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The Russian RevolutionThe Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas II loses Czar Nicholas II loses
power for entering WWIpower for entering WWI Vladimir Lenin leads Vladimir Lenin leads
BolsheviksBolsheviks Civil WarCivil War
– Reds (Bolsheviks) vs. Reds (Bolsheviks) vs. Whites (landowners, army Whites (landowners, army leaders)leaders)
Union of Soviet Socialist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)Republics (U.S.S.R.)– Gov’t controls all land and Gov’t controls all land and
propertyproperty– 1 political party1 political party– Individuals had no rightsIndividuals had no rights– Try to spread Communism Try to spread Communism
around the worldaround the world
The Red ScareThe Red Scare Schenck v. U.SSchenck v. U.S. (1919). (1919)
– Charles Schenck Charles Schenck convicted of breaking convicted of breaking the Espionage Actthe Espionage Act
The The Palmer RaidsPalmer Raids– Attorney General A. Attorney General A.
Mitchell PalmerMitchell Palmer– Target Communists, Target Communists,
socialists, and socialists, and anarchistsanarchists
Sacco and VanzettiSacco and Vanzetti– Italian immigrants Italian immigrants
convicted of murderconvicted of murder– Conviction was because Conviction was because
of being immigrantsof being immigrants– 1927, Executed1927, Executed
Labor StrikesLabor Strikes
Strikes in 1919 and 1920 blamed on Strikes in 1919 and 1920 blamed on CommunistsCommunists
The Boston Police StrikeThe Boston Police Strike– Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge
Steel and Coal StrikeSteel and Coal Strike– Steel industry used red scareSteel industry used red scare– United Mine Workers of America’s strike United Mine Workers of America’s strike
put down by Attorney General Palmerput down by Attorney General Palmer
Republican LeadershipRepublican Leadership Republicans control all three branches Republicans control all three branches
from 1921 to 1933from 1921 to 1933 The The HardingHarding Presidency Presidency
– ““Return to normalcy”Return to normalcy”– Favored business (Andrew Mellon); Favored business (Andrew Mellon);
very high tariff but Europe very high tariff but Europe retaliatedretaliated
– Ohio Gang – corrupt advisorsOhio Gang – corrupt advisors– Isolationism Isolationism -Stayed out of League -Stayed out of League
of Nationsof Nations– Limiting ImmigrationLimiting Immigration
Nativist fearsNativist fears Restricted immigration and Restricted immigration and
quotasquotas– Teapot Dome ScandalTeapot Dome Scandal
Alfred Fall leases government Alfred Fall leases government land for oil drillingland for oil drilling
Republican LeadershipRepublican Leadership The Coolidge Presidency The Coolidge Presidency
(“Silent Cal”)(“Silent Cal”)– Restored confidenceRestored confidence– Laissez FaireLaissez Faire– Continued IsolationismContinued Isolationism
Kellogg-Briand PactKellogg-Briand Pact – – outlawed waroutlawed war
Dawes PlanDawes Plan – loans – loans to Germanyto Germany
The Election of 1928The Election of 1928– Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover
A Business BoomA Business Boom
Consumer EconomyConsumer Economy– Buying on Buying on creditcredit
Installment plansInstallment plans
Electric PowerElectric Power– General ElectricGeneral Electric
New ProductsNew Products– RefrigeratorsRefrigerators– Washing MachinesWashing Machines– IronsIrons– http://http://
www.history.com/www.history.com/videos/1920s-inventionsvideos/1920s-inventions
Ford and the AutomobileFord and the Automobile ““Model T”Model T”
– ““Horseless carriage”Horseless carriage” Assembly LineAssembly Line
– Assembly line moved the Assembly line moved the carscars
– Produced one every 24 Produced one every 24 secondsseconds
– Mass productionMass production A Complex BusinessmanA Complex Businessman
– Scientific ManagementScientific Management– Created 5 day work weekCreated 5 day work week– Gave raises to employeesGave raises to employees
Industrial GrowthIndustrial Growth– Growth of the highway Growth of the highway
system, trucking, motels, system, trucking, motels, restaurants, etc.restaurants, etc.
