A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 31: “American Life in the ‘Roaring Twenties’” ~ 1919 – 1929 ~
THE TWENTIES 1919-1929 CHAPTER 11. SECTION 1 A BOOMING ECONOMY.
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THE TWENTIES1919-1929CHAPTER 11
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SECTION 1A BOOMING ECONOMY
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THE AUTOMOBILE DRIVES PROSPERITY
The US enjoyed an economic boom in the 1920s. Much of the growth came from the automobile industry.
Henry Ford – introduced a series of methods and ideas that revolutionized production, wages, working conditions, and daily life.
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FORD PIONEERS MASS PRODUCTION
Mass Production – the rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical products.
Model T – a reliable car the average American could afford
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FORD PIONEERS MASS PRODUCTION CONT.
Scientific Management – experts to improve Ford’s mass-production techniques
Assembly Lines – a worker added something to construct the automobile
The assembly line allowed Ford to continue to drop the sale price of his cars
Model T $350 1916
$290 1927
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FORD PIONEERS MASS PRODUCTION CONT.
In 1914 Henry Ford more than doubled the wages of a large number of his workers, from $2.35 to $5.00 a day, with Saturday and Sunday off.
Ford became very rich and also one of the shapers of the modern world.
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THE AUTOMOBILE CHANGES AMERICA
The boom in the automotive industry stimulated growth in other industries related to manufacturing or use.
Road construction boomed, people had a sense of freedom and prosperity, and altered residential patterns.
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A BUSTLING ECONOMY
Consumer Revolution – a flood of new, affordable goods became available to the public
Electrical power helped to support this revolution, washing machines, vacuums, irons, radio, and refrigerator
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ADVERTISING AND CREDIT BUILD A CONSUMER CULTURE
Advertising in magazines and newspaper ads became more common, they focused on the desires and fears of Americans rather than what was needed.
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ADVERTISING AND CREDIT BUILD A CONSUMER CULTURE CONT.
Installment Buying – in which a consumer would make a small down payment and then pay off the rest in monthly payments
This allowed many Americans to
own things they would have had
to save for years to buy
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THE BIG BULL MARKET MAKES FORTUNES
Bull Market – a period of rising stock prices
Buying on Margin – another form of buying on credit (stocks)
Get Rich quick mentality!
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CITIES, SUBURBS, AND COUNTRY
The economic boom did not affect all parts of the nation equally. While urban and suburban areas prospered, rural Americans faced hardships.
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PEOPLE FLOCK TO CITIES
Immigrants and Farmers flocked towards
the cities
Northern cities were their destination
Empire State Building symbolized
the power and majesty of the
United States
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THE SUBURBS GROW
Improved mass transportation and the use of automobiles caused cites to expand outward
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SECTION 1A BOOMING ECONOMY
How did the booming economy of the 1920s led to changes in American life?
How did Henry Ford increase the production and sale of automobiles?
How did buying on margin allow more people to invest in the stock market?
What impact did the development of suburbs have on American society?
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SECTION 2THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT
President Harding: “Return to
Normalcy,” Rather then reform
Harding and his successor,
Calvin Coolidge, favored more
conservative policies that aided
business growth. A more
laissez-faire approach.
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THE HARDING ADMINISTRATIONNEW POLICIES FAVOR BIG BUSINESS
Andrew Mellon – wealthy banker appointed Secretary of the Treasury by Harding
He supported legislation that advanced business (low taxes on individuals and corporations)
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NEW POLICIES FAVOR BIG BUSINESS
Harding raised protective tariff by 25%, while European nations also raised tariffs
Herbert Hoover – Secretary of Commerce worked with business leaders to achieve voluntary advancements for industry (progressives used legislation while Hoover got people to work together)
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THE OHIO GANG CASHES IN
The Ohio Gang were close friends to Harding that were not honest public servants. They saw government service as a chance to get rich.
(100 years worth of floor cleaner) pg. 331
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THE TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL EXPLODES
Teapot Dome Scandal – Secretary of the Interior arranged for the transfer of oil reserves intended for the Navy to other locations and leased those properties to private oilmen in return for loans
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COOLIDGE PROSPERITY
Calvin Coolidge – Vice President when Harding died his father a justice of the peace, used the family Bible to swear in his son as President
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SILENT CAL SUPPORTS BIG BUSINESS
Coolidge was for productive businesses and once stated “The man who builds a factory, builds a temple”
He continued to reduce the national debt, and trimmed the federal budget
This gave a great boom for the national economy
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TROUBLES BREW BENEATH THE SURFACE
During this time Farmers struggled to keep their land and unions demanded higher wages, Jim Crow laws were in play and Mexican Americans faced shamefully low wages.
“Silent Cal,” remained silent, he mistrusted the use of legislation to achieve social change
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AMERICA’S ROLE IN THE WORLD
The U.S. continued to play an important role in world business and trade. Foreign policy was shaped by what happened in WWI.
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SEEKING AN END TO WAR
Washington Naval Disarmament Conference – set out to limit naval build-up and solve disagreements without resorting to war
Kellogg-Briand Pact – 1928, this set to “outlaw war” and agreed to by 62 nations but soon was unenforceable
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COLLECTING WAR DEBTS
U.S. insisted that Britain and France repay their war debts for that to happen Germany had to make reparations to them
Dawes Plan – arranged U.S. Loans to Germany
HUH????
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SECTION 2THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT
How did domestic and foreign policy change direction under Harding and Coolidge?
What were the causes and effects of the Teapot Dome scandal?
What policies did Calvin Coolidge favor to support economic growth?
