https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp 1920s USH Project en-us 2018-04-22 23:59:26 UTC 2025-11-06 15:29:59 UTC hello@padlet.com denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254202690 The 1920s was a very prosperous era in the United States. Americans were going through a good time. Women had changed from the "normal" role that they played,  they were more liberal and more independent. Life in general seemed very good, but there were also many set backs. It was an era of progress and change, the 20s had many great and prosperous ideas and conquests, and although there were some setbacks the era helped to influence a lot of great changes that were to come in the United States.]]> 2018-04-23 00:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254202690 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254202758 William G. Harding: November 2, 1865- August 2, 1923
In Office: March 4, 1921 to August 2, 1923
Willam Harding began his political career after winning the election to the Ohio senate, he later became Ohio's lieutenant governor, but in 1906 he lost his chance for governor after his speech nominating Taft for a second term as President. In 1914 he was elected senator, until his presidential inauguration in 1921. Harding defeated the Democratic candidate in what was described at that time as the largest landslide of that time. This election also happened to be the first in which women were allowed to vote as they had been given the right with the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
In office he conserved a pro-business , conservative republican agenda.He lowered taxes particularly wealthy individuals and large corporations.  His presidential term was overshadowed by the misconduct of some of the people that he surrounded himself with while in office. He was popular while he was in office, but after his death America learned of the corruption that happened within his administration. One of the most famous scandals of this event was, The Teapot Dome Scandal, committed by Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, who rented out public lands to oil companies in exchange for personal loans and gifts. Harding himself was accused of drinking in the White House, which violated the 18th Amendment, and of having extramarital relationships. This misfortunate chain of events led to the disgrace of his reputation and his name.  In hindsight, historians now rank William Harding as one of the worst presidents of all time.
                                                                                                                                                     https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/warren-g-harding                                                 ]]> 2018-04-23 00:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254202758 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254204309 Calvin Coolidge: July 4, 1872 to January 5, 1933
In Office: August 2, 1923 to March 4, 1929
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th U.S. president proceeding William G. Harding.
 His presidency followed Harding's, which was riddled with scandal. Cooling led the United States throughout the "Roaring Twenties." He was nicknamed "Silent Cal" for quiet and steadfast nature. He cleaned up the rampant of corruption that was left behind by Harding's administration. He also provided a model of respectability for America during as it underwent a fast-paced modernization. Some of his laissez-faire practices contributed to the economic problems that broke out during the Great Depression. He was responsible for appointing a special counsel to investigate the Teapot Dome Scandal. His reputation for being honest and having integrity helped to restore American's faith in the government. His policies in office were guided by his beliefs in a small government and private enterprises. Coolidge set high tariffs on imported good to protect American businesses, as well as opposing the United States' entry into the League of Nations. During this era he served as a "father" figure, he provided an old- fashioned responsibility and virtue. After nearly a year of his departure from the White House, the stock market crashed. Although he was credited with the prosperity of the 1920s, he took some responsibility for the stock market crash. The crash hurt his reputation and public opinion about his policies. He is often referred to as a "bridge" between the early 1920s prosperity and the 1930s Great Depression.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/calvin-coolidge]]> 2018-04-23 00:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254204309 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211375 Herbert Hoover: August 4, 1874 to October 20, 1964
In Office: March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933
Herbert hoover became the 31st president proceeding Calvin Coolidge. Hoover was the Republican candidate, who promised to continue peace and prosperity to the nation. Seven months after taking office though, on October 24, 1929, the stock market crashed in the United States. The economy dropped so bad, it signaled the start of the Great Depression. Nationwide unemployment rates rose from 3 to 23 percent in the matter of only four years. Many Americans lost their homes, jobs, businesses, and savings. The problem was so bad that people had to wait in long lines to receive food and lived in filthy run-down towns called Hoovervilles. Banks and businesses failed as well. His response to the Great depression crisis was guided by his conservative views. He feared that federal intervention would jeopardize capitalism and individualism , he also believed in a limited government role. A few of the various measures that he introduced to stimulate the economy, would later become the key components of relief efforts. The Depression continued and worsened throughout his presidency and critics called him out for being indifferent to the suffering of the American people because they saw no efforts from his part to try and resolve the situation. He failed to secure a second-term election and was defeated by democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt introduced many relief efforts for the American people, later called a New Deal for the American people. After leaving office Hoover became one of Roosevelt's critics. He wrote articles and books about his conservative views and the dangers of giving the federal government too much power. By the time he died, public opinion regarding him had grown  more favorable. The Great Depression continued for eight more years after Hoover left the White house despite Roosevelt's continuous efforts to help restore the economy and prosperity of America. This causing for some historians to be more sympathetic towards Hoover regarding his presidency.

