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Ch. 12: The Roaring Twenties. African Americans- moved North for economic reasons and to get away from the racism in the South “ Return to Normalcy”- campaign slogan of Warren G. Harding (R) in 1920. Harding and the “Ohio Gang”. Conservative “laissez faire” attitude
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Ch. 12: The Roaring Twenties • African Americans- moved North for economic reasons and to get away from the racism in the South • “Return to Normalcy”- campaign slogan of Warren G. Harding (R) in 1920
Harding and the “Ohio Gang” • Conservative “laissez faire” attitude • Teapot Dome Scandal- like Pres. Grant members of his cabinet were involved in scandals • Died in office in 1923
Prosperity under Coolidge • Did very little as president • “Business of America is business” which reflects a laissez faire • Farmers suffered from overproduction and low prices
Wealth of the 1920’s • Rich got richer • Minorities suffered along with farmers
Stock Market Soared • Bull Market- when the price of stocks rise drastically • Stock market rose drastically • Most had some money invested which later led to problems
Buying of Goods • Henry Ford- Model T 1st popular and affordable automobile • Assembly Line- cars placed on a line and people do the same thing over and over
Installment Buying • Buying on credit like a credit card • Most people overextended their credit which led to problems • People began to move to the suburbs and commute into the cities
Entertainment • Charlie Chaplin- movies • The Jazz Singer- 1st talking movie • Babe Ruth- baseball • Jack Dempsey- boxing • Bobby Jones- golf
Charles Lindbergh- flew the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic in 1927 • Red Grange- football • People had the time and money to enjoy these leisure activities
Constitutional Issues • KKK- grew in numbers • Immigration greatly limited with the Quota Acts of 1924 • People were afraid of anarchist and revolutionaries
Sacco & Vanzetti • Two foreign born immigrants • Accused of murder and robbery • Sentenced and killed on very little evidence • Immigrants and anarchist was the real reason they were convicted
18th Amend- Prohibition • Manufacturing and sale of alcohol was prohibited • Rise of organized crime • Bootleggers-supplied alcohol • Speakeasies- illegal bars
Prohibition failed miserably • Unpopular laws are difficult if not impossible to enforce • 21st Amend- repealed prohibition
Scopes (Monkey Trial) • John T. Scopes- accused of teaching Darwin's theory of evolution (illegal in Tenn.) • Trial gained national atten. • Religion vs. Science • Found guilty & fined $100
Changing Cultural Values • Fad- popular for a short time • Flappers- young women who wore short hair & skirts, smoked and drank
Women’s Changing Role • 19th Amend- women get the right to vote • Women begin to work outside the home • Teachers, secretaries, clerk etc.
Harlem Renaissance • Encouraged African Americans to take PRIDE in their culture • Langston Hughes- popular poet of the Renaissance • Jazz became very popular