WW1 Effects on Foreign Policy/Rights and Immigration

General Strike in Seattle 1919

Boston Police Strike

WW1 Effects at Home• Fear of Immigrants and Communism led to the 1st Red

Scare-over 4,000 arrested, over 500 deported. – No issue of Habeas Corpus

• Fear of workers’ strikes in general – connected to communism? (Proletariat Revolution)

• Palmer Raids – Attorney General ordered raids of communist headquarters in 33 cities without any warrants (unconstitutional)

• Return of KKK – targets anyone not white, protestant, and American born ~ 100,000 join in 1920

• America limits immigration- 1920’s Quota Acts• Foreign Policy back to ISOLATIONISM!!!• Attempts to avoid future wars:• Washington Naval Conference-limits battleships• Kellogg-Briand Pact-Outlawed War?!?

Sacco and Vanzetti

Falsely Accused?• Italian immigrants and professed anarchists• Accused and convicted of a murder in relation

to a robbery• Evidence was lacking against them leading

many to believe they were convicted because of beliefs and nationality

• Executed in 1927• Cleared of wrongdoing in 1977 by

Massachusetts Governor

Politics and Business in the 1920’s• 3 Republicans were elected President during

the ‘20’s:Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover. Laissez-faire is back!

• All favored Big Business-end of Prog. Reforms• Revenue Acts of 1921 + 1926: Lowered taxes

for the wealthy and businesses.• Trickle Down Theory-economic theory-1980’s• lowering taxes for wealthy-wealthy will spend

more on goods-creating demand and jobs• Tariffs are raised-encourage buying American

1920’s Politics

“A Return to Normalcy” – Warren G. Harding

1920’s Politics

The Business of America is Business – Calvin Coolidge

1920’s Politics

“We are closer to the end of poverty than at any time in history” – Herbert Hoover’s

campaign slogan

Reasons for the 20’s Prosperity(wealth)Boom Years

• Mass Production-Frederick Taylor use of Scientific Management-study of how to make things efficient-assembly line.-produced more, cheaper-Ford’s Model T-1908-$850

• Employment-demand for goods led to more jobs, higher salaries-Auto-Steel,Rubber,Suburbs-

• Credit-companies offered installment plans-buy now pay later-75% of all goods w/credit.

• Stock Market Speculation-Buying Stocks-Companies make $$-Risky for investors

Criticism of Wealth/Materialism

• The Lost Generation-• Group of writers who

criticized the materialism of the decade.

• F. Scott Fitzgerald-The Great Gatsby

Social Changes in the 20’s• During WW1, workers were needed for the war

effort, so many Black Americans moved to Northern Cities such as Chicago, Detroit and NY. -Great Migration

• In NYC many Black Americans moved to Harlem• Many were artists, musicians and writers who

contributed to what became known as • The Harlem Renaissance.

Jazz

Langston Hughes-PoetMarcus Garvey-Black Newspaper Owner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CUKyVrhPgM

Women in the 20’s

• 19th Amendment 1920 • Women’s Suffrage/vote• Flappers-Young women

who challenge societies view of women

• Smoked +Drank in public

• Short hair+skirts, more makeup + jewelery

The Scopes Monkey Trial• Tennessee didn’t allow

teaching of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

• Science Teacher John Scopes broke this law.

• A trial followed, and the argument arose, should this scientific theory be allowed in direct conflict to Creationism-Adam and Eve.

The Scopes Monkey Trial

The Monkey Trial

The Scopes Monkey Trial

The Scopes Monkey Trial

Comparing Decades• Socially, the 1920’s are often compared to

which decade?• 1960’s- Why?• African Americans, Women, Illegal Drug Use.• Economically, the 20’s are often compared to

which decade(s)?• 1980’s + 2000’s- Why?• Trickle Down Theory, Favor Wealthy and

Business-Republicans in power

• Marcus Garvey, Flappers, Lost Generation, Frederick Taylor, Trickle Down Theory, Speakeasies, Sacco/Vanzetti, Scopes Trial, Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Langston Hughes, F.Scott Fitzgerald, George “Babe” Ruth, Duke Ellington, Charlie Chaplin, Revenue Acts, Flappers, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment, Model T,