https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf en-us 2023-02-27 19:53:00 UTC 2023-03-04 19:26:51 UTC hello@padlet.com bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2496971621 The Red Scare was a time of American fear of Communism following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. During the Red Scare, attorney general A. Mitchell Palmer, arrested thousands of Americans on the basis of race and nationality. The scare occurred throughout 1919 and 1920 and was marked by far-left radicalism.]]> 2023-02-27 20:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2496971621 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2496978166 Prohibition was the prevention of manufacturing, selling, and transporting alcohol through legislation. The 18th Amendment did not limit one's rights to consume or make alcohol for their own consumption. The Volstead Act defined an alcoholic beverage as anything with more than 0.5% alcohol in it.]]> 2023-02-27 20:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2496978166 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2498543424 On March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh Jr was abducted from the second floor of the Lindbergh house. The kidnapper demanded lots of money in ransom and never was satisfied with the payments. The baby was found dead, partially buried, and badly decomposed.]]> 2023-02-28 19:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2498543424 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2498555088 Skyscrapers were berthed in the last 2 decades of the 19th century. From 1930-1931, 3 of the tallest skyscrapers of the time were located in the middle of New York. There were the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building at 71 floors tall, then the Chrysler Building at 77 floors tall, and finally the Empire State Building at 102 floors tall.]]> 2023-02-28 20:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2498555088 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2498560618 World War 1 hastily catalyzed the development of airplanes to allow them to carry more weight and fly for much longer. The early 1920's airplanes were used for mail carrying because planes could travel very long distances but only with light loads. In 1927, the first airports were created with small and comfortable waiting rooms.]]> 2023-02-28 20:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2498560618 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2500101518 In the 1920's, many middle class Americans used the credit system which was basically a "buy now, pay later" system. Installment credit allowed for banks to start a home mortgage system in which you could pay for your home in increments. Roughly 60% of furniture and 75% of radios were bought through installment plans throughout the 1920's.]]> 2023-03-01 19:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2500101518 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2500109869 The Palmer Raids were a result of the Red Scare of 1919-1920. A. Mitchell Palmer conducted raids on many people suspected of aligning with socialism, anarchists, and communists. Anyone who was arrested with charges of communism were deported back to their home nation.]]> 2023-03-01 19:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2500109869 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503289817 The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed into the United States based on nationality. The quota for the act was roughly 2 percent of the population of the nationality in the US. This showed America's antiforeignism and Xenophobia.]]> 2023-03-04 04:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503289817 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503293549 The KKK was a hate group that committed crimes against people of different races. It was created in Tennessee and pushed back reconstruction. President Grant passed an act to suppress the clan.]]> 2023-03-04 04:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503293549 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503302743 Organized crime started as a result of Prohibition because it gave a racketeering option. The gangsters made millions per year by speakeasies. Some gangsters include Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and Bugs Moran.]]> 2023-03-04 05:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503302743 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503306266 Talkies were sound films that increased synchronized dialogue. Early movies with sound only included music and effects. It changed the film industry because it changed the way films were distributed because most theatres had orchestras and didn't have the necessary equipment to play talkies.]]> 2023-03-04 05:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503306266 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503591589 Popular sports in the 1920s were baseball, boxing, basketball, and football. Baseball and Boxing were the two most popular sports of the time. One of the most famous players at the time was Babe Ruth who played for the New York Yankees.]]> 2023-03-04 18:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503591589 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503595484 Cars were mainstreamed in the 1920s and it allowed families to consider owning a car. Manufacturers of cars had made a more efficient and safer way to make cars. Owning cars changed peoples lives with easy transportation to different cities.]]> 2023-03-04 18:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503595484 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503600365 Speakeasies were the places where alcohol were illegally sold during the Prohibition era. The saloons were given their name because you had to speak the password very quietly in order to not be heard by law enforcement. Organized crime quickly took the opportunity to exploit speakeasies for profit.]]> 2023-03-04 18:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503600365 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503604224 Babe Ruth was a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth was widely regarded as one of the greats of the sport of Baseball. He was a monumental figure in the 1920s and inspired many people and children.]]> 2023-03-04 18:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503604224 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503606771 The Teapot Dome Scandal was a scandal surrounding the leasing of oil reserves. The secretary of interior, Albert Fall, received benefits from the leasing of the oil. Albert Fall was receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in Liberty Bonds and loan repays.]]> 2023-03-04 19:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503606771 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503610006 The Harlem Renaissance was the revival of African-American culture centered in Harlem, New York. The revival included music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, and politics. It spanned through the 1920s and 1930s.]]> 2023-03-04 19:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503610006 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503611034 Louis Armstrong was a famous trumpet player. He originally played in the King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band and then went solo. He was one of the most influential figures of the time as he revolutionized the jazz genre.]]> 2023-03-04 19:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503611034 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503612033 On October 29, 1929, the share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. It spanned from September to mid November of 1929. It was a key and pivotal factor in the Great Depression which left the country's economy in ruins. ]]> 2023-03-04 19:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503612033 bryantshaw https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503614075 The 19th Amendment states that a person should not be denied the right to vote based on the sex of that person. The amendment had been fought for for decades by women and it was finally ratified on August 18, 1920. The campaign for women was a long one but this amendment finally gave them suffrage.]]> 2023-03-04 19:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bryantshaw/k5ux7vg6gsd4dixf/wish/2503614075