outlawed war. Was to help prevent war. People thought that there would never ever be another war, but Japan attacked China about 4 years after the 1920s.
-Automobile- Route 66- people traveled on 2 line roads- went to Chigo to LA. "The Mother Road". Henry Ford- brought cars to the common person. Was able to get cars sold for low prices and on credit. Famous for the Model T- you can get it in any color as long as it is black.Quote by Henry Ford.... They inpacted the world that every thing involves around the car.
-Airplane-Charles Lindbergh- The Lucky Lindy-He flew across the atlantic in a tiny airplane no stoping. Amelia Earhart- first women that flew across the Atlantic. But she was tring to fly across the world when she got lost and never was found. Know one knows was happened. Transporting mail and one or two people at a time.
-Prohibition-"The Noble Experiment"- 18th Amendment 1920-1933- Movement made by women. Manufacture of alcoholic drinks was illegal. And supporters beliceved the alcohol brought about corruption, crime, wife and child abuse and accidents. Cupporters cam mostly from rural south and west areas. Anti- Saloon League and Womens Christian Trmperece Unions led to something..
It failed be it braught up many crimes and gang problems.And the people drunk alchol that now a law braker. Alcohl was allowed for medicinal and religuous purposed. Prescriptions and sacramental wine orders skyrocketed. German imingrants had a hard time with the not drinking. At first saloons closed and drunkenness went down. The Vostead Act created the Prohibition Bureau to enforce the law.
Reason it failed--People despised it. Underfuned. organiced crime in the common place.
Speakeasies- name for illeagal bars in the 1920s. The moved around alot. to be allowed in the would use a card or a passworkd had to be given.
-Science vs Religion-people became less religious and more ontheir own. Believing that their might not be no god.
Rular VS Urban- 1920 Census- 51.2 people lived in cities of 2500 or more.
1922-1929- more than 2 mollion people moved from farms to the cities each year.
Rural areas tried to hod on to morals values and close social relationships.
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