PPT-Chapter 23 “ Politics of the 1920

3 trends common to America in 1920 s Renewed isolationism US began to pull away from involvement in foreign affairs EX Wouldn t join League of Nations Resurgence of Nativism. THE LOITERERS and OTHER POEMS By LOUIS LEAKEY Published by The Loiterers Carnegie Hall, New York. Copies may be had from Brentano's or Putnams. 1920 Copyright LOUIS LEAKEY 1920. rbB 18 1920 J .A56i886 American Life in the “Roaring Twenties”. Seeing Red. Bolshevik Revolution= Communist in Russia. Red Scare of 1919-1920. . -Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. . -6000k suspects rounded up. . Political Thinking:. Becoming a Responsible Citizen. I. . Learning . to Think Politically. A. Barriers . to Political Thinking. B. What . Political Science Can Contribute to Political . Thinking. C. Political Culture. What effects did postwar tensions have on America’s founding ideals?. Economic Tensions. Demobilization causes massive unemployment. During WWI, industrial production doubled, agricultural production tripled. Section Objectives. 1. What impact did . Prohibition . have on crime?. 2. What were the characteristics of the new youth culture?. 3. How did celebrities and new forms of popular entertainment help create a mass culture?. Essential Question: What is the nature of the relationship between the citizen and the state?. Politics . The process by which groups make decisions. Cause of social change. Democratic governments exercise power through the will of the people. Prohibition. January 1920- 18th Amendment. Sale of alcohol was illegal . Bootlegging- Illegally producing and selling alcohol . Speakeasies. Illegal establishments that sold liquor. “Speak easy” when you are at a bar so you don’t look nervous or act suspicious . There were significant differences between the quality of play and the fan base for pro and college basketball. . Many of the professionals never went to college and some did not even complete high school. . The “manly art of boxing,” seemingly ingrained in many cultures and introduced in the original Olympics in about 688 . bce. , adopted the Marquis of Queensbury rules in the late 1800s and made the sport less violent. . 30. “They . were smart and sophisticated, with an air of independence about them, and so casual about their looks and clothes and manners as to be almost slapdash. I don't know if I realized as soon as I began seeing them that they represented the wave of the future, but I do know I was drawn to them. I shared their restlessness, understood their determination to free themselves of the Victorian shackles of the pre-World War I era and find out for themselves what life was all about. American . Communist Party . formed in 1919. c. ommunist ideas frightened much of the public. Palmer Raids . (1919) resulted in the deportation and arrest of . thousands. n. o evidence of revolutionary conspiracies uncovered. Syllabus. Dr. Patricia j. woods, ph.d.. Depiction of politicians. Image credit: www.canarytrap.in. TO CONTACT ME:. Office: 222 Anderson Hall. Office hours: 5-6 periods, Monday and Friday in person, by phone, or by Skype. Chapter 13-Section 3- Education and Popular Culture Schools and the Mass Media Shape Culture In 1914, approximately one million Americans were attending high school. By 1926 the number soared to four million Syllabus. Dr. Patricia j. woods, ph.d.. Depiction of politicians. Image credit: www.canarytrap.in. TO CONTACT ME:. Office: 222 Anderson Hall. Office hours: 5-6 periods, Monday and Friday in person, by phone, or by Skype.