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/herbert-hoover]]> 2018-04-23 01:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211375 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211426 Teapot Dome Scandal: April 7, 1922
Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, leased public federal lands to oil corporations in exchange for personal loans and gifts, during the presidency of William G. Harding. Fall secretly granted these lands to Henry Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company, exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome reserves. Sinclair was not the only man that Fall granted those similar rights to, Edward L. Doheny of Pan American Petroleum Company was also secretly granted the rights for the Elk Hills and Buena Vista Hills reserves in California. When the lease contracts came under investigation, it was revealed that Fall and family members had received more $300,000 from both Sinclair and Doheny. Congress declared the leases fraudulent and immediately ordered president Harding to cancel the leases, and also ruled illegal Harding's transfer of power to Fall. Fall was later convicted of accepting a bribe in the Elk Hills negotiations and was sent to prison. Doheny and Sinclair were both acquitted of charges of bribery and criminal conspiracy, but Sinclair spent 6 and a half months in prison for contempt of court and contempt of the U.S. senate. The secretary of navy, Edwin Denby, who signed all of the leases, was actually cleared of all charges. Although the Teapot dome Scandal was huge, it had little effect on the Republican Party, as Calvin Coolidge was elected president in 1924.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Teapot-Dome-Scandal]]> 2018-04-23 01:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211426 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211589 Alexander Fleming returned from World War 1, to his research laboratory in London. The time he served at war showed him how serious a killer bacteria could be, and he became determined to find a cure.  One day he was arranging his lab which was a jumble because he had so much going on, and he began to move some of his petri dishes around, and discovered one dish that he had left open with bacteria and it had grown some mold on it which evidently he observed killed many of the bacteria. On this day,  February 14, 1929 Fleming introduced his mold product called Penicillin to cure bacterial infections. Although it was completely accidental, his discovery revolutionized medicine, because these agents, now called antibiotics, helped save many lives during World War II. The effect penicillin had on stopping diseases, was thrilling. The fast effectiveness of these drugs, gave them a great deal of publicity and let for people to call it a "miracle drug." Penicillin had such a great impact on the 1920s because it helped cure so many people, and till this day it continuous to help keep the population healthy.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/penicillin-discovered]]> 2018-04-23 01:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211589 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211752 On November 2, 1920 KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast. They chose that day because it was election day. KDKA was an outgrowth of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in order to expand their commercial operations in the radio industry. Westinghouse moved aggressively to establish itself as the number one radio station in the nation. KDKA was a huge success, and it inspired many other stations to start broadcasting. The radio industry influenced the 1920s because it caused an entry of mass communication in the United States. Which meant the development of a mass culture, because for example the same songs were heard across the nation, and news would travel faster.
http://ethw.org/KDKA,_First_Commercial_Radio_Station]]> 2018-04-23 01:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211752 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211794 The Traffic light with three-lens was invented by a a Detroit police officer, William Potts in 1920. It was installed in 1920 in the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues in Detroit.  A two colored traffic light already existed but the quick change from green to red, gave drivers little to no time to make a safe stop. This was noticed by officer Potts, which developed a three light traffic stop by adding the yellow, "caution," color. The yellow was created to give drivers that extra time to make a safe stop. Not only did this new tricolored traffic light impact and revolutionized the 20s but it still impacts modern times. It is still used till today worldwide. Many new innovations were added to Potts' invention but his famous three colors still remain in use.
http://www.marktraffic.com/traffic-lights-invented-by-william-l-potts.php]]> 2018-04-23 01:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211794 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211873 John T. Thompson invented the Tommy Gun in 1919. This submachine gun became famous during the Prohibition era, it became a signature weapon for many organized crime groups. It was very common as to see the gun . being used, as it was utilized by law enforcement officers as well as criminals. The Thompson, which was one of the many names for the gun, was favored by soldiers, law enforcement officials, criminals, and civilians for its large cartridge, accuracy, and fully automatic fire. The Thompson Submachine Gun was created by General John T. Thompson in an effort to replace the bolt action service rifles used back then. He found a financial backer, Thomas F. Ryan, and started the Auto-Ordnance Company for the purpose of developing his gun. Once in the works of . producing the gun, the project being titled the "Annihilator." The Thompson was used during World War II by the Allied troops. Troops used the gun in jungle patrols and ambushes, where it was preferred because of its firepower, but it was also criticized for its heavy weight and its poor reliability. Difficulties in supply led to its replacement by other submachine guns such as the Owens and the Austen.
