https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel Amanda Lamb en-us 2018-01-10 13:42:26 UTC 2025-10-07 16:14:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png amanda4171 https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220151061 Cars were important in the 1920's because half of all Americans had one. The lower cost of Henry Fords  made it easier for someone to buy one. This is when the car investment increased due to the new debt era that had evolved. ]]> 2018-01-10 13:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220151061 amanda4171 https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220153536 During the 1920's, the KKK had been the largest private organization known at that time. Many had held the belief that whites were superior over all of the other races. Even Asians were forbidden in America due to the phrase, "America should stay American". ]]> 2018-01-10 13:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220153536 amanda4171 https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220156710 Government corruption played a big role in the 1920's. 
Emanating from the secure relationship between business and government were a seemingly endless array of scandals and allegations of corruption. ]]> 2018-01-10 13:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220156710 amanda4171 https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220157860 Women in the 1920's started having a bit more freedom. They were granted the right to vote, work more, go into war, and even smoke cigarettes in public. This was a big step in how women were viewed and treated. ]]> 2018-01-10 14:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220157860 amanda4171 https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220159113 The Harlem Renaissance was big in the 1900's. Even though, the KKK was big at this time, African Americans grew to be socially acceptable. This new movement led to the idea that everyone is equal, and that the color of your skin doesn't determine your worth. ]]> 2018-01-10 14:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda4171/gmpqs8lobdel/wish/220159113