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The Conflicting Zeitgeist of the Twenties: Unprecedented Change and Conservative Backlash

Explore the contrasting forces of extreme social change and reactionary conservatism in the 1920s, from the roaring economic boom to the rise of conservative values. Discover the manifestation of conservative reaction, economic and social shifts, and the emergence of a new urban, consumer-driven American society.

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The Conflicting Zeitgeist of the Twenties: Unprecedented Change and Conservative Backlash

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  1. Chapter 24 THE NEW ERA

  2. The Conflicting Zeitgeist of the Twenties

  3. Extreme, reactionary conservatism 2. Unprecedented economic and social change

  4. Causes of conservative reaction: *turmoil of Progressive Era *Disillusionment of Wilsonian idealism *Accelerated change in 20’s

  5. Black Sox Scandal

  6. Say it ain’t so, Joe

  7. Arnold Rothstein Meyer Wolfsheim

  8. Manifestation of Conservative Reaction: *Red Scare – Palmer raids *Anti-unionism *Nativism, Racism, Klan *Partnership of Business & Gov

  9. Change: Economic Change: 2nd Industrial revolution Social Change: New National Culture-Auto

  10. Resulting Change in Social Values: *Consumption Ethic *Revolution of Manners & Morals

  11. The New Era: America becomes an urban, middle class, consumer-oriented society

  12. The Economy

  13. 2nd Industrial Revolution Production up 60% Without increase in workforce

  14. Economic boom result of: • Condition of European industry • Technology and industrial expansion

  15. Houses Roads Tools Steel Oil/Gas Auto Insurance Glass Rubber Stores

  16. Welfare Capitalism Attempt to avoid labor problems

  17. Shorter week Higher wages Paid vacation

  18. Most bosses don’t follow Ford’s lead Some try Company Union

  19. Unskilled worker wages up 2% from 1920-26 Ave. income: $1500 Min. for decent living: $1800

  20. Women in Labor force Pink Collar: Low paying service jobs

  21. African-Americans Kept out of professions and skilled labor Forced into menial jobs

  22. Farmers *1/4 income of nonfarmer *3 million leave agriculture *Some lose farm to banks

  23. Farmers want Parity-guaranteed fair price Want gov. to buy surplus at parity & sell to Europe

  24. Consumerism

  25. By the 1920’s there are many Americans that can afford more than subsistence items

  26. Middle class buying new appliances, watches, fashion and especially. . .

  27. Advertising Ads no longer simply conveyed information, but identify the products with glamour and convince people the purchase of these products would be a fulfilling experiences

  28. Advertising given a boost by the increase in national publications

  29. The Lost Generation & American Literature

  30. Gertrude Stein by Pablo Piccasso

  31. One of the centers of an artistic colony Stein wrote what is referred to as abstract literature “A rose is a rose is a rose”

  32. Ernest Hemingway

  33. Sun Also Rises Farewell to Arms Old Man and the Sea For Whom the Bell Tolls Writes clear, clean prose w/o excess

  34. Iceberg Principle or Theory of Omission Do not tell everything Allow reader to determine for self

  35. William Faulkner

  36. Yoknapatawpha Cycle Stories of the American South and human destiny Sound & Fury-seen through eyes of a man with mental illness

  37. Sinclair Lewis

  38. Babbit Main Street Elmer Gantry All stories set in Midwest Critique and satire of the Middleclass 1st American Nobel for Lit.

  39. H. L.Mencken

  40. Eugene O’Neill

  41. Anna Christie Desire Under the Elms Long Day’s Journey into Night The Iceman Cometh Emperor Jones Long Voyage Home Mourning Becomes Electra Moon for the Misbegotten

  42. T. S. Eliot

  43. Thomas Wolfe

  44. Charles and Mary Beard

  45. Scott and Zelda

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