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Section 1 Nativism Isolationism Communism Anarchists Quota system Section 2 Ohio gang

Section 1 Nativism Isolationism Communism Anarchists Quota system Section 2 Ohio gang Teapot Dome scandal Section 3 Urban Sprawl Installment plan . Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues. The Effects of Peace on the Public War leaves Americans exhausted • cost of living doubles

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Section 1 Nativism Isolationism Communism Anarchists Quota system Section 2 Ohio gang

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  1. Section 1 • Nativism • Isolationism • Communism • Anarchists • Quota system • Section 2 • Ohio gang • Teapot Dome scandal • Section 3 • Urban Sprawl • Installment plan

  2. Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues The Effects of Peace on the Public • War leaves Americans exhausted • cost of living doubles - soldiers take jobs from women, minorities - farmers, factory workers suffer

  3. The Red Scare • people fear Red conspiracy • Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer conducts raids • The Palmer Raids Palmer, J. Edgar Hoover hunt down Communists, socialists, anarchists Raids trample civil rights, fail to find evidence of conspiracy

  4. J. Edgar Hoover

  5. Cont. Sacco and Vanzetti fear of foreigners 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti, Italian immigrants, anarchists, arrested - charged with robbery, murder - trial does not prove guilt Jury finds them guilty; widespread protests in U.S., abroad - Sacco, Vanzetti executed 1927

  6. The Quota System • 1919–1921 maximum number set that can enter U.S. from each country • 1924, European arrivals cut to 2% of number of residents in 1890 • Discriminates against southern, eastern Europeans • Prohibits Japanese immigration

  7. Anti-Immigrant Attitudes • Fewer jobs, fear of anarchist and communist • The Klan Rises in number • KKK opposes blacks, Catholics, Jews, immigrants, unions, saloons - 1924, 4.5 million members

  8. International Problems President Warren G. Harding“normalcy” Washington Naval Conference; invites major powers, not Russia In 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact nations renounce war as national policy

  9. 4 Power Treaty- United States, Great Britain, France, Japan • Establish who owned what in the pacific • 5 Power Treaty – U.S., Great Britain, France, Japan and Italy – Freeze on naval buildup • 9 Power Treaty – U.S., GB, France, Japan, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and China • Established the open door policy equal trade in China

  10. The Teapot Dome Scandal •naval oil reserves used for personal gain • Interior Secretary Albert B. Fallleases land to private companies

  11. Section 3 • Calvin Coolidge favors minimal government interference in business • - allow private enterprise to flourish • Cars change life—paved roads, gas stations, motels, shopping centers • urban sprawl (spread of cities)

  12. America’s Standard of Living Soars • Incomes Grow • Electrical Conveniences • electricity to suburbs • homes begin to have electrical appliances • Appliances make housework easier, free women for other activities

  13. The Prohibition Experiment 18thAmendment—alcohol production, sale, and transportation is illegal not enough money to enforce the law Organized Crime

  14. Speakeasies and Bootleggers • Speakeasies(hidden saloons, nightclubs) become fashionable • People distill liquor, buy prescription alcohol, sacramental wine • Bootleggers smuggle alcohol from surrounding countries

  15. Prohibition contributes to organized crime in major cities • Al Capone controls Chicago liquor business by killing competitors • By mid-1920s, only 19% support Prohibition • 18th Amendment in place until 1933; repealed by 21st Amendment

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