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The Politics of the Roaring Twenties

Explore the anti-communist sentiment, 'normalcy' desire, rise of nativism, labor unrest, and the Red Scare in the U.S. during the 1920s. Learn about key figures like Lenin and events like the Palmer Raids.

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The Politics of the Roaring Twenties

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  1. UNIT 4 (1920-1940) THE TWENTIES AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  2. CHAPTER 12 THE POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  3. 3 KEY IDEAS OF CHAPTER 12 ANTI-COMMUNIST AND ANTI-LABOR FEELINGS. DESIRE FOR “NORMALCY” AND ISOLATIONISM. BUSINESS PROSPERS… OR DOES IT? MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  4. SECTION 1 AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH POST WAR ISSUES MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  5. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION CZAR OVERTHROWN THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR COMMUNISTS WIN GOALS OF COMMUNISM WORLDWIDE REVOULTION OVERTHROW CAPITALISM MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  6. MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  7. VLADIMIR I. LENIN MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  8. TWO ECONOMIC SYSTEMS COMMUNISM = NO PRIVATE PROPERTY GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF ALL BUSINESSES EQUALITY OF CONDITION CAPITALISM = PRIVATE PROPERTY INDIVIDUALS OWN BUSINESSES EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  9. THE RED SCARE IN THE U.S. VERY FEW MEMBERS (.1 %) LETTER BOMBS TO GOV’T “THE PALMER RAIDS” ARRESTED COMMUNISTS SOCIALISTS ANARCHISTS NO EVIDENCE OF A CONSPIRACY MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  10. MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

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  13. J. EDGAR HOOVER A. MITCHELL PALMER MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

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  15. THE RED SCARE IN THE U.S. LEADS TO “NATIVISM” SACCO & VANZETTI MURDER CONVICTION MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

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  17. THE RED SCARE IN THE U.S. LEADS TO “NATIVISM” • THE KLAN RISES AGAIN • 4.5 MILLION MEMBERS • ANTI-AFRICAN-AMERICAN • ANTI-FOREIGNERS • ANTI-CATHOLIC, JEWISH MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  18. KKK MARCH WASH. DC - 1925 MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

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  22. A TIME OF LABOR UNREST HIGHER WAGES DEMANDED BOSTON POLICE STRIKE (1919)- FAILED ALL WERE FIRED RIGHT TO HAVE UNIONS DEMANDED BETTER WORK CONDITIONS DEMANDED U.S. STEEL STRIKE (1919-20) - FAILED VIOLENCE (18 KILLED) BETTER WAGES / LESS HOURS DEMANDED COAL MINERS STRIKE (1919-20) - MIXED MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  23. "I have pleaded your case from the pulpit and from the public platform--not in the quavering tones of a feeble mendicant asking alms, but in the thundering voice of the captain of a mighty host, demanding the rights to which free men are entitled." LABOR LEADER - JOHN L. LEWIS MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  24. LABOR MOVEMENT LOSES APPEAL • ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS • DIFFERENT LOCATIONS / JOBS • DIFFERENT RACES/LANGUAGES • PUBLIC OPINION PROBLEMS • HIGH % OF IMMIGRANTS • FEAR OF “RADICALISM” ESPECIALY COMMUNISM MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

  25. MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

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  27. END OF SECTION ONE MAH-CH 12 = POLITICS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES

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