The Roaring 20's by Dean Gomez https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8 en-us 2017-02-18 16:40:11 UTC 2026-03-10 01:25:39 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. 1920's Timeline 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154749406 https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Rl6Yf-cCnp_jo1stX5VVp4BBfaIsSt4QqxTTfDdS0vM/edit]]> 2017-02-18 16:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154749406 2. Americanism 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154764289 Americanism is an expression that is characteristics of English and its allegiance to the traditions, institutions, and ideals of the United States. Three examples are immigrants and their restriction, nativism, and the Ku Klux Klan.
 
]]> 2017-02-18 22:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154764289 3. Strikes after WWI 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154814239 "Save Sacco and Vanzetti" Protest in London 
Two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were charged with the murder of a paymaster in
South Braintree, Massachusetts. They were convicted and eventually sentenced to death.  August 23, 1927, a widespread of protests in the United
States and around the world, Sacco and Vanzetti, still proclaiming their innocence, died in the electric chair.
Some other strikes were The 1919 Seattle General Strike and Mutt & Jeff, On Strike. 

]]> 2017-02-19 18:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154814239 4. Palmer Raids 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154820390 Mitchell Palmer conducted a series of raids against groups suspected of radical communists. Most union workers were targeted and got arrested or deported. The Palmer Raids turned out very unsuccessful. ]]> 2017-02-19 20:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154820390 5. Sacco and Vanzetti Case 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154821568 This case drew national wide attention. A man named Mike Boda was involved and suspected, however he fled to Italy. His two colleagues Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Both seeing that this case would be a battle, they started to drum up support from left wing with claims that the prosecution was politically motivated. In the end both were sentenced to execution.  ]]> 2017-02-19 20:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154821568 6. KKK 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154823207 In the 1920's the Ku Kulx Klan made a major rebirth because they were unhappy with the way America's culture was changing. The Klan moved in many states to dominate local and state politics. Their presence was known across the country as "Invisible Empire." 

]]> 2017-02-19 20:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154823207 7. Immigration Policies 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824021 The National Origins Act of 1924 was a law that restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that discriminated against immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and excluded Asians. Admissions into the U.S was determined by ethnic identity and national origin.

]]> 2017-02-19 20:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824021 8. Scopes Trial 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824096 The state of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes nicknamed, The Scopes Monkey Trail, was a legal case in 1925 involving a substitute high school teacher John T Scopes when he was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act. Which made is illegal to teach human evolution in any government funded schools. He was found guilty but the verdict was overturned. ]]> 2017-02-19 20:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824096 9. Prohibition 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824204 The 18th Amendment prohibited sale or transport of alcohol. The Prohibition made brewing and distilling illegal, expanded state and federal government, inspired new forms of sociability between men and women, and suppressed of immigrant and working-class culture. President Hoover called it "the novel experiment" ending with the nation failing miserably. 

]]> 2017-02-19 20:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824204 10. Al Capone 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824236 A Chicago bootlegger who made millions selling illegal liquor. He was also responsible for many brutal attacks one famous one know as St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929.

]]> 2017-02-19 21:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824236 11. Calvin Coolidge 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824292 The 30th President of the United States of America 1923-1929. One of his famous quotes "A man who builds a factory, builds a temple" implies that that in order to build strong factories employers need and employees and vice versa. The future businesses and government in the 1920's would be prosperous, however they will be conflicts because of the 18th amendment.  

]]> 2017-02-19 21:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824292 13. Charles Lindbergh 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824361 An American aviator, engineer , and Pulitzer Prize winner. He was famous for flying solo across the Atlantic. He used his fame to promote the development of aviation. Lindbergh helped American gain confidence in air travel. 

]]> 2017-02-19 21:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824361 14. Radio Broadcast 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824438 http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG00/3on1/radioshow/1920radio.htm
This radio broadcast during the 1920s was rare for people to hear because of the radio receivers at the time. The radio became a product mass market. Since the demand of radios increased so did the number of radio stations. It was hard because many radio stations overlapped each other, trying to compete to be on air. The radio changed American society because it made for easier news, music, and entertainment.]]> 2017-02-19 21:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824438 15. The Jazz Singer 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824532 The film was a "talkie" which was the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized sound and it started the decline of silent films. This movie was racist because it features characters with black face meaning that European Americans would wear grease paint on their faces. 

