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The Jazz Age

Nativism Resurges. The Sacco-Vanzetti CaseSacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants who were anarchistPseudo-Scientific RacismEugenics MovementA false science Human inequalities were inheritedKu Klux KlanWere against anyone who was not American, not Protestant, and not white4 million member

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The Jazz Age

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    1. The Jazz Age Section 1 “A Clash of Values”

    2. Nativism Resurges The Sacco-Vanzetti Case Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants who were anarchist Pseudo-Scientific Racism Eugenics Movement A false science Human inequalities were inherited Ku Klux Klan Were against anyone who was not American, not Protestant, and not white 4 million members by 1924 due to the hiring of public relations people to promote membership

    3. Controlling Immigration Emergency Quota Act Limited immigration Only 3% of one ethnic group could immigrate to the U.S. The National Origins Act Made immigrant restriction a permanent policy Set new quota at 2% Did not apply to Mexican immigrants Hispanic Immigration Employers needed agriculture, mining, and railroad laborers Two waves of immigration 1914 (70,000 Hispanic immigrants) 1924 (600,000 Hispanic immigrants)

    5. The New Morality Personal Freedom Women attending college automobiles Women in the 1920’s Flapper Women changing behavior in the 1920’s Smoked cigarettes Drank liquor Dressed in revealing attire

    6. Fundamentalist Movement Fundamentalist Beliefs Reassert the authority of the Bible Rejected evolution Humans developed from lower forms of life Creationism God created the world The Scopes Trial Clash between fundamentalism and modernism Arrested in Tennessee for teaching evolution

    7. Prohibition Eighteenth Amendment Ban on the sell of alcohol Led to an increase in Police Powers More power in the interest of public safety, health, and welfare Bootlegging Illegal distribution of alcohol Twenty First Amendment Repealed prohibition

    8. The Jazz Age Section 2 “Cultural Innovations”

    9. Art and Literature Greenwich Village and South Side Many writers, intellectuals, and artists Bohemian Artistic and unconventional lifestyles Poets and Writers Eugene O’Neill Portrayed realistic characters and situations in his playwrights (tragedy) Ernest Hemingway Wrote fiction about flawed individuals who had “heroic qualities” during WWI F. Scott Fitzgerald Created colorful glamorous characters who chased futile dreams

    10. Art and Literature Edward Hopper Conveyed disenchantment and isolation

    11. Popular Culture Rise of Hollywood 1927, the first “talking” picture The Jazz Singer golden age of Hollywood began Radio Shows and Music Commercial Radio KDKA in Pittsburgh broadcasted the news of Warren G. Harding’s landside victory in the presidential election Within 2 years, 400 different radio stations around the country Mass Media Helped spread the new ideas and attitudes of the 1920’s Radio, magazines, newspapers, and movies

    12. Popular Culture Sports Baseball Babe Ruth became famous for hitting hundreds of home runs Boxing Jack Dempsey held the heavy weight title for 7 years Stores sold $90,000 in radios

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