Monday- No school
Tuesday- No school
Wednesday-Friday- 1920's presentations
1.-Prohibition and gangsters- ban of alcoholic beverages(18th amendment). People believed it led to crime, murder, health problems. Temperance movement was a social movement against consumption of alcohol. Movements were mostly run by women. Volstead act was written to enforce the 18th amendment. Gangsters controlled liquor sales, gambling prostitution, making of alcohol. Al "scarface" Capone was a famous gangster. He ran a multi-million dollar Chicago operation. He was a leader of the Chicago mafia. He was arrested in 1931 for income-tax evasion.
2.-Women’s rights and freedoms- 19th amendment is ratified. The 'new women' could vote, go to college, work, and travel. They wore loose clothing and lost the Victorian era clothing with the corsets and long gowns.
3.-Politics-elections, Normalcy and isolationism, President’s backgrounds and accomplishments, scandals, Republican philosophy- Returned to isolationism, Democrats dominated the south, republicans dominate elections. Autocratic- do "x", Laissez-Faire- do x or y as you see fit. Democratic- which is best, x or y? Republican platform was hands off. Republicans dominated in the 1920's. Laissez faire (hands off). Rugged individualism- fending for yourself. Trickle down theory- benefits American businesses, gives tax break to investors and businesses. James Cox- Democratic Candidate of 1920. Warren Harding- Republican candidate, administration gave bribes, republican party kept him out of public. Harding returned US to normalcy, lowered taxes, raised tariffs, lowered unemployment, established veteran bureau, reveals teapot dome oil scandal.
4.-Entertainment, sports, music, radio, movies and fads- Flappers had bobbed hair, heavy makeup, short skirts, cigarettes, alcohol, dancing. Flappers were middle class, single, young, they had steady economic jobs, jazz clubs, they were carefree, they attended vaudeville shows(comedy, singing, live performances). Fashion includes Coco Chanel(designer), cloche hats, colorful loose clothing. Dancing includes the fox-trot, Charleston, Texas Tommy, the wall street crash ended the Jazz era. Two popular men that influenced jazz were Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Bessie Smith and Josephine Baker were popular singers. Popular sports were boxing and baseball. Sports writing became a popular occupation. College football was popular and pro football was introduced. Pro basketball was not popular, it was expensive to attend. Broadway was one of the biggest industries, it included a lot of gangsters, gamblers, salespeople, celebrities, and chorus girls.
5.-Economy-Booming economy and stock market, buying on credit, high tariffs
6.-Red Scare-anti-immigration, Sacco and Vanzetti case
7.-Harlem Renaissance-KKK
8.-Lots of strikes-Boston Police,
US Steel- lasted from 1919-1920, they worked long hours for low wages in a poor environment. The strike failed. 90% of workers that worked for steel companies walked out. Immigrants were blamed because they were steeling jobs and accused of starting strikes.
United Mine Workers- Happened on November 1, 1919 nationwide. The workers were getting low wages and long work days. They achieved a 27% wage increase and a shorter workday. John L. Lewis became leader of United Mine Workers.
9.-The Model T and the impact of the automobile
10.-Electricity in the homes and new appliances
11.-Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhardt and the airplane
12.-Scopes-Monkey Trial
13.-Stock Market Crash-causes
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