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Table of Contents

3. Tensions Uprising by Molly Ruden 4. Prohibition: Wets vs. Drys by Mackenzie Voigt 5. German Marks Lose Exponential Power-Inflation

Shows its Power by Kalen McClain 6. Charlie Chaplain Rising Star by Molly Ruden 7. Updates on Current Forms of Communication by

Kalen McClain 8. Postwar Disarmament by Kalen McClain 9. Evolution- the New Science? By Natalie Mullins 10. More and More Advertisement by Molly Ruden 11. Roaring Sports by Anthony Fletcher 12. Faster, Cheaper America? By Natalie Mullins 13. A Nation of Isolation by Anthony Fletcher 14. Transportation… It Seems the World is Getting

Smaller by Anthony Fletcher 15. Courtship to Dating by Mackenzie Voigt 16. Economic Boom by Mackenzie Voigt 17. Jazz- The New America by Natalie Mullins 18. Bibliography 19. Bibliography (cont.)

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Tensions Uprising 1922

Lately immigration tensions have been rising to extremes. A lot of Jewish and Catholic people have been coming to America. This is alarming the older Americans. They are competing for low wage jobs and room to live.

This social tension is due to backlash from Nativists and the KKK towards immigrants. With the immigrant surge threatening jobs and tainting the white Anglo-Saxon society, the idea of nativism is beginning to proliferate through the minds of our native born Americans.

What side will you take on this tension, do you care who lives in your community or do you not like people of different race or religion in your community? The newest law concerning our problem is the Immigration quota law. This law is limiting the annual number of immigrants to only 150,000 people. Are you agents or with this new law? The government will try to destitute the amount of people and different religions and life styles.

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1922 The 18th Amendment, which was meant to solve many of Americans’ problems, has been stirring up trouble since it’s ratification in 1920. This Amendment, also known as Prohibition bans the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol within the United States. It was said to have been solving drunkenness among family members and workers. This could then prevent poverty, violence, crime, and corruption. But this Amendment is seemingly causing more problems than it is preventing. Still, the ongoing battle between the Wets and the Drys remains. “Wets” are those who oppose prohibition and “Drys” are the supporters of prohibition. The disagreements between the two groups seem to never end. Although the 18th Amendment has caused many problems, there are still many people who support prohibition because of the morals that it promotes. Many of the Drys believe that drinking is not Christian. They think that by drinking alcohol, people are loosening the morals of society. The Wets couldn’t disagree more. These people argue that many normal Americans have become criminals because of the new Amendment. This argument goes back to how Prohibition has caused more problems like bootlegging and organized crime. Many of these things could be easily prevented if the cause had more funding. Although Prohibition is a popular idea among the United States Government, there is nowhere near enough funding to stop the illegal activity. The fact is that no matter what happens next, the debate about Prohibition will live on and even if the government takes a side, the problems may still develop. Maybe the real question is which side will you pick? Wet or Dry?

Prohibition: Wets vs. Drys

Mackenzie Voigt 4

German Marks Lose Exponential Power

Inflation Shows its Power

1923 Since the beginning of this year, The value of the

German frank has jumped from 4.6 million per dollar, to 4.2 TRILLION per dollar! We now see that inflation is truly limitless, spiraling Germany into poverty as she attempts to pay off debts from the Great War. Along with Germany’s economic failures, the United States has jumped its unemployment since the end of the Great War. Most economists believe that this sudden spike is due to the return of men to factories where women and minorities were the main labor force, and reclaiming their jobs.

Europe is scrambling to survive on a less than

sufficient economy, after huge debts for all countries, especially the allied powers has soared up since the war. The central powers are in a great deal of debt to the US, and the allied powers to the centrals. This web of debts is ruining economies spanning hemispheres!

As of the end of the Great War, the war industries

board has been dismantled, and there is no longer regulation upon war time product production, and while mass production is still very useful, there is no government authority supporting it anymore. The resolution of the board also sent many members of it into unemployment, contributing further to the unemployment issue.

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Charlie Chaplin Rising Star

1924

The new sensation Charlie Chaplin has been showing up in

more and more comedy films. His most recent film, The Gold Rush is

starting to reach the billboard highs. Seeking for gold in the mountains

the little tramp encounters some wild characters before falling in love

with the beautiful Georgia.

When Chaplin was growing up he lived in extreme poverty.

His mother Hanna Chaplin was the very one who inspired him to

become an actor. Chaplin started off his career when he joined Eight

Lancashire Lads. This led to many rewording roles even in Sherlock

Holmes!

We ask Charlie Chaplin why he wants to star in mainly

comedies and he replayed, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” So

there you go folks, Charlie Chaplin a hilarious, unexpected, and

energetic man. Don’t miss out on his next upcoming film, The Circus.

Molly Ruden 6

Updates on Current Forms of Communication

1924

By last year, around 3 million Americans had a radio of their very own.

