https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz en-us 2023-02-27 17:46:41 UTC 2026-02-12 06:56:56 UTC hello@padlet.com allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501564389 Red Scare is the promotion of a widespread fear of the rise of communism and immigrants. This was caused by the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia which led many to fear that immigrants intended to overthrow the United States government.]]> 2023-03-02 18:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501564389 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501565456 Isolationism is a policy of remaining apart from interest of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries. The policy of Isolationism in the 1920’s attempted to isolate the United States from the affairs of other countries by avoiding foreign entanglements, not entering into alliances, and limiting foreign competition through imposing high import tariffs. ]]> 2023-03-02 18:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501565456 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501567323 Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., son of famous aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was kidnapped about 9 pm on March 1, 1932 from the nursery on the second floor of the Lindbergh home in New Jersey. In September of 1934, a German immigrant named Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for the crime. After a very long trial, he was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death.]]> 2023-03-02 18:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501567323 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501568857 A skyscraper is a very tall building with many stories. During the 1920’s, skyscrapers began to grow in height due to improvements in technology. Steel-frame structures had become more efficient and improvements in elevator design made taller buildings easier to ascend. ]]> 2023-03-02 18:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501568857 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501569999 An airplane is a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. During the 1920’s, airplane designs improved tremendously. The advancements of airplanes made them much more reliable because they could fly longer distances and carry more weight. Also during the 1920’s, The first planes designed exclusively for passengers came about which changed the future of travel for forever. ]]> 2023-03-02 18:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501569999 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501573970 A radio is the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages. During the 1920’s, the radio was a huge source of entertainment for many people. In about a decade, the radio grew from just 5 stations to over 600. The radio was about to bridge the divide in American culture from coast to coast. ]]> 2023-03-02 18:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2501573970 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503115260 The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected socialists, especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States. In the raids, arrest greatly exceeded the number of warrants that had been obtained from the courts and many were arrested just because they had a foreign accent.]]> 2023-03-03 20:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503115260 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503115960 The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States. Because immigrants from certain countries tend to settle in areas with established networks of others from their home country, some U.S. labor markets were more “exposed” to the 1920s immigration quotas than others.]]> 2023-03-03 20:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503115960 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503116355 In the “roaring twenties,” Al Capone ruled an empire of crime in the Windy City: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, “protection” rackets, and murder. For many years, law enforcement was unable to charge or track down Al Capone. On June 5, 1931, Capone was indicted for 22 counts of federal income-tax evasion for the years 1925 through 1929. On June 12 Capone and others were charged with conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws for the years 1922 to 1931.]]> 2023-03-03 20:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503116355 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503116657 Charles "Lucky" Luciano is an American mobster who split New York City into five crime families, heading the Genovese crime family himself. On June 6, 1936, Luciano was convicted of 62 charges of compulsory prostitution; he was sentenced to 30 to 50 years in state prison. Luciano turned over leadership of the national Commission to Frank Costello.]]> 2023-03-03 20:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503116657 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503116892 Chicago gangster George "Bugs" Moran was avChicago gangster. He left St. Paul at age 19 and moved to Chicago, where he soon hooked up with several of the city's street gangs and got a taste of the criminal underworld. He took to it readily, and before he was 21 he had been jailed three times. ]]> 2023-03-03 20:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503116892 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503117208 Talkies were nicknames given to movies with sound, which ended the era of silent films in Hollywood. Beyond revolutionizing how stories were told on screen, talkies changed the way films were produced and distributed. Since most theaters in the 1920s used live orchestras and not projected sound, they didn't have the equipment needed to play sound films.]]> 2023-03-03 21:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503117208 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503117870 During the 1920’s, Horse racing, golf, and tennis all had their fans. College basketball was still a young sport. Professional football and basketball were minor sports. This time period was the beginning of high level competitive sport and tremendous athletes began to emerge in every sport. ]]> 2023-03-03 21:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503117870 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118100 The Charleston was a very popular dance of the 1920s enjoyed by both young women (flappers) and young men of the "Roaring '20s" generation. The Charleston involves the fast-paced swinging of the legs and big arm movements. The Charleston is a dance named after the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. ]]> 2023-03-03 21:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118100 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118347 For most of the 1920s, Henry Ford's Model T dominated the sales charts. From 1920 through 1926, the Model T accounted for 47 percent of new-car sales. In 1921, an astounding 61 percent of the cars sold were Model T's. The rapid expansion of the automobile industry created jobs throughout the country and played a large role in sustaining the economic prosperity of the 1920s.]]> 2023-03-03 21:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118347 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118579 Speakeasy, also called blind pig or gin joint, place where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold, especially such establishments in the United States during Prohibition. Many Speakeasies operated under the guise of being a pharmacy and claimed alcohol was being sold for, “medicinal purposes.” Others used false books, coconut shells, garden hoses and even prams with their babies perched on top to transport the illegal liquor from one event to another. ]]> 2023-03-03 21:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118579 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118756 Babe Ruth was one of the most famous baseball players to ever exist. With 54 home runs in 1920 and 59 more in 1921, Ruth captured the attention of a nation. But, Ruth's legend was more than just numbers. He became an oversized symbol of America's power, a brilliant man with human flaws that made him seem more real than mythic.]]> 2023-03-03 21:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503118756 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503119027 In the early 20th century, at a time when matters surrounding family planning or women's healthcare were not spoken in public, Margaret Sanger founded the birth control movement and became an outspoken and life-long advocate for women's reproductive rights. She worked as a visiting nurse in the city's tenements and wrote about sex education and women's health. In 1914, Sanger's articles in The Woman Radical brought her a federal indictment for violating federal postal obscenity laws, prompting her to flee to England. ]]> 2023-03-03 21:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503119027 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503119317 Louis Armstrong is rightly celebrated as a master jazz trumpeter, but his distinctive gravelly-voiced singing also had a huge influence on later artists. His dedication towards improving his musical skills, and his positivity which allowed him to triumph over poverty and racism, almost single-handedly creating a new form of music. Louis Armstrong recorded hit songs for more than fifty years. ]]> 2023-03-03 21:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503119317 allisondalrymple https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503119520 Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle—victory took decades of agitation and protest.]]> 2023-03-03 21:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/allisondalrymple/axcmrimhnytlh2qz/wish/2503119520