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 ID: 708365
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The 1920’s
Outcome: Transition America Slide2
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After World War I, America saw many new changes or transitions
Transition from
war
to peaceIsolationist spirit was strong after WWIU.S. rejected Treaty of Versailles fearing involvement in the League of Nations would be another entangling allianceU.S. led disarmament talks w/1921 Wash. Naval conference which resulted in treaties that reduced the navies of several countriesEfforts were made to outlaw war itself (1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact)U.S. attitude: “Leave Europe alone!”Inward focus caused new forms of entertainment to occur such as sports, movies, radio, & travelSlide3
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Nationalism
swept over the country following
WWI
Xenophobia: a fear of immigrants and nativism intensifiedNew ideas were viewed as a threat to national security (paranoia?)Fear of “Reds” or communists and anarchists (those against government) created a national hysteriaGoal: to create a country of pure AmericansSolutionsImmigration quotas (favored N & W Europe)Deportation of suspected Reds Terror and threats (The new Ku Klux Klan emerged)Slide4
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Transition from
rural
to urban (
51% lived in cities)The 1920 Census showed a population shiftFarms changed: larger and fewer and more mechanizedBlack migration North: filled factory jobs during WWILand shortage: frontier closed in 1890Urban attractions: faster pace; entertainment; better jobsAutomobile’s impact: expanded living & working opportunities, liberated rural families, created jobs in related industriesSlide5
Model TSlide6
Rural vs. UrbanSlide7Slide8
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Values Clashed (Liberals and Conservatives)
Conservatives:
those who did like change; those who preferred the older or traditional ways
Conservatives tended to be more ruralLiberals: those who preferred newer, modern ways of life Liberals tended to be more urbanSlide9
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Rural
Conservatives
vs. Urban
LiberalsRole of women “Traditional” vs. “Flappers”Prohibition (18th amend) “Drys” vs. “Wets”The Economy: “Cash” vs. “Credit”Individual rights: “All are not equal” vs. “Equality” for all humansMan’s origin: “Fundamentalism” vs. “Evolutionary Theory”The car and radio sped up this clashSlide10
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Transition from a
cash
economy to a credit economy
Attitude: “Be young, play, buy now, pay later”Excessive advertising became big businessInstallment Buying became all the rage Slide11
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Industries
prospered;
Farmers
sufferedFarmers had borrowed $ for machinery & land during the warFarmers lost European markets when the war ended, resulting in over production ----> surplus ----> falling crop pricesSlide12
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Stock Market
Boomed
Brokers allowed investors to by stock “on
margin” w/as little as 10% down; the remainder was borrowed from the broker (Margin loan)Results:A get rich quick fever caused demands for stock to riseThe Stock Market had become based on flimsy creditSlide13
FlappersSlide14
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Transition for women – 1920’s – 1
st
great “
liberation” movementA small minority expressed their independence by becoming flappersMany sought new employment opportunitiesSome began demanding greater equality in the marriage partnership