PPT-1920s Issues/Problems Despite the image, all was not well during the Twenties

Unit Objectives To learn why Americas attitude toward immigration became negative To learn the cause of Nativism To learn what other issues faces 1920s society Prohibition Era during which the manufacture sale or transportation of alcohol was illegal but NOT consumption. (. v. ) to prevent from happening; to make impossible. Her extreme fear of heights . precludes . any chance of ever going skydiving. . sporadic. (. adj. ) . occurring once in a while; infrequent. Residents of Los Angeles are used to only . By Marc Latham, Taylor Smith, Aidan Fulton, & Dan English. 1920s music was called, "a combination of nervousness, lawlessness, primitive and savage animalism and lasciviousness. .”. In a time of freedom and expression Jazz music allowed musicians to improvise and express themselves without a rigid musical format. . The Roaring Twenties. Life Magazine cover page celebrating the 1920s, http://theroaringtwentieshistory.blogspot.ca/p/events-of-twenties.html . The Roaring Twenties. Music. Jazz, fast, happy, fun. Fashion. Objective 3.1:. Examine the decade of the 1920s in the USA to consider how healthy its economy and political system was. Warm-Up: Assessing Prior Knowledge . What do you know about the Roaring (19)20s? . As communism swept through Russia, fear that labor unions were influenced by Bolsheviks. “Red Scare” of 1919-20 (1. st. Red Scare). Crusade led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer against suspected communists. Seeing Red. Seeing Red. Fear of . Russia. ran high even after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, which spawned a communist party in America.. The ". red scare. " of 1919-1920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against those whose Americanism was suspect.  Attorney General . Mass Production . **With the war over people wanted a return. . to “normalcy.”. . -Industries produced consumer goods. . -clothes, cars, . radios. , . washing . machines, . . vacuum . Movies. An era of black-and-white silent films. Some well known titles are:. Metropolis (1927). Ben-. Hur. (1925 film). Nosferatu. : A Symphony of Horror (1922. ). (the original vampire movie). Music. APUSH Unit 11. 1919-1939. 1920s Popular Culture. WW1 Anxieties. Espionage & Sedition . Act (1918). Demobilization & . Labor Strife. Red Scare (1919). Palmer Raids. Sacco & Vanzetti (1920, 1927). Chapter 31. 1919-1929. Introduction. T. he boom of the golden twenties showered genuine benefits on Americans, as incomes and living standards rose for many.. New technologies, new consumer products, and new forms of leisure and entertainment made the twenties roar.. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. EQ – How did the U.S. . experience both economic . growth and social change . in the decade after WWI?. Intro. Video. http://. www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=jazz age&lid=18565842&ID=640103&player=12. I Can:. Describe & evaluate the impact of scientific & technological innovations of the 1920s. . Identify & evaluate the impact of new cultural movements on American society in the 1920s. . As communism swept through Russia, fear that labor unions were influenced by Bolsheviks. “Red Scare” of 1919-20 (1. st. Red Scare). Crusade led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer against suspected communists. After the war, Americans became consumers, spending money instead of saving. . Cars became more affordable and therefore more popular. . Most homes had electricity so Americans bought appliances like toasters and refrigerators. .