Download - Chapter 20 The Roaring Twenties
Americans and Post War Issues
U.S. Population Wanted Normalcy
1. Renewed Isolationism
- Moving away from the rest of the world
2. A resurgence of Nativism
- Fear of those foreign born
3. Political Conservatism
- Turning away from progressivism
The Threat of Communism “Workers of the world unite”
The Russian Revolution
- 1917
- New Danger Communism
- Vladimir Lenin
1. Bolshevik Revolution
2. Communist Government
- What is communism?
The Threat of Communism The Red Scare in The United States
-70, 000 join Communist Party in United States ( 1/10)
of U.S.
- People in U.S. afraid
1. Bombs in Government Buildings
2. Mitchell Palmer
- “Red Scare”
The Threat of Communism
The Palmer Raids
- J. Edgar Hoover
1. Get rid of Radicals and Anarchists
2. Government Agency becomes Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI)
3. What did the agents do?
The Threat of Communism
The Klu Klux Klan (KKK)
1. 4.5 Million
2. Dominated Politics in….
( Arkansas, Ohio, California, Indiana, Oregon, and Texas)
- how high does it go???
Labor Unrest
Strikes were suppressed during the war1. Why?
Some Notable Strikes
1. The Boston Police Strike
2. The Steel Mill Strike (U.S. Steel)
3. The Coal Miners Strike ( United Mine Workers of
America)
Labor UnrestThe Boston Police Strike
1. Police did not have a raise since beginning of WWI
- Police Complain (What happens????)
2. Calvin Coolidge
“There is no right to strike against the public safety by anyone, anywhere, anytime.”
Labor Unrest
The Steel Mill Strike
U.S. Steel 1919
1. 12 hour day
2. Dangerous conditions
- 350,000 walked off the job
What happens?????
Labor Unrest
Steel companies
- hire strike breakers
- link workers to communists
Result
1. 8 Hour Day
2. No Union
Labor Unrest
The Coal Miners Strike
- United Mine Workers (1919)
1. John L. Lewis
- Nov. 1st Strike
President Again
Labor Unrest
Labor Movement Loses Appeal
- Much of the work force consisted of immigrants
- Immigrants spoke a multitude of languages
- Farmers who moved to cities did not organize
Normalcy and Isolationism
1920 Presidential Election
Republicans (GOP)
- Warren G. Harding
Democrats (D)
- James M. Cox
Republicans 16 Million
Democrats 9 Million
Normalcy and Isolationism Harding Administration on World Peace
1. Kellogg- Briand Pact
- 1929
- 64 nations
- One Problem ?
Normalcy and IsolationismHarding Administration on Isolationism
1. Isolationism
2. Fordney -McComber Tariff
- raised tax on imported goods to its highest level ever
- What would this do???????
1. War Debts
- Britain / France / Germany
Nativist
- Who are they ???
What do Immigrants represent
1. Anarchists
2. Less need for them
(Unskilled Labor)
3. Racism
- Madison Grant
Limiting Immigrations
Limiting Immigration
U.S. Government and Harding Administration on Immigrants
1921
- The Emergency Quota Act
1. Quota System
Possible Problems With This System????????
Scandal Hits Harding
Harding’s Administration on Harding’s Administration
1. Good Choices
- Charles Evans Hughes
- Herbert Hoover
2. Bad Choices
- The Ohio Gang
1. Close Friends From Harding’s State of Ohio
The Business of America
Government is Pro Business in the 1920s
Pro Business President
- Calvin Coolidge
“ The chief business of America is business… The man who builds a factory builds a temple-- the man who works there worships there.”
The Business of America
The Automobile
By the late 1920s 80% of all cars in the U.S.
1. 1 Car for Every 5 People
The Business of America
Changes The American Landscapes
How????
1. Family Garages
2. Traffic Signals
3. Repair Shops
4. Motels
The Business of AmericaThe Automobile For Rural America
1. Could Travel to the City
City Living
1. Urban Sprawl
The Business of America
Airplanes
- Carries mail for Government
- Carries People
1. Ford plane
- 10 People
The Business of America
Electrical Conveniences
1. Radio
2. Phonograph
3. Washing Machine
4. Vacuum Cleaner
5. Electric Sewing Machine
6. Refrigerators
7. Lights