Mr. Bruns reviewed and talked about the 20's for our semester test.
5. Students will understand the political, social, and economic changes that occurred in the 1920's in the United States.
-Roaring 20's; entertainment
-Red Scare
-Republican Domination
-War Prevention
Kelogg-Briand Pact, tried to outlaw war.
-Automobile/Airplane
Model T. Ford. Changed America forever. Our world now revolves around the automobile. Airplanes used for transporting mail, small groups of people, entertainment. (air shows) "Lucky Lindy" Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart first woman to do so. Then disappeared when she tried to fly around the world.
-Prohibition
Women pushed for it cause their husbands were cheating, beating, wanting to leave them, etc. 18th Amendment stopped the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages was illegal. Supporters believed alcohol brought crime and corruption. (The Devil's Drink) It was allowed for medicinal and religious purposes. Many good people were suddenly lawbreakers. Because of all the organized crime and all the fights and things that broke out about this, the law was eventually taken back. The Volstead Act created the Prohibition Bureau to enforce the law. People hated it, saw it as government meddling in people's lives. Bureau was underfunded. Organized crime became common. Speakeasies- illegal bars that sold alcohol.
-Science vs. Religion
Religious morals used to tell us how to live. People started looking for more practical ways of why things are the way they are. Like the theory that man came from ape and not from God. Cities were looser with morals than countryside.
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