the roaring 20's: conservatism and cultural diversity in the 1920's by: brittany pincus,...
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The Roaring 20's:
Conservatism and Cultural
Diversity in the 1920's
By: Brittany Pincus, Leo Flores, and Veronica Joyce
The 1920s were dominated by conservative Republican presidents
President in 1919 and 1920 was Wilson. He failed to properly deal with postwar
issues which allowed republicans into the White House.
Harding won the election. Under his presidency, the United States had the strongest economy in its history.
However, his cabinet stole money from the Treasury which made people dislike him.
Coolidge was the next president. He kept Harding's policies. Progressives weren't happy with him
Hoover was the next Republican president He created trade associations that would
eliminate destructive economic competition
THERE WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED BURST OF CONSUMER ACTIVITY
New mass-produced commodities were made available
The production lines changed American's lives
Almost anyone could buy almost anything
The economy grew stronger with this burst of buying
Soon everyone could afford a car of their own
Labor saving devices allowed people to have more leisure time. This allowed people to have more fun.
Tensions prevailed between rural and urban
America
A serious tension in the urban cities were crimes selling illegal products which occurred during the this time period. Al Capone
is infamous for this act in Chicago.
In the 1920's with the end of wartime demand, the
commercial agriculture of crops such as wheat and corn was soon not needed as much.
There was also a loss of foreign markets and the rural areas were in depression from a great drop of need for crops because there were factories
supplying people.
The decade witnessed a rise in
Nativism and racism
• Americans were afraid that
immigrants would try to do
change this country to
communism. Suddenly, an
elevation of Nativism occurred to
prevent this.
• In the Sacco-Vanzetti Case, even
though the Italian immigrants
were not guilty of the murdering
they were sentence to their death
and died on Aug. 23, 1927
because they said they were
innocent when they are dead.
• Racism increased in this time
period due the increase of
immigration. An example of
racism was the rise of the KKK or
the Ku Klux Klan.
• There would be a huge amount
of burnings. "Klan members
considered themselves defenders
of Prohibition, traditional
morality, and true
Americanism." Another group
that was created was the
American Federation of Labor.
The period was culturally vibrant as new forms of music and art became popular• Photographs, floor-plans and
review of architecture during this
time.
• Modern Architecture
• There were many influential
musical artists during this time,
including
– Louis Armstrong
– Duke Ellington
– King Oliver
• During this Era. many dances
came into effect such as:
– The Charleston
– The Tango
– The Black-bottom
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=yNAOHtmy4j0&feature=related
The US government persecuted radicals in the red scare
The beginning of Communism
Back in the United States, veterans were returning
home. Workers who avoided striking during the war were now demanding wage increases to keep
pace with spiraling inflation.
A small group of radicals formed the Communist
Labor Party in 1919. The Attorney general, A.
Mitchell Palmer, was afraid of communism spreading to the united states as an
action to prevent it, he deported over 249 Russian immigrants with no cause.
Bibliography
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twenties.wikispaces.com