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The 1920's Timi Owei
The 1920's Timi Owei
Market Economy
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Individuals
Limited Government: Government power is limited in its ability to influence citizens lives.
Model T Ford
Mass Production: Goods produced on a large enough scale to reduce selling costs.
Mass Consumption: Lots of people can buy goods in the market.
All the while, farmers continued to suffer from a decrease in demand, lower
prices, and many left their farms for city factory jobs.
The Intolerant Activists
1. Fought to change things they did not agree with = Religious activists.
2. Others were afraid this would spread to the United States due to
massive European immigration = Communist revolution.
3. These activists fought to render the sale and consumption of alcohol
illegal
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= Religious activists
This was called ____Prohibition____________
Nativism:The belief that Native-born Americans from England and
Germany are superior to other Europeans, and that immigration should
stop.
Supported by the ______U.S. public & govt officials.____
6. The Red Scare
Italians Sacco and Vancetti were accused of crimes, convicted, and
executed
Attorney General A. Mitchell many raids on suspected communists.
7. Scopes Trial
Fundamentalism: A religion that believes in literal interpretation of
scripture. Attacked John Scopes for teaching Charles Darwins theories on
evolution of humanity.
Outcome: Scopes was fined, and debate over teaching religion in
schools begun.
The Great Migration
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
The Harlem Renaissance
1. How did African Americans in Harlem deal with their frustrations and
anger concerning the race riots, job discrimination, and injustice?
Expressed through poems, music, books, and dance.