Radios are being used to advertise, give news, and of course, play music. Ironically

enough, radio has become a very popular way for newspapers to advertise, among

other products. The reason many believe radios have become such a popular way

to advertise is because of their wonderful capabilities to advertise to massive

audiences, in a way much easier than ever before. Many radio stations are being

run today by non-profit organizations, such as colleges or universities.

Also in 1923, TIME magazine, was the first magazine ever to provide

world news. Some magazines are similar to TIME, as they are distributing news.

Before last year however, none were devoted to world news. Some recent

magazines have also started supplying information on popular culture.

Although many magazines did give some news, the biggest, best, and

greatest source of local news is via newspapers. Most newspapers in this day and

age are supplying news involving local deaths, which are all unfortunate, but

advertisements are also placed in newspapers. Because of their huge popularity,

newspapers are almost used as much as the radio for advertising purposes.

Kalen McClain 7

Postwar Disarmament

1924

Because of the treaty of Versailles, Germany was almost fully

disarmed. In order to do this, the allied powers made it so that the

treaty would force Germany down to a small force of 100,000 men, six

submarines, AND NOTHING ELSE! No subs! No tanks! Nothing else!

It took the IAMCC, (inter-allied military control commission) all of

three years to complete this massive task! From 1920 to 1923,

something like 1200 men checked every nook and cranny and fortress

and mansion in Germany for illegal firearms or other weapons. The

IAMCC was originally created for the sole purpose of disarming

Germany, among other countries that lost the great war. Other countries

with troop limits put in place include Austria and Hungary, as well as

Bulgaria, which had its entire military size limited, as oppose to just

troop number limits.

Kalen McClain 8

1925 Contrary to any former belief, evolution is now making its way to

people’s thought processes and day-to-day discussion. As many people remember, and you may as well, in 1859, Charles Darwin’s controversial book inspired many people to see the world around them in a different way. At the same time, it has caused even more people to become enraged that the literal interpretation of the Bible be questioned or contradicted.

In 1921, just four years ago, William Jennings Brian opposed

Darwin’s theory of “evolution,” or change, of the species, and he made speeches about “the Menace of Darwinism.” Although he agreed that the days might not be literal twenty-four hour days, he still opposed this new theory strongly. In this year, he also told us, “It is better to trust the Rock of Ages, than to know the true age of rocks; it is better for one to know that he is close to the Heavenly father, than to know how far the stars in the heavens are apart.

In the past year, the Butler Bill, prohibiting any theory denying the story of Divine Creation, was proposed, and then was approved. As many people will have heard by now, John Thomas Scopes, age 24, taught evolution in order to put this law to the test. He was brought before the court, testing the Government’s sincerity and lawfulness in this area. Determined guilty in less than ten minutes, Scopes’ last statement was “[I] only wanted to oppose the law in any way I can. Any other action would be a violation of my ideal of academic freedom. That is, to teach the truth as guaranteed in our constitution, of personal and religious freedom.”

Evolution: the New Science?

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1926 Since the recent mass production of lowering the cost

of goods more and more products have been available to people. But how do they get attention of people with their new products? You guessed it advertisements. Companies are advertising their products through radio, news papers, cinema, and even trough our television and you might not even notice it!

In the news papers and magazines advertisements are

usually bright and have an exciting caption like, “Your hair will grow back in weeks!” or “You will never get sick again!” Have you been fooled by any of them?

The new Coca-cola add is now saying that it is a refreshing “fun food!” whatever happened to the old add saying that it was a medicine and that it would cure all headaches? Next time you are reading a magazine or newspaper look at the advertisement section to see what you could be missing out on!

More and More Advertisement

Molly Ruden 10

Roaring Sports 1927

Take a swing with Babe Ruth As he breaks the home run record. Sept/30 Babe Ruth breaks the home run record with a total of 714 . He hit 8 of them while playing in the American league. Babe Ruth is a very determined player. Now he is crowned Home Run Champion.

Dive in with Johnny Weissmuller Up until Johnny Weissmuller no one was able to swim the 100 meter in under a minute. Johnny swims 100 meter in 58.6 sec. Many people wonder he did it , well you will have to ask him your self . No one thought he would be able to do it until he did it.

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Faster, Cheaper America? 1927

Assembly lines have continued to grow, ever since Henry Ford’s first in 1913. We can all remember the thrill as automobiles were being made faster and faster, and that quadricycle’s manufacturing time was cut from fourteen hours to two hours, thirty minutes. Ford’s first assembly line was made up of eighty-four separate and distinct steps. When he added the mechanized belt in 1914, the process sped up even more. This belt moved at six feet per minute, and helped workers to not need to carry or slide the heavy objects to the next station in the assembly line.

Thirteen years later, by then a successful businessman, Henry Ford founded a series of companies. Also, he increased the horsepower, brakes, and other smaller details of his automobile in his new version of his car, the Model A.

Ford’s invention of the automobile caused him to create an assembly line, in order to make more cars. This has caused supply to rise, and demand to fall. Consequently, prices have gone down, which Ford wanted, as they are now more affordable for the average man. Although prices went down, sales are going up. Ford’s invention also has caused petrol stations and chains to spring up. This product is also being mass produced, as it is going in a chain across the nation. Foods at these petrol stations come from shipment factories, and highlight certain petrol stations. This is necessary because of competition.

