1 / 14

The Dark Side of the 1920s

The Dark Side of the 1920s. Intolerance : Unwillingness or refusal to respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc. Examples of Intolerance. Fear of communism ( Red Scare ) Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti Quota system (limits on immigration)

dafydd
Download Presentation

The Dark Side of the 1920s

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Dark Side of the 1920s • Intolerance: Unwillingness or refusal to respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.

  2. Examples of Intolerance • Fear of communism (Red Scare) • Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti • Quota system (limits on immigration) • Prohibition (making alcohol illegal) • Organized crime • Rise of the KKK • The Scopes (Monkey) Trial

  3. POLITICAL SPECTRUM DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS LEFT WING RIGHT WING LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE RADICAL MODERATE RADICAL REVOLUTIONARY: Wants drastic change and believes it requires drastic action (revolution) REACTIONARY: Wants to go back to the way things were

  4. RUSSIAN REVOLUTION Vladimir Lenin leads the Bolsheviks in a revolution against Czar Nicholas II. The czar’s family is killed and the Bolsheviks establish the first communist country in the world. Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin

  5. ANARCHISM The belief that there should be NO government. Sacco and Vanzetti

  6. RED SCARE Fear of communism and anarchism in the United States after the Russian Revolution of 1917, especially with regards to European immigrants to the United States. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer Sacco and Vanzetti Led raids to round up anarchists , socialists, and communists for the purpose of deporting them. Two Italian immigrants and anarchists who were accused of murder and put to death.

  7. Sacco and Vanzetti • Who were they and what happened to them? • What is an “anarchist”? • How is their story an example of intolerance in the 1920s?

  8. The Red Scare and Palmer Raids • Who was A. Mitchell Palmer? What did he do? • What’s so scary about “red”? • How is the “Red Scare and the Palmer Raids” an example of intolerance in the 1920s?

  9. The Quota System • What is a “quota”? • What was the “quota system” and what issue did it address? • How was the quota system an example of intolerance in the 1920s?

  10. The Quota System

  11. PROHIBITON The 18th Amendment to the Constitution is passed, which makes illegal the sales and distribution of alcoholic beverages. Al Capone Speakeasy It created a market for illegal alcohol (bootleggers, speakeasies, and organized crime)

  12. Prohibition and Organized Crime • What was Prohibition? • What constitutional amendment created it? • How was Prohibition an example of intolerance in the 1920s?

  13. The Reemergence of the KKK • Why did the KKK all of sudden become popular again in the 1920s? • How was the new KKK different than the old KKK? • How was the KKK an example of intolerance in the 1920s?

  14. Northern Response to the Great Migration • How did whites in the North respond to the influx of blacks to Northern cities? • How was this an example of intolerance in the 1920s?

More Related