The Roaring 20's:

Conservatism and Cultural

Diversity in the 1920's

By: Brittany Pincus, Leo Flores, and Veronica Joyce

The 1920s were dominated by conservative Republican presidents

President in 1919 and 1920 was Wilson. He failed to properly deal with postwar

issues which allowed republicans into the White House.

Harding won the election. Under his presidency, the United States had the strongest economy in its history.

However, his cabinet stole money from the Treasury which made people dislike him.

Coolidge was the next president. He kept Harding's policies. Progressives weren't happy with him

Hoover was the next Republican president He created trade associations that would

eliminate destructive economic competition

THERE WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED BURST OF CONSUMER ACTIVITY

New mass-produced commodities were made available

 The production lines changed American's lives

 Almost anyone could buy almost anything

The economy grew stronger with this burst of buying

 Soon everyone could afford a car of their own

 Labor saving devices allowed people to have more leisure time. This allowed people to have more fun.

Tensions prevailed between rural and urban

America

A serious tension in the urban cities were crimes selling illegal products which occurred during the this time period. Al Capone

is infamous for this act in Chicago. 

 In the 1920's with the end of wartime demand, the

commercial agriculture of crops such as wheat and corn was soon not needed as much.

There was also a loss of foreign markets and the rural areas were in depression from a great drop of need for crops because there were factories

supplying people.

The decade witnessed a rise in

Nativism and racism

• Americans were afraid that

immigrants would try to do

change this country to

communism. Suddenly, an

elevation of Nativism occurred to

prevent this.

•  In the Sacco-Vanzetti Case, even

though the Italian immigrants

were not guilty of the murdering

they were sentence to their death

and died on Aug. 23, 1927

because they said they were

innocent when they are dead.

• Racism increased in this time

period due the increase of

immigration. An example of

racism was the rise of the KKK or

the Ku Klux Klan.

•  There would be a huge amount

of burnings. "Klan members

considered themselves defenders

of Prohibition, traditional

morality, and true

Americanism." Another group

that was created was the

American Federation of Labor. 

The period was culturally vibrant as new forms of music and art became popular• Photographs, floor-plans and

review of architecture during this

time.

•  Modern Architecture 

• There were many influential

musical artists during this time,

including

– Louis Armstrong

– Duke Ellington

–  King Oliver

• During this Era. many dances

came into effect such as:

– The Charleston

–  The Tango

– The Black-bottom   

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=yNAOHtmy4j0&feature=related

The US government persecuted radicals in the red scare

The beginning of Communism

Back in the United States, veterans were returning

home. Workers who avoided striking during the war were now demanding wage increases to keep

pace with spiraling inflation.

 A small group of radicals formed the Communist

Labor Party in 1919.  The Attorney general, A.

Mitchell Palmer, was afraid of communism spreading to the united states as an

action to prevent it, he deported over 249 Russian immigrants with no cause.

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