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Chapter 31: American Life in the “Roaring Twenties”. 1919-1929. Seeing Red How was labor affected by fear of communism? Who was the “Fighting Quaker” and what did he do? What other events highlighted the red scare? What did anti-red statues say and what did critics say?
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Chapter 31: American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1919-1929
Seeing Red • How was labor affected by fear of communism? • Who was the “Fighting Quaker” and what did he do? • What other events highlighted the red scare? • What did anti-red statues say and what did critics say? • How did the red scare impact business people? • Who were Sacco and Vanzetti and how was their trial related to the red scare? • How might the outcome of the trial been different without anti-redism? • Hooded Hoodlums of the KKK • Describe the beliefs of the KKK in the early 1920s. • Where was the KKK prominent and how did they attract members? • Why did the KKK collapse in the late 1920s?
Stemming the Foreign Flood • Where did the “new immigrants” of the early1920s come from and how did “100% Americans” respond? • Describe the Emergency Quota Act of 1921. • Describe the Immigration Act of 1924 and how did Europeans respond to it? • How did Japan respond to the Immigration Act of 1924 and why? • Who was exempt from the Immigration Act of 1924? • How was the quota system a departure from previous American policy? • Once unrestricted immigration ended, the US was left with ethnic communities. How did this impact labor unions? • Who were Kallen and Bourne and what did they believe? • Who else defended ethnic diversity?
The Prohibition “Experiment” • What was the purpose of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act? • Where was legal prohibition popular and why? • Why wasn’t prohibition popular in the Eastern cities? • In what ways were prohibitionists naïve? • What were the conditions that hampered the enforcement of prohibition? • How did enforcement officials impact the success of prohibition? • Where and how did people get alcohol? • What were some issues with “home brew”? • In what ways was prohibition successful? • The Golden Age of Gangsterism • How did prohibition spawn crimes? • What city had dangerous gang wars in the 1920s? • Who was Al Capone and where was he from? • Why was Al Capone sent to prison? • Beyond alcohol, in what other ways did gangsters make money? • What is the Lindberg Law and why was it created?
Monkey Business in Tennessee • How did education improve in the 1920s? • Who was John Dewey and what was the foundation of progressive education? • What strides did science make during this time period? • What were the arguments of the Fundamentalists and how did the impact educational laws in the south? • Describe the “Monkey Trial”. • What was the outcome of the “Monkey Trial”? • How were Fundamentalists impacted by the trial? • The Mass-Consumption Economy • Describe the reasons behind prosperity in the 1920s. • What new industry was born in the 1920s? • How did the automobile impact the character of the economy? • Describe Bruce Barton and the field of “advertising”. • How were sports related to the economy? • Describe the concept of buying on credit and why it is problematic.
Putting America on Rubber Tires • What new industrial systems were created in relation to the automobile? • Who were the American inventors of the automobile and how did they impact the industry? • What city was the motorcar capital of America? • Who was Fredrick W. Taylor and what did he believe? • Who was the best known industrial wizard and what was he known for? • Describe Henry Ford and and his beliefs in relation to industry. • Describe Ford’s success. • The Advent of the Gasoline Age • How did the automobile impact other industries? • In what ways were petroleum and railroads impacted by the automobile? • How did the invention of the automobile impact citizens of cities and the landscape of the US? • Why were cars considered agents of social change? • In what ways did Americans become a nation of commuters? • How were citizens impacted negatively by cars? • In what way was home life impacted by the automobile?
Humans Develop Wings • Who were the Wright brothers and what was “the miracle at Kitty Hawk”? • Describe the early years of flying. • Who was Charles A. Lindberg and what did he do? • How did the American public respond to Lindberg and why? • How dangerous was flying? • What were some issues with flying? • The Radio Revolution • Who developed wireless telegraphy? • Describe the evolution of the radio industry. • How did radio impact families and the nation? • What educational and cultural contributions were made by the radio?
Hollywood’s Filmland Fantasies • Describe the evolution of the movie industry. • What was the capital of the movie world and why? • How was the movie industry used during WWI? • What was the first talkie and why was it significant? • How did the public feel about movies and their stars? • How were ethnic communities impacted by movies? • How were immigrants impacted by movies? • The Dynamic Decade • What did the 1920 census reveal? • What were women doing in the 1920s? • Who were Margaret Sanger and Alice Paul and what did they do? • How were churches impacted by the decade? • How did churches respond to the culture of the 1920s? • Describe flappers and what they symbolized. • Who was Dr. Sigmund Freud and what did he believe? • What was happening with teenagers during the 1920s? • Describe the Jazz movement and the major players of the 1920s. • What was happening in Harlem during this time period? • Who was Marcus Garvey and what did he believe?
Cultural Liberation • During the 1920s what happened in the literary world? • How did the newcomers of the literary scene differ from the old generation? • Who was H.L. Mencken and what did he write about? • How did the war impact writers of the 1920s like F. Scott Fitzgerald? • Who was Ernest Hemingway and what did he write about? • What writers addressed the issues of small town life? • Who was William Faulkner and what did he write about? • Who were some prominent poets of the 1920s and what did they write about? • Who was Eugene O’Neill and what did he write? • Describe the Harlem Renaissance. • How did architecture evolve in the 1920s? • Wall Street’s Big Bull Market • What were some of the indicators that the market might crash? • What was happening on the stock exchange during this time period? • What does “buying stocks on margin” mean? • How did the government respond to speculators? • What was the purpose of the Bureau of Budget? • Who was Andrew Mellon and what did he believe in relation to taxes? • What did Mellon do in relation to taxes in 1926? • Why was Mellon a controversial figure?
