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- uvm.edu

- http://unitedcats.files.wordpress.co

- canoelover.com

-blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu

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- Scopes, a bio teacher was arrested for teaching evolution

- he was found guilty and was charged $100

- Evolution being taught, especially to students, was a big deal at the time because the majority of the people in America were Christian.

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- people disliked alcohol for religious reasons and to reduce unemployment

- People went to secret bars called speakiesies where they could drink

- The 21st amendment ended prohibition

- Prohibition reduced alcohol consumption, but didn't improve society overall

- People oppsed to alcohol because it didn't do any good to society

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-most women sought to break free from traditional roles and behaviors expexted of them

-attitudes towards marriage and dating changed

- The automobile allowed teens to escape from parents

-Women started showing more skin and cut their hair; known as flappers

- Women that show a lot of skin and did things that were not expected of them caught many people's eyes. More and more women dressed and acted differently.

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- movement to restrict immigration

- used threats and violence to scare blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants

- Claimed they were fighting for Americanism

- The KKK is an example of why people thought that morality was under attack. They were against anyone that was "Un-american"

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- Nativism is the belief that one's native land needs to be protected against immigrants

- Majority of immigrants wer coming from southern and eastern Europe

-People thought dad immigrants were taking all the jobs that would have went to soldiers coming back from war

- Nativists were against immigrants because they thought immigrants made America worse and created problems for others

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Why did the modern culture of the 20s cause some people to think that traditioal society and morality were under attack?

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Why did the modern culture of the 20s cause some people to think that traditioal society and morality were under attack?

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- growth of individual borrowing

- credit was available, but people considered debt shameful

- But, people started to believe that they could pay their debts over time

-Americans bought 75% of their radios and 60% of cars on installment plans

- Installment plans and credit increased consumer sales. The belief that debt was shameful started to go away. People used installment plans for cars and radios etc.

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- to attract consumers, manufactures turned to advertising

-advertisers linked products with qualities associated with the modern era

-advertisers today still use the same techniques used by people in the 20s

-some ads link their product to a famous figure to attract more people trying to become like them

-With more and more products being sold, companies tried to make their products known by using catchy and effective advertising  to lure people on getting it. Advertisements increased sales and people bought more things that they needed.

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- demonstrated the economic concept of elasticity, or how sensitive product demand is to price

-sold millions

- Ford: "lower the cost per car and thereby increase the volume of sales"

- revolutionized American life dramatically

- trolleys became less popular

- The Model T was needed by every family in America. It made life faster and easier in many ways. It gave teens freedom from their parents and made life easier by not having to go to work by foot. Because of these advantages, the Model T was essential to all families in America.

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- adopted by Henry Ford

- didvided operations into simple tasks

- cut  motion to a minimum

-workers were building a car every 93 minutes

- More and more goods were in demand by the people, so the assembly line helped speed up production because goods were created faster and easier

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- large scale manufacturing done with machinery

-increased supply and reduced costs

-workers were paid more and the consumer goods they bought cost less

-  As mass production increased supply and reduced costs, more and more people bought materials that they needed in everyday life

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How did new industries and a consumer society contribute to the Roaring 20's??

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How did new industries and a consumer society contribute to the Roaring 20's??