Women’s Changing RolesWomen’s Changing Roles The The FlapperFlapper Image Image
– New type of womanNew type of woman– Short dresses and Short dresses and
short hairshort hair– Smoked, drank, Smoked, drank,
danced the danced the “Charleston”“Charleston”
Working Women and Working Women and VotingVoting– Working women had Working women had
little chances for little chances for advancementadvancement
– 1919thth Amendment Amendment– Women did not vote Women did not vote
like suffragists thoughtlike suffragists thought
Cities and SuburbsCities and Suburbs
African Americans in the NorthAfrican Americans in the North– Great Migration Great Migration – African Americans – African Americans
move from the south to the north for move from the south to the north for work opportunitieswork opportunities
Other MigrationOther Migration– Mexican and CanadianMexican and Canadian
Growth of the Growth of the SuburbsSuburbs– Cars and bussesCars and busses– Fleeing urban areasFleeing urban areas
American HeroesAmerican Heroes
““Lucky Lindy”Lucky Lindy”– Charles Lindbergh Charles Lindbergh
and the and the Spirit of St. Spirit of St. LouisLouis
Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart Heroes in SportsHeroes in Sports
– Jack DempseyJack Dempsey– Babe RuthBabe Ruth– Gertrude EderleGertrude Ederle– Bobby JonesBobby Jones– Johnny WeissmullerJohnny Weissmuller
Mass MediaMass Media
Movies – “Talkies”Movies – “Talkies”– Mary Pickford (America’s Mary Pickford (America’s
sweetheart)sweetheart)– Rudolph ValentinoRudolph Valentino– Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin
NewspapersNewspapers– Hearst/PullitzerHearst/Pullitzer
RadioRadio– Pittsburgh’s KDKAPittsburgh’s KDKA– National Broadcasting National Broadcasting
Company (NBC)Company (NBC)
The Jazz AgeThe Jazz Age
From blues and From blues and ragtime (New ragtime (New Orleans)Orleans)– Radio helps to Radio helps to
spreadspread Jazz clubs in Jazz clubs in
HarlemHarlem Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
Other ArtistsOther Artists PaintingsPaintings
– Georgia O’KeefeGeorgia O’Keefe LiteratureLiterature
– Sinclair LewisSinclair Lewis The Lost GenerationThe Lost Generation
– F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald– John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck– Earnest HemingwayEarnest Hemingway
Harlem RenaissanceHarlem Renaissance– African American African American
literary awakeningliterary awakening– Langston HughesLangston Hughes
ProhibitionProhibitionhttp://www.history.com/videos/america-goes-dry-with-prohibitionhttp://www.history.com/videos/america-goes-dry-with-prohibition
BootleggingBootlegging– SpeakeasiesSpeakeasies
Organized CrimeOrganized Crime– Came from prohibitionCame from prohibition– Violent groupsViolent groups
Al CaponeAl Capone– Runs Chicago through Runs Chicago through
bootlegging and other bootlegging and other crimescrimes
– J. Edgar Hoover and the J. Edgar Hoover and the FBIFBI
– http://www.history.com/http://www.history.com/shows/gangland/videos/shows/gangland/videos/gangster-al-capone-gangster-al-capone-exploits-prohibitionexploits-prohibition
Issues of ReligionIssues of Religion
FundamentalismFundamentalism– Argued that Argued that
Christian ideas were Christian ideas were flawless and the flawless and the Bible had no errorsBible had no errors
Evolution and the Evolution and the Scopes TrialScopes Trial– John T. Scopes, John T. Scopes,
Tennessee teacherTennessee teacher– Scopes “Monkey” Scopes “Monkey”
TrialTrial