Things are being mass produced in order to make things faster and cheaper, and is progressing the entire process of many products. What will happen next in our economy to make these industries even faster and cheaper?

Natalie Mullins 12

A Nation of Isolation 1927

After the great war , we Americans attempted to become less involved in the world affairs . We decided to refuse to join the League of Nations . Even though President Wilson pushed hard for a U.S membership , opposition in the U.S senate was significant. After we learned of the destruction and the cost of that the war caused. Our senate did not want the U.S to become involved in another European conflict. Although it can lead to another devastating war.

U.S citizen protest in the streets because they want the U.S

to be isolated. some citizens stating “the war has cost the U.S to much money and resources.” Some also stated “we need men of the U.S here,” some also stating that we have lost too many lives in a use less war . Although we wanted isolation we were unable to be. Other people stated why be isolated if it can lead up to another war that we don’t need.

After the war Europeans anti feelings organized labor

believed cheap immigrant labor forced down wages . They felt recent immigrants from eastern and southern Europe could never be truly Americans. The Europeans also seen them as inferior. So we decided to stop immigration for the U.S.

Should we isolate ourselves?

Anthony Fletcher 13

1928

As U.S citizens we have come up with a new way to travel; Automobiles.

Mass productions made the automobile. They made them not only for the rich but for the affordable. By the 1920s our nations vehicle production hit pass the ten million mark. To make automobiles more reliable , President Warren G spent $75 million to improve the nations roads . Automobiles made it less costly for people to travel. So more people started traveling by car when vacationing to save money.

AS Americans we have came along way with the way we travel. From horses, to motor cars and ever thing in between.

Transportation… It Seems the world is

getting smaller.

Anthony Fletcher 14

Courtship to Dating 1928

In recent years, many things have changed romantic relationships among adolescents. For example, now that many Americans own automobiles, these young adults have more means to get around. They can go wherever they want and do what ever they want. Their amount of freedom has dramatically changed. Now teenagers have to get accustomed to having freedoms like going to school instead of working, having access to extra curricular activities, and even having any free time and social relationships with their piers at all. The lives of our future adults have been entirely altered. Some young women who are considered rebellious by the older generations are called Flappers. These girls cut their (generally blond) hair into bobs, wear short dresses, and spend much of their time partying and drinking in speakeasies. These women have a much more independent way of dating. They do what they please. In conclusion, they young people in society are getting more and more independent and having relationships with each other that are not as the relationships were ten years ago. You better watch out folks! Things are changing very quickly.

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1928

Since the end of the Great War, America has become a big export to

European countries. France and Great Brittan owe the U.S. a great deal of money.

We are in what one may call an “Economic Boom”.

There are many contributors to this newly booming economy. For

example, the new ways for people to spend money such as credit are giving

businesses more profit. Another example of this is the amount of people investing

in stocks. The stock market has been extremely successful in the last couple of

years.

The main reason for the Economic Boom is that people want things

and to get those things they need some form of money. The money they borrow

from the bank benefits the bank and the money they spend at stores contributes

businesses and their employees.

The new industries being formed such as the automobile, electricity,

and film industries create these businesses. These new industries create new jobs

which all help the economy. This Economic Boom is a pleasant surprise after a

difficult war to get through. All Americans should hope that it lasts forever.

Economic Boom

Mackenzie Voigt 16

Jazz- The New America 1929

A modern music hero, Louis Armstrong, stands an undefeated musician in his newfound “Jazz” music. One of the first to take on such a style, his knowledge of Jazz music, style, and vibe continues to inspire awe among his followers. A trumpet and cornet payer, he uses his talent to further this style. He is already greatly influencing the new generation of children who are growing up to his music, and will probably continue to do so for many generations to come.” If you have to ask what Jazz is,” Armstrong said, “you’ll never know.”

In the last few years radio and phonograph records have heightened in popularity and decreased in price, jazz music has reached not only major cities, but now rural areas and a vast audience. More than 100,000,000 phonograph records were so in 1927 alone, many of them jazz. Jazz has been increasingly popular music for dance halls and clubs, probably due to its upbeat swing and catchy beat. It is also becoming popular in tea rooms.

Jazz music has led to other types of music, such as the Blues, and is furthering the general evolution of the musical world and styles. It is also promoting new types of dances, usually from African-American culture. These dances tend to include more provocative stances and revealing garments than many people are used to seeing. Jazz music has also led to the expansion of Broadway musicals.

The Harlem Renaissance, as it is being called now, is changing history, even as we watch. African Americans are now expressing themselves through the arts. This category includes music, dance, literature, and such things. It is influencing others around them to speak out through the arts, literary or musical. Some African Americans are taking this to the next level, and using it as a way to get even more rights than the whites have already given them. Such a movement has stirred up a heated debate among all races. Could this change be leading to African American freedom?

Jazz is influencing everything we are as a nation, small to large, young to old, city to country. What will be the next step?

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