PPT-The 1920’s Outcome: Transition America

Transition America After World War I America saw many new changes or transitions Transition from war to peace Isolationist spirit was strong after WWI US rejected Treaty of Versailles. 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 S PRIMARY SOURCE COLLECTION Louis Lozowick , 57 th St. [Ne w York City], lithograph, 1929 Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian Institution * THE SKYSCRAPER In American self - image of the 1920s, the icon of Politics, . Taxes, & . Foreign. . Policy. Analyze . the United States rejection of internationalism, including postwar disillusionment, the Senate’s refusal to ratify the Versailles Treaty, the election of 1920, and the role of the United States in international affairs in the 1920s.. 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. . Introduction. Bloodied by war and disillusioned by peace, Americans turned inward in the 1920’s. The boom of the 20’s had many benefits on Americans. Incomes and the living standard rose for many, but there seemed something incredible about all of it. . Lesson 1 . Progressives Drive Reform. Learning Objectives. Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism.. Analyze the role that journalists and novelists played in the Progressive Movement.. Ms Leslie. History 12. Things to consider about America’s ‘personality’. American revolution was a rejection of European ideas, culture and monarchy. America was Anti-European in it’s attitude towards government structure. 29 & 30 – Republican Presidents . “A return to normalcy” – Harding 1920. The Ohio Gang. Teapot Dome Scandal – Albert B. Fall. “Keep it cool with Coolidge” 1924. “The business of government is business”-Silent Cal. 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. . Section EQ:. What repelled immigrants from capitalism and what prompted nativism?. Section Vocab. Communism- . single-party, dictator-led government system. Equality above all else.. Red Scare- . widespread fear in U.S. in response to communist cries for worldwide revolution against capitalism.. “”Hey what about the 24th?” read . and annotate the text for Speaker and Occasion. . Highlight textual evidence using your . Blue or Purple. Label your evidence with an S and O.. Write your annotation using Sentence Stems! . 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. OF. AMERICA’S HISTORY. _______________________________________________________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________.