https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o information about the 1920s en-us 2018-04-24 20:27:01 UTC 2026-03-22 19:48:54 UTC hello@padlet.com lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255026759 The 1920s, also known as the roaring 20s, was a time of republicans in office, nationalistic and fundamentalist movements, and changing social conventions. While the American public enjoyed the prosperity of the times, they were ultimately scared of radicals and immigration. This causes americans to close off the country to immigration to an extent.

]]> 2018-04-24 20:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255026759 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255026809 the ideas and innovations of the 1920s were things that characterized the public and the things that they did. They also were some of the most important things that affected society and things that we still love and use today. ]]> 2018-04-24 20:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255026809 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255026852 Economics in the 1920s changed drastically from the begging to the end. it Began with many people being prosperous and having good money to the stock market crashing, making the economy go in a downward spiral and changing the way millions of americans lived. ]]> 2018-04-24 20:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255026852 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255029443 As the 29th president of the United states, Warren G. Harding served in office from 1921 to 1923. He was considered one of the most corrupt president of the United States. His presidency was shadowed by many political crimes involving his cabinet members and other government officials. Though, he was not directly involved in the crimes mentioned. 

In 1920, Harding won the general election by a surprising landslide with the popular votes with his main idea of the "return to normalcy", which is the reason he won over the public, after World war I (1914-1918). He favored pro-business politics and agreed with limited immigration ideas as well.

After an abruptly shocking death in 1923, Harding was soon replaced by Vice president, Calvin Coolidge. Shortly after his death many of the corrupt things he had done came to the public's attention, such as the Teapot Dome scandal and other instances of corruption involving him , ruining his reputation as a great leader.  

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In the beginning of World War I, hoover devoted his time to humanitarian work, helping over 120,000 stranded tourists return to Europe from America. Because of his major help, president Woodrow Wilson appointed him as head of the Food Administration, during this time, he influenced many americans to stop eating meat in order to ensure the steady supply of food to the armed forces at the time.

His success in this type of work earned him a spot as secretary of commerce under President Harding and Coolidge. He took office in 1929 and served during the hardest time to date in america, the Great Depression. He had to deal with the previous presidents policies contributing ultimately to the cause of the Great Depression, which was when the stock market crashed. Hoover was widely seen by many americans as callous and insensitive towards the major suffering of many americans. ]]> 2018-04-24 20:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255029652 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255029844 when Warren G. Harding died abruptly, as vice president, Calvin Coolidge took his spot as the president of the united states in 1923. Coolidge, who was a former republican governor, cleaned up Harding's mess and corruption. He was a pro-business conservative who wanted to make several tax cuts and also wanted to limit the government's spending. Sadly, some of his laissez-faire policies aided in the outbreak of the Great Depression. 

In 1924, Coolidge ran for the presidency, and his reputation of integrity and honesty helped him secure his spot in the white house. His strong belief in private enterprise and small government influence many of the policies. He was also the reason that the US rejected being a part of the League of Nations. He kept his popular reputation throughout the years of the 1920s.

]]> 2018-04-24 20:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255029844 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255029924 Bootlegging was a huge part of the 1920s, due to the fact that prohibition was a huge part of the 1920s as well because of the fact that the eighteenth amendment caused it. It was intended to help benefit the populations for the greater good but it in turn created crime. 

People were in need of their alcohol and would do anything possible to get it. Bootlegging then became a popular practice from 1920 to 1933. In fact, drinking became even more desired and popular in the american public as it was now outlawed. Organized crime, illegal production and distribution became a huge problem in the country. 

Although the recreational usage of alcohol was prohibited, loopholes were still being found. Some americans got doctors prescriptions for Whiskey to help with medical issues. 

Along with the organized crime of bootlegging, came gangs. Some parts of the country were controlled by specific gangs that sold their own, manufactured alcohol, to the public of that area, preventing others from cashing in on their profit of the addicted public. If another group tried to take a part of their profit, most of the times fights would break out and people would be thrown in jail, or worst case scenario, died due to this. ]]> 2018-04-24 20:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255029924 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255030068 The 19th amendment was one of the most influential amendments in the constitution. This amendment allowed women the right to vote. The public was extremely happy and Women soon began exercising their right to vote and gave them a actual voice in what happened in their country. Some men were not happy that they were not the only people in the household that actually had a right to vote now and that women were slowly coming out of oppression. ]]> 2018-04-24 20:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255030068 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255421331 The Palmer Raids happened in 1919 and 1920 and were a series of abusive law-enforcement raids and violent acts that were directed at radicals and anarchists. These raids light up a livid debate about our constitutional rights. 

Since the raids continued for quite some time, the police began to pull people out of their home. The majority of the time the officers did not have arrest warrants.  around 1,000 people were detained and 75% of them were released in 1919.  

in 1920, more raids began happening which resulted in the arresting of 3,000 people unlawfully. Many of the State attorney's believed that Palmer had paid off local targets and took them in a day early in hopes to achieve the desired arrests. 

