Politics Of The 1920s - Brunswick School Department

Politics of the 1920sThree Republican Presidents (in a row)President 1920-23President 1923-1928President 1928-1932all promoted “a return to ” after WWIWashington Conference1922!post-WWI, America is very(doesn’t want to get involved in what’s going on in other countries)!a conference is held in Washington, DC with other nations!!US and other nations agree to limit their(men, arms, ships)Japan had taken land from China, sowe told them they could only have!ships for every of ours(?)

Politics of the 1920sThe Red Scarea fear of foreigners and emerged!natives were worried that immigrants would take their!natives didn’t like immigrants’ differences: religion, dress, food,etc.A. Mitchell Palmer!arrested about 6,000 people; some were(sent out of the country)he slowed down a bit onthe arrests anddeportations aftersomeone threw a bombthat blew up his housePolitics of the 1920sRestricting Immigrationcut the umber of people admitted to the US to 3% of the total number of people in any groupalready living in the US in 1910!cut down to 2% of a group's U.S. population in 1890: New Immigrants v. Old Immigrants!

Politics of the 1920sThe Prohibition “Experiment”came about from anti-foreign sentiment and religious crusading against the so-called “demon rum”!in 1919, the was passed prohibiting!positive results: bank savings and absences at workPolitics of the 1920sThe “Golden Age” of Gangsterismprohibition created a new industry for organized crime:!gangs were born and staked out territories for selling alcoholbars were calledguests of a speakeasyhad to know ato enterhad the greatest number and strongest gangs!“ ” Al Capone was the biggest and baddest ofall the crime bosses!the “G-men” ( men federal police)!named him “ Number One”!although never convicted of mob-related activities, he wasput in jail for

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Ford’s Model T and Model A cars werefor almost everyone( 300 in 1925; average income 1400/yr)!cars brought toyoung people who "dated" in them!America began to reshape itself by spreadingout intoSome of the Many Other American Events and People ofthe Roaring 20s1920First Commercial Radio Broadcast AiredLeague of Nations EstablishedWomen Granted the Right to Vote in US1921Lie Detector Invented1922Insulin DiscoveredThe Reader's Digest Published1923Time Magazine Founded1924First Olympic Winter GamesJ. Edgar Hoover Appointed FBI Director1925Flapper Dresses in StyleThe Scopes (Monkey) Trial1926A.A. Milne Publishes Winnie-the-PoohHoudini Dies After Being Punched!1927Babe Ruth Makes Home-Run RecordThe First Talking Movie, The Jazz SingerLindbergh Flies Solo Across the AtlanticSacco and Venzetti Executed!1928Bubble Gum InventedFirst Mickey Mouse CartoonFirst Oxford English Dictionary PublishedKellogg-Briand Treaty Outlaws WarPenicillin DiscoveredSliced Bread Invented!1929Car Radio InventedFirst Academy AwardsThe Great Depression BeginsStock Market Crashes

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