Chapter 13 A TURBULENT DECADE

1. Chapter 13A TURBULENT DECADE Section 1: Postwar Troubles Section 2: The Republicans in Power Section 3: A Nation Divided

2. Section 1: Postwar Troubles Objectives: • What were some of the economic outcomes of demobilization? • What were the main causes of the strikes of 1919, and how did most Americans react to the strikes? • What caused the public hysteria of the Red Scare? • Why did the Sacco and Vanzetti trial arouse public interest?

3. What is demobilization • act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis • mon 396 1 2 4 5 • Tues 409 1 & 4 • Wed 410… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. understanding main ideas • 5 points a question…………heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey • Questions?burr

4. Section 1: Postwar Troubles Economic outcomes of demobilization • unemployment • loss of jobs for women • rise in prices, then a fall • fall in agricultural prices

5. Section 1: Postwar Troubles Strikes of 1919 • Main causes of the strikes • inflation • low wages • long work hours • Reaction to strikes • violence • workers lost jobs • accusations of radicalism and communism

6. Section 1: Postwar Troubles Causes of the Red Scare • fear of a Bolshevik revolution in the U.S. • strikes of 1919 • bomb scares of 1919 • the Palmer raids • Aka Communism in the USA … put my hands up playing my song…. The butterflies fly away

7. Section 1: Postwar Troubles Reasons for public interest in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial • Americans were deeply divided over the trial. • Some believed that Sacco and Vanzetti deserved punishment. • Others thought that they were convicted only because they were immigrants and radicals.

8. SECTION 1 Economic Outcomes of Demobilization Postwar Troubles caused unemployment caused prices to rise then fall caused women to lose their jobs caused agricultural prices to fall

9. Section 2: The Republicans in Power Objectives: • How did Republican policies encourage economic growth in the 1920s? • How did the Harding administration’s pro-business policies affect the U.S. economy? • Why did the movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment fail? • How did the Republican Party overcome the political scandals of the Harding administration? • What issues affect the outcome of the 1928 election?

10. Section 2: The Republicans in Power Republican policies to encourage growth • cuts in government spending to reduce debt • the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, also to reduce debt • tax cut for the wealthy to encourage growth • attempts by government and courts to roll back previous gains by labor

11. Section 2: The Republicans in Power Positive effects • boom in industry • economic growth Negative effects • mergers • continuing struggles for the workers who were not part of the prosperity • continuing struggles for farmers • continuing struggles for organized labor

12. Section 2: The Republicans in Power Failure of the movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment Some women opposed the ERA, believing that it would cause legislation regulating their hours and working conditions to be declared illegal. The movement did not gather political support and ultimately failed.

13. Section 2: The Republicans in Power Overcoming the scandals of the Harding administration • Coolidge fired many people who had been involved in the scandals. • Coolidge’s stern personality provided a contrast to Harding. • Coolidge continued Harding’s popular pro-business policies.

14. Section 2: The Republicans in Power Issues affecting the 1928 election • the nation’s prosperity • Smith’s Catholicism • Smith’s opposition to prohibition • Democratic attempts to be progressive and liberal

15. SECTION 2 The Republicans in Power REPUBLICAN POLICIES TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES Positive effects: 1. boom in industry 2. economic growth To reduce debt: 1.cuts in government spending 2.the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Negative effects: 1. mergers 2. continuing struggles for workers who did not share in prosperity 3. continuing struggles for farmers 4. continuing struggles for organized labor as the government and courts tried to roll back labor gains To promote economic growth: 1.tax cut for the wealthy

16. Section 3: A Nation Divided Objectives: • Why did many Americans support the Ku Klux Klan, and why did that support decline? • How did African Americans combat discrimination and violence? • Why did many Americans demand restrictions on immigration? • Why did Mexican immigration increase during the 1920s? • What actions did American Indians take to protect their land?

17. Section 3: A Nation Divided Rise of the Ku Klux Klan • racism toward African Americans • hostility towards those with different religions, ethnic backgrounds, or political views • fear and suspicion during the Red Scare

18. Section 3: A Nation Divided Fall of the Klan • decrease in Red Scare tension • publicity about the Klan’s terrorism • corruption and scandal within the Klan

19. Section 3: A Nation Divided African American response to discrimination and violence • The NAACP organized an antilynching campaign. • A. Philip Randolph established the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. • Marcus Garvey supported black nationalism and founded the UNIA.

20. Section 3: A Nation Divided American demands for immigration restrictions • increases in immigration • belief that immigrants were political radicals who took jobs from native-born Americans

21. Section 3: A Nation Divided Increases in Mexican immigration • Mexicans not affected by limits on immigration • employers in the Southwest eager for low-wage workers

22. Section 3: A Nation Divided Actions by American Indians • organized to stop Harding administration from buying back all tribal lands • organized to fight the Barsum Bill • built inter-tribal support under leadership of the Pueblo tribes

23. SECTION 3 A Nation Divided • decrease in Red Scare tensions • publicity of the Klan’s terrorism • corruption and scandals at the Klan’s national level Rise of the Ku Klux Klan • racism toward African Americans in the South • hostility toward African Americans, Catholics, immigrants, Jews, and suspected radicals in the North • rising tensions and suspicions during the Red Scare Fall of the Ku Klux Klan