The abusive practices of law enforcements included starvation of men for close to a week in a small, windowless room at the top of a federal building. At Fort Wayne, they were tortured during questioning, Often having their family members assaulted in front of them in hopes of provoking information out the the detained people. 

The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, was created to directly stop the Palmer Raids from happening. This union challenged the Sedition Act. They also took on cases from immigrants who had been victims of the Palmer Raids. 

Palmer tried to defend his actions in court but was soon defeated by a group of lawyers and judges who said that due process had been disregarded and that his actions had caused further damage. ]]> 2018-04-25 19:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255421331 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255427918 By the late 1800s, prohibitionist groups have rallied against the production, distribution, and usage of alcohol. They have claimed that alcohol leads to recklessness, drunkenness, and Americans being a threat to their very own nation. 

Because of the immense amount of distress that the public had against intoxication drinks, congress decided to finally make the production, sale, and use of alcohol illegal in the United States. Congress had hopes that this would solve the problem of high crime in the United States and problems, when, to their surprise, did the opposite. This law proved to be extremely difficult to control as americans were finding every way possible to get their fix, including bootlegging and illegal bars and pubs.

]]> 2018-04-25 20:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255427918 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428166 On October 29, 1929, a devastating event happened on Wall Street, The Stock Market crash. Investors had traded around 16 million shares that day, and Billions of dollars were lost. As a result of this the Great Depression occured(1929-1939), this was the deepest and longest lasting economic struggle in the history of the world at that time. 

After this, stock prices could only increase, due to this, there was a considerable amount of recovery in a few weeks, thought the country was far from being stable in the stock market again. The crash of the Stock Market was not the only reason for the Great Depression, but it did a lot to excel it. 

President, Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted relief and reform measures which helped lessen the effects of the Great Depression on the American public. The economy did not fully recover from this event until after World War II in 1945. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428166 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428185 The League of Nations aimed to improve peoples lives and jobs, stop wars, and encourage the disarmament of nations and enforce the Treaty of Versailles. 

They were quite successful in their work in the 1920s. They stopped border disputes from turning into wars and also improved peoples lives. They took around 400,000 Prisoners of War home to their countries and set up refugee camps after the war between Greece and Turkey. Their health committee worked against the spread of Malaria and Leprosy. 

Though they had many successes, they also had failures. They sometimes did not do well in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles, which was one of their main goals when they established themselves. They also failed to stop wars when powerful nations were involved, rendering themselves useless to their mission.

]]> 2018-04-25 20:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428185 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428619 Society in the 1920s was quite different than society today. They were making so many revolutions and new inventions that shaped the way that society perceived the United States as a whole. The 20s was a very prosperous time with lots of fun and parties in the public, as well as patriotism. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428619 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428767 Yankee stadium was a huge staple in american society that affected the american public as it gave them a beautiful structure to watch their favorite game at, Baseball. The stadium was built in 1923 and was open to the public for use. This was before the Great Depression hit the public. The stadium provided many fun times and also provided much needed entertainment for the entertainment starved public. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428767 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428829 The great gatsby was written by author F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s and was a great visual representation of that time period. He wrote about the prosperity and parties of that time and it sold millions due to the fact that the people were so interested in reading about Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428829 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428887 Mickey Mouse was one of the first cartoon characters to ever premiere on television and create such a huge impact and empire as he has today. His creator was Mr. Walt Disney himself who later went on to create one of the biggest television empires known today, Disney Channel. Mickey Mouse if the fictional mouse character that started it all. He came to life on 1928 and starred in over 130 films. He then got his own cartoon strip in his paper with his friends Minnie and Pluto. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255428887 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429028 The first electronic television was created in 1927 by a 21 year old, Philo Taylor Farnsworth, and completely changed the american public. The invention of the television granted the public access to see what was happening in other part of the world and the country. Soon after it was made it was being manufactured and produced all over the country and was then in everyones homes. This became a staple in American society, everyone had one. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429028 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429082 Dr. Fleming discovered penicillin when he returned from a holiday in 1923. He noticed that one of the bacteria in the petri dishes containing colonies of Staphylococcus, a bacteria that causes sore throats and abscesses was unusual. He later discovered that in that dish was a bacteria called penicillin which cured that. The discovery revolutionized the medicinal world and changed the amount of sick people in the US and worldwide. This discovery paved the way for many others like it. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429082 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429105 The world series was among one of the first things that were ever broadcasted on the radio. Thousands of americans listened in on the game that couldn't attend themselves . The radio was new technology that entrianced the public. it was invented by Guglielmo Marconi Marconi and was the first practical radio that was widely used by the public, many people used this to listen to news and baseball broadcasts from yankee stadium. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429105 lacey_pender https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429131 Ford company was established in june 6, 1903 but became a huge part of society in the 1920s. The most popular model that was sold was the Model T, made from 1908 to 1927, and the 1924 Chrysler Model B-70. Many Americans showed pride driving these cars around town a they were an american owned company and all of the money they made went right back into the american economy. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lacey_pender/86bat0jllz7o/wish/255429131