]]> 2017-02-19 21:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154824532 12. Ford Model T 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154825147 Was the first affordable car built by Henry Ford. It was an only black car that was sturdy and reliable. Henry Ford was a strong believer that Jews were the problem in the world that led him to conduct a campaign against them.

]]> 2017-02-19 21:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/154825147 16. Dr. Sigmund Freud 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155336584 Freud was the "father of psycho analysis." He studied the sexual scientific of the human body. Freud and Margaret Sanger, creator of Planned Parenthood, were the sexual revolution creators of the 1920s. Sanger provided health for women and believed in birth control. 

]]> 2017-02-22 01:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155336584 17. National Women's Party 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155339257 Alice Paul, Emmeline Panhurst, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, were few of the many women fighting for their suffrage. This group's desire was to get all woman the right to vote. 

]]> 2017-02-22 01:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155339257 18. Jazz Music 1920's 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155340315 Jazz music helped break down inequalities and racsim, creating social change. Speakeasies, illegal clubs the sold banned alcohol, gave different races of people a place to enjoy music together. Some famous musicians from then are Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Goodman, and Coleman Hawkins. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnc_kk63oJA]]> 2017-02-22 01:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155340315 19. Harlem Renaissance 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155341328 This was a cultural movement in Harlem, New York which was a prime destination for blacks. This was for African-Americans to take their rightful place in society and contribute their culture. Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday were the greatest contributors to this movement.

]]> 2017-02-22 01:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155341328 20. This Side of Paradise 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155342650 The "Lost Generation" was a group of writers and poets who lived during post WWI. The name was created because Ernest Hemingway wrote "you are all a lost generation" in his novel The Sun Also Rises to capture what it was like to live post WWI as the generation felt lost because their values were no longer relevant. 

]]> 2017-02-22 01:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155342650 21. Harding's Campaign 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343025 "Return to Normalcy" was proved to be seemingly materialistic and emotionally empty. Harding wanted to return to the way of life before WWI and return to normalcy was his campaign promise in his election in the 1920's. 

]]> 2017-02-22 01:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343025 22. Laissez Faire Economics 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343418 Being a conservative, Harding was against the Progressive Era and wanted to stay by older traditions and ways of life. He believed that the less we were involved in foreign affair the better. 

]]> 2017-02-22 01:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343418 23. HALT 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343526 2017-02-22 01:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343526 24. Herbert Hoover 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343793 Herbert worked endlessly to get out of the Great Depression by focusing on volunteerism to raise money and avoided using federal funds. 

]]> 2017-02-22 01:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343793 25. America Economy 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343892 This chart expresses the economy and its values overtime. It clears shows that in the 1920's the economy was bad because of the hole of the Great Depression. ]]> 2017-02-22 02:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155343892 26. 1920's Cartoon 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344293 This political cartoon was published to portray how Coolidge sees America flourishing because of the 18th amendment. ]]> 2017-02-22 02:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344293 27. 1920's Athlete 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344417 Joe Dimaggio quoted "A person doing his or her best becomes a natural leader,just by example." His example was most likely Babe Ruth Italian like him and an inspiring ball player like him. He was greatly influenced by the culture in the 1920s.
 ]]> 2017-02-22 02:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344417 28. Flapper 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344472 A Flapper is a woman from the 1920's who challenged standards of behaviors and focused on enjoying herself. They usually wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and listened to Jazz. 

]]> 2017-02-22 02:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344472 29. Song 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344575 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaz4Ziw_CfQ
This song describes how shes dealing with lost from the war. She goes over past letters seeing that her love is gone. She tried to commit suicide but doesn't because she thought of her family, however she still has the blues. ]]> 2017-02-22 02:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344575 30. Quote 1006505 https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344619 "The parties were bigger. The pace was faster, the shows were broader, the building were higher, the morals were looser, and the liquor was cheaper." F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. This describes the time period because of the prohibition of alcohol and Gatsby threw parties that were extravagant. F. Scott Fitzgerald was part of the Lost Generation so he can relate. ]]> 2017-02-22 02:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1006505/wm6cu11sl4o8/wish/155344619