How did the United States support world peace efforts during the 1920’s?
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SECTION 3SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TENSIONS
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TRADITIONALISM AND MODERNISM CLASH
America became split not by north-south or east-west but by urban and rural regions
Modernism – emphasize science and secular values over traditional ideas about religion
Rural populations generally embraced a more traditional view of religion, science, and culture
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EDUCATION BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT
Rural views differed from urban on the topic of education. Rural communities saw value in the “Three R’s” ( reading, writing, and arithmetic). Urban America saw mental ability, not muscular fitness as essential for success.
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RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM GROWS
Fundamentalism – reaffirmed belief in the fundamental, or basic, truths of Christian religion. (scientific questions)
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AMERICANS CLASH OVER EVOLUTION
Scopes Trial of 1925 – fundamentalism and modernism clashed over the theory of evolution (Darwin)
Clarence Darrow – celebrated defense attorney defended the Scopes (pg. 336)
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RESTRICTING IMMIGRATIONNATIVISTS OPPOSE IMMIGRATION
There was a move to limit immigration not only from Asia but also from southern and eastern Europe
Congress passed a law requiring immigrants to be literate in their own language, Wilson vetoed the law and congress overrode him
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QUOTA LAWS LIMIT NEWCOMERS
Quota System 1921 –Emergency Quota Act and The National Origins Act (number of immigrants of a given nationality each year could not exceed two percent of the number currently in the U.S.)
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THE NEW KU KLUX KLANTHE KLAN RISES AGAIN
Ku Klux Klan – originally the KKK had been form to terrorize African Americans who sought to vote, though if morphed to target Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
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AMERICANS OPPOSE THE KLAN
Individuals, as well as organizations such as the NAACP and the Jewish Anti-Defamation League battled the Klan
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PROHIBITION AND CRIME
Prohibition – the banning of alcohol use
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GOVERNMENT BANS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Eighteenth Amendment – forbid the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcohol in the U.S.
Volstead Act – a law that enforced the amendment
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AMERICANS BREAK THE LAW
Bootleggers – sold illegal alcohol to consumers
Al Capone (pg. 342)
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SECTION 3SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TENSIONS
How did the Scopes Trial illustrate the urban-rural split in the 1920s?
How did new laws change U.S. immigration policy in the 1920s?
How did the goals of the new Ku Klux Klan differ from those of the old Klan?
What were the effects of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act?
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SECTION 4A NEW MASS CULTURE
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NEW TRENDS IN POPULAR CULTUREAMERICANS ENJOY MORE LEISURE TIMELiving an urban lifestyle aloud for more time for leisure and the ability to afford entertainment.
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AMERICANS FLOCK TO THE MOVIES
Charlie Chaplin – comedian and most popular silent film star
The Jazz Singer – the first movie with sound synchronized to the action
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THE RADIO AND PHONOGRAPH BREAK BARRIERS
The phonograph and radio became powerful instruments of mass popular culture
Radio brought distant events into millions of homes.
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AN AGE OF HEROESSPORTS HEROES WIN FANS
Babe Ruth – leading sports hero and home-run king
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LUCKY LINDY CROSSES THE ATLANTIC
Charles Lindbergh – aviator flew from New York with the Spirit of St. Louis to France
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WOMEN ASSUME NEW ROLESFLAPPERS CHANGE OLDER LIMITSFlapper – young woman with short skirts and roughed cheeks with cropped hair style known as a bob
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MODERNISM IN ART AND LITERATURE
The Arts Reflect a Mood of Uncertainty
Sigmund Freud – Austrian psychologist, argued that human behavior was driven by unconscious desires not rational thought
Modern Painting Challenges Tradition
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POST WAR AMERICAN LITERATURE FLOWERS
“Lost Generation” – American writers of the 1920s that no longer had the cultural guideposts of the Victorian era
F. Scott Fitzgerald – novelist, explored the reality of the American dream of wealth, success, and emotional fulfillment. The Great Gatsby 1925
Ernest Hemingway – novelist, wrestled with the meaning of war and life itself
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SECTION 4A NEW MASS CULTURE
How did the new mass culture reflect technological and social changers?
How did movies and the radio cut across geographic barriers?
How did the new mass media contribute to the popularity of heroes?
What political gains did American women make during the 1920s?
What impact did World War I have on postwar American literature?
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SECTION 5THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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A NEW “BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS”MIGRANTS FACE CHANCES AND CHALLENGES
Many migrants moved north for a better life and pay
Blacks began to have a voice in the growing political culture in major cities
Not free from all oppression, large numbers of blacks were forced to live in the poorest areas (such as New Yorks; Harlem)
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GARVEY CALLS FOR RACIAL PRIDE
Marcus Garvey – Jamaican born, Garvey immigrated to Harlem in 1916. He promoted the idea of universal black nationalism, he advocated the separation of the races “Back to Africa” movement
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THE JAZZ AGEA UNIQUE AMERICAN MUSIC EMERGES
Jazz – a musical form based on improvisation
Louis Armstrong – unofficial ambassador of jazz
Bessie Smith – “Empress of the Blues”
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THE HARLEM RENAISSANCEAFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE FLOWERS
Harlem Renaissance – flowering of African American culture
Claude McKay – Jamaican immigrant considered to be the most militant writer of his time“If we must die – let it not be like hogs,
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot.
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,
Marking their mark at our accursed lot…
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we will face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying but fighting back!”
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AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE FLOWERS
Langston Hughes – probably the most powerful African American literary voice of his time
Zora Neale Hurston – she collected folk tales of her rural native Florida