The popularity of submachine guns by gangsters and other criminals in the 1920s and 1930s led the United States government to issue the National Firearms Act. This Act requires fully automatic gun owners to register their guns under the ATF. This law also placed various restrictions on these guns such as, their transport and possession. The original version of the gun is no longer manufactured today, but similar versions of it are. It is now considered to be a "collectors" gun, which are now thought to be priced at $11,000 and up. This gun influenced the 1920s because it was widely used by carious types of people, ranging from criminals like gangsters to World War II soldiers, and it quickly became widely famous for its great power compared to older rifles.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a25414/tommy-gun-thompson-submachine/]]> 2018-04-23 01:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254211873 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254213881 On August 12,1908 Henry Ford launched his infamous, in that time, Model T Ford. In 1903 Ford established his Ford Motor Company, and five years later he launched his revolutionary vehicle, Model T. "Tin Lizzie", a nickname that was given to the Model T, was a huge success. The vehicle was such a big success, that in order to fulfill the immense demand for it, he created another revolutionary and highly successful solution, the assembly line. The assembly line would allow ford to mass produce his cars by appointing one of his employees to do one specific job, in order to produce hundreds of the same pieces that would be put together to make the cars. The assembly line made it much quicker for Ford and his Company to keep up with large demands for the Model T. This new method was tremendously influential in the industry world and also helped keep costs of products low. By 1918, half of America's cars were Model Ts. Henry Ford greatly influenced he 1920s with his Model T and the assembly line. Many industries if not all of them began utilizing the assembly line in their companies as well, and by 1927 Ford Motor Company was the largest automotive manufacturer in the world. His company opened many plants and and operations around the world.

http://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/henry-ford-model-t.htm]]> 2018-04-23 01:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254213881 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254214383 The first oil well was found in Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada in 1858. The history of the Oil industry in the United States can be traced back to the early 19th century. By the 1920s the United States was referred to as the Oil Age. There was an oil boom in the U.S., which caused it to overtake the Roman Empire as the leader in petroleum output. In the 20s oil was cheap and available. By 1919 the oil industry created an agency called, the American Petroleum Industry, which in that time became a major force in the nations economy and business. As the United States became so dependent on cheap oil that the demand for it continuously rose for it. The Oil Industry not only influenced the 1920's, but still until today the U.S. consumes about two-thirds of the world's petroleum. Many historians argue that, oil should be considered the keystone of the standard of living in the United States.
https://www.history.com/topics/oil-industry]]> 2018-04-23 01:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254214383 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254214894 On January 16, 1919 the 18th Amendment was rarified, which prohibited the making, transporting, and the drinking of alcohol in the United States. In the late 1800s, movements across the nation began for the prohibition of alcohol, but it wasn't until 1919 that the 18th amendment was passed. In 1873 the Women's Temperance Movement allied with an even more powerful group called the Anti-Saloon League called for the abolition of the sale of alcohol. In 1906 the ASL led a new call for prohibition, but this time it was at a state level. The group used speeches, advertisements, and public demonstrations, they tried to convince people to join their fight against alcohol. They were pretty successful that by 1916, 23 out 48 states had anti-saloon legislations. That same year, after the congressional election, "dry" members, which were those who were in favor of prohibition, won two-thirds of the votes majority against "wet," those who were in opposition of the prohibition of alcohol, in the U.S. Congress. The following January the 18th amendment was passed.  Prohibition proved to be very difficult to manage and enforce, as it failed to have eliminated crime and other social problems. The opposite happened, it rose organized crime rates because it led to the public to illegally produce bootleg alcohol. A large number of Americans came to blame prohibition for the moral decay and disorder, and began to quickly condemn its dangerous infringement on the freedom of the individual. On December 5, 1933 Congress ratified the 21st amendment which repealed the 18th. A couple of states continued prohibition in 1933, but by 1966 all of them had abandoned it. The 18th and 21st amendments greatly influenced the 1920s because it prove that alcohol consummation could not be controlled by the government.
