Roaring Twenties by Patzy Pizano

2. Americanism

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- Began after WWI
-Extreme nationalism
- Anti-foreigners (especially Germans)

6. KKK

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After the Civil War, a group of Confederate veterans from Tennessee were infuriated because of the abolition of slavery. They believed strictly in white supremacy and aimed to push back the Reconstruction of African Americans. They became known as the Ku Klux Klan, a secret terrorist group.

11. Coolidge

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A company that is successful will become a legacy. By becoming a legacy, the man that had made the company would be remembered in history. The relationship between the government and businesses weren't necessarily close. As in, the businesses weren't regulated by the government and policies.

5. Sacco and Vanzetti

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Because they were Europeans, they were blamed of a crime, and were to be executed. The case soon became into a huge racial issue once it was leaked to the public. It was later found out after an investigation that the two were actually involved in the crime.

4. Palmer Raids

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In 1919, 36 bomb packages were mailed and frightened Americans. Months later, another bombing attack destroyed Palmer’s home, increasing the amount of fear. This led to the searching of homes.

3. Strikes

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Boston PD
-crime increased
-little success

-were fired by Coolidge
American Federation of Labor

-24 different unions

-more than 300 workers

-defeat of unions
1919 Seattle General Strike

-65,000 workers went on strike
-non-violent
-lasted 5 days
-viewed as radical

1. Time line

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1917-1929: Prohibition
1921-1922: Teapot Dome Scandal

1929-1930's: Stock Market Crash

8. Scopes Trials

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In 1925, Tennessee passed the Butler Act which prohibited the teaching of anything that denied the divine creation of man. Scopes, a high school teacher, taught his students about Darwin’s theory of evolution. In his trial, William Jennings Bryan was the prosecutor and Darrow defended Scopes’ case. Darrow was able to limit the punishment to a one hundred dollar fine. This case revealed that America in the 1920s was not accustomed to change.

9. Prohibition

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During the Prohibition age in the 1920's by Protestants, the daily lives of many became restricted. The Protestants wanted the lives of Americans to become better and free from vice, so they started to make certain policies to protect their communities from violence, drugs, and premateral sex. The production, the selling and liquor, specifically, led way for underground crime to grow.

10. Al Capone

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Al Capone worked with Torrio, his mentor, and were both careful with where their headquarters was located. After the Prohibition Act was passed, Capone became the most famous bootlegger and received attention from the media.When the candidate for mayor claimed that he was going to lessen the amount of corruption, Capone made sure that he did not become mayor, but by doing so, many lives were lost.

7. Immigration Policies

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Immigration policies in the US became strict. The National Origins Act in 1924 didn't allow more than 21% of immigrants in the US. Hostility in the American landscape grew once more towards different ethnic groups

12. Ford Model T

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Henry Ford made cars more accessible to the common man, instead of just the rich. The Ford Model T was affordable and well-built. Ford influenced production in the U.S. because isolated business owners, and farmers were able to travel into the city to sell their products. The rich considered him a “traitor.”

14. Radio Broadcast

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The invention of the radio allowed for people to listen to what they would watch in the theater, for example: orchestral music, and opera. The WLS Chicago was created by Sears-Roebuck & Co. in 1924 and was aimed to communicate with farmers.

16. Dr. Sigmund Freud

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The Sexual Revolution was the transition of clothes styles: from formal to flashy and move revealing. Dr. Sigmund Freud was a neurologist that took sex into consideration when examining a patient. Margaret Sanger, an activist, strived to allow women to have a choice of whether they should have children or not; she created birth control.

18. Jazz in the 20s

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Jazz music was a mixture of white music and music from the African American culture. African Americans were able to avoid racial discrimination based on music because the black and white had a common interest. Jazz resembled the rebellious side of America.

Top Jazz Musicians

1. Jelly Roll Morton
2. John Coltrane
3. Count Basie

20. The "Lost Generation"

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Originated after World War I
Made up of a group of ex-patriot writers and poets who left the U.S.
The most popular were Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and T. S. Eliot

28. Flappers

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Rebellious women who went against gender stereotypes. They bobbed their hair and wore short skirts; they also drank alcohol and smoked. Their actions were done to prove they were no different than men.

22.Laissez Faire Economics

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Harding's Conservative Economic Agenda
- "Return to normalcy"
- Let the economy run itself

24. Herbert Hoover

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Taft and Wilson focused more on change due to their title as the progressive presidents.

26. Political Cartoon

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The octopus describes all the chaos going on in that decade, including bootlegging and corruption.

30. The 20's In A Single Quote

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“The parties were bigger. The pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser, and the liquor was cheaper.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
It captures the 1920's because it explains that it was a time of industrialization, but since credit was introduced, Americans wanted to own as much as possible which lowered their morals. Drinking was gained through bootleggers, like Al Capone.

13. Charles Lindbergh

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In the late 1920's, Lindbergh was the first to make a solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic ocean. He later wrote a book about his flight over the Atlantic, and was greatly admired by Americans and Europeans. Because of his encouragement, for the Guggenheim to fund Robert H. Goddard's experiments, missiles and such were later created. He also encouraged aviation programs.

15. The Jazz Singer

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Motion pictures were brand new to many Americans in the 1920's and a brand new source of entertainment. However, these motion films were Silent Films, so when The Jazz Singer was released, it was a brand new experience and shock to the public.

17. National Women's Party

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The National Women's Party wanted women suffrage in a national level. They stood in front of the White House to make a statement during WWI and were arrested for being too radical.

19. Harlem Renaissance

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The Harlem Renaissance was the emergence of the African American culture. Jazz was created to express the feelings of many. Literature tied fables, legends, and history from Africa together. Art pieces were another form to tell stories and emotions. The three greatest contributors to the Harlem Renaissance were Zora Neale Hurston, Louis Armstrong, and Jean Toomer

29. Ain't Misbehavin'

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Ain't Misbehavin' by Fats Waller talks about a man that is waiting for his love. He is finally willing to commit. In the 1920's courtship and marriage were the ways of life. People wanted to be in love.

21. Harding

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Harding's Return to Normalcy was to stop the progress that had occurred during WWI and after. His policy would stop many of the Acts that had been passed to be possibly eliminated, The country would become reserved.

23. HALT

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25. American Economy

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In the 1920's, the economy was steadily growing and had minor setbacks. The production and consumption of products was strong.

27. Babe Ruth

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George Herman "Babe" Ruth was a star in baseball in the 1920's. He was declared to be the second most significant athlete of the 20th century, and was given the title of The Greatest Baseball Player of All Time by The Sporting News. In the 1920's, sports were a way for men to demonstrate their masculinity, but later became a spectator sport. Baseball became the country's favorite pass-time and football the national anthem.