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Ch. 24 -1 . Mrs. Manley . The Jazz Age. Booming economy and prosperity allowed many Americans to have a restless, carefree spirit. Jazz= new music! . Time of Turmoil.
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Ch. 24 -1 Mrs. Manley
The Jazz Age • Booming economy and prosperity allowed many Americans to have a restless, carefree spirit. Jazz= new music!
Time of Turmoil • Bolsheviks- Communists who took control of Russia. Tried to overthrow capitalism (economic system based on private property & free enterprise). • Americans were afraid of Communists or anarchists (people who believed in no govt.) overthrowing our govt. • Red Scare- our govt. went after “Reds” (communists) and other radicals
A. Mitchell Palmer- ordered the arrest of Communists and radicals • Deported- some were thrown out of the U.S. • Sacco & Vanzetti- • Arrested and tried for murder; death sentence • Proclaimed innocence • Could be anti-foreign feelings that led to guilty verdict
Labor Unrest • Workers demand higher wages and strike • Boston Police Strike collapses • Union membership declines • A. Phillip Randolph- African American who starts the brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters- Railroad Union
Racial Unrest • Great Migration- Many African Americans left the South to go to North for jobs • Leads to race riots • Marcus Garvey- ; founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association to promote racial unity and pride; “Back-to-Africa” movement; opposed integration