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xviii
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxi]]> 2018-04-23 01:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254214894 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254214980 Consumerism began in the early 1920s because of its great prosperity. it was the idea that Americans should continue to buy goods in outrageous numbers. People bought items in large quantities, such as, automobiles, washing machines, sewing machines, and radios. These "outrages" purchases were made because people were given the chance to buy many items at one time without having to pay at full price at that time, the plan would be that they could pay them off at a later time in small monthly payments. This became a major reason that Americans did not have any savings. Consumerism became a major influence in the 20s because, so many people believed that they were going to continue to be very prosperous. This indefinitely led to the Great Depression in the late 20s and began in the 1930s.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-7/apush-1920s-america/a/1920s-consumption]]> 2018-04-23 01:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254214980 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215064 Jazz music became a staple in the 1920s. Also called the Jazz Age, the 20s was led by jazz music. Louis Armstrong born on August 4, 1901, became probably the world's most famous influential musician in the United States. By the end of the 20s he had played around the world with nearly every famous jazz musician. Armstrong is known as the foundation of jazz. He in many ways was responsible for popularizing the genre of jazz throughout the world. He influenced many young African-American jazz artists that came after him, they would talk about his importance, as he opened may doors for them. He died on July 6, 1971 To this day Jazz music remains very popular in the United States. .
https://www.biography.com/people/louis-armstrong-9188912]]> 2018-04-23 01:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215064 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215109 The Flapper, was a term used to describe the new woman of the 1920s. These new woman broke away from the traditional Victorian or conservative views. They wore short skirts, usually had short hair, wore excessive makeup, smoked, drank, partied, and treated sex as a casual thing. The term originated from Great Britain, and it was used to describe young teenage girls whom hadn't reached womanhood.  Flappers became icons of the Roaring Twenties. The Flapper lifestyle ended after the Wall Street Crash, and following The Great Depression. Flappers influenced the 1920s by changing the image of women, they were more liberal and strived away from the "boring" good girl image of women during that time period. Although they helped liberate most woman, it also had negative effects. Some men thought flappers were unfit to marry because of their erotic and dangerous lifestyle choices. Many historians argue that the flappers helped to ultimately lead into the direction of the fight for women's roghts.
 https://www.thoughtco.com/flappers-in-the-roaring-twenties-1779240]]> 2018-04-23 01:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215109 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215173 Amos N' Andy's show became an American phenomenon in the 1920s. The show released its very first radio episode on March 19, 1928. The show was the first comedy series to be aired on radio in the 1920s. It quickly gained popularity throughout the nation. It was written and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. These two actors played the role of two African American men, whom in that time dominated the country's listening habits for 15 minutes, five days a week, but also significantly dominated their daily lives and habits.When the show moved to television, African American men took the roles of the characters and white characters were infrequent. The show greatly influenced the 20s because the show did not pretend to address all social repercussions of humorous depictions of African Americans in the mass media, but it did provide a well represented analysis of the history in that time period.

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/07/books/what-was-it-about-amos-n-andy.html]]> 2018-04-23 01:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215173 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215226 The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866, but in the 70s Congress passed a legislation that was designed to curb the Klan's terrorism against African Americans and non-white people. After a long period of decline from the group, it arose again in the 1920s. They began burning crosses and staging rallies against Catholics, African Americans, Jews, and organized labor. The Ku Klux Klan organized themselves with the beginning of the post-Civil War Reconstruction. The Ku Klux Klan dedicated themselves to an underground campaign against Republican leaders and voters regardless of race in order to reverse the policies of Radical Reconstruction and restore white supremacy in the south. As African Americans won elections, and because of this they became victims of violence , and at least 7 out the 10 African American legislatures were killed. The group was revived in 1915, inspired by their romantic view of the old south and Thomas Dixon's book "The Clansman." The organization took as its symbol a burning cross, it held rallies, parades and marches. At its peak in the 1920s the Klan had exceeded 4 million group members nation wide. The Great Depression in the 1930s caused a depletion of the organization and a brief dismembership in 1944, but the civil rights movements in the 1960s saw another resurrection of the KKK.The KKK had huge impact in the 20s because it had great success in spreading their ideology as they gained millions of supporters in that time period. It was such an important impact that even after its downfall in the 30s it came back and regained power and supporters in the 1960s.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/

]]> 2018-04-23 01:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215226 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215719 The 20s had many great and prosperous ideas and conquests, but there were also some setbacks in the political and economical worlds, yet the 20s helped to influence a lot of changes that were yet to come in the United States. The population was greatly influenced by each and every part that made up the United States. Changes happened that were beneficial to the world that we now live in , in the United States. In my opinion the 20s helped the United States innovate itself for the better, one example of this was the great influence of the flappers. The flappers ultimately led women to fight for their rights in later years to come. Overall the 1920s had many great qualities that forever have impacted the United States.]]> 2018-04-23 01:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/254215719 denise_salomon7 https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/255054729 2018-04-24 23:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_salomon7/6etcygvw9lbp/wish/255054729