history

• a result of the Harlem renaissance of the 1920's was the...

  increased recognition of African American writers and musicians, impact on American culture
• the 1925 trial of john scopes reflects the conflict between...


  science and religion, modern vs. traditional values
• Scopes Monkey Trial


  1925 court case in which Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan debated the issue of teaching evolution in public schools
• what was a major result of prohibition in the united states during the 1920's?

  increase in organized crime
• during the 1920s controversies concerning the scopes trial, national prohibition, and the behavior of "flappers" were all signs of disagreement over...

  traditional values and changing lifestyles
• a major goal of the immigration acts of the 1920s was to...

  use quotas to limit immigration from southern and eastern europe
• Flowering of african american intellectual life especially in music and literature during the 1920s and 1930s

  Harlem renaissance
• This 1925 trial pitted modernist against fundamentalist, city vs countryside in a debate over evolution

  Scopes trial
• this 1920s trial showed the wide divisions in the country over immigration; two Italians were accused of murder.


  sacco-vanzetti trial
• Langston Hughes


  African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life. He wrote of African American hope and defiance, as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.

  
• these young women symbolized the rebellion against traditional women's roles

  flapper

  
• Consumerism


  consumption of goods and services purchased in the market is always a desirable goal

  
• Advances in technology in the 1920s spawned this movement towards the acquiring of ever greater amounts of products, ie radios, cars, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, etc.

  Consumerism
• 4 reasons for economic boom

  Consumerism, Bull Market, Government Policies, Mass Production

  
• Term for the outlawing of booze in the 1920s

  prohibition
• by 1920 most americans lived in the...


  city
• Teapot Dome Scandal


  A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921
• President Harding


  President Harding staffed his administration with political friends from Ohio; presidency marked by many scandals. Dies 2 years into term.
• Great Migration


  Movement of African Americans from the South to the North for jobs, and to escape violence in south, during and after WWI.

  
• President Calvin Coolidge


  VP for Harding, serves 2 terms (most of 20's), stock market experienced a "bull market", buying on credit begins, economic boom.

  
• Tulsa Massacre of 1921


  The burning and destruction of the neighborhood of Greenwood, which was also known as Black Wall Street. Many residents were killed. The perpetrators of the violence were not held accountable and the even those who held insurance policies on their homes and businesses never received an insurance payment.

  
• xenophobia


  dislike or fear of / prejudice against people from other countries.

  
• Henry Ford said in 1922: "I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one — and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's great open spaces."
• Henry Ford's vision was to make cars affordable for the average person
• Henry Ford aimed to provide cars that were easy to maintain and operate
• Henry Ford emphasized the importance of quality materials and simple designs in car manufacturing
• Henry Ford's goal was to enable families to enjoy the outdoors with affordable cars
• Henry Ford's approach to car production revolutionized the automotive industry
• Henry Ford's strategy contributed to the economic growth of the 1920s
• Percentage of American Families Owning Various Appliances, 1920 and 1930
• Source: Lebergott, Stanley. 1976. The American Economy: Income, Wealth, and Want. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• 1920: Automobiles - 60%, Radios - 26%, Vacuum cleaners - 40%, Washing machines - <1%, Mechanical refrigerators - 30%, Home lighting with electricity - 9%, Central heating - 24%, Inside flush toilets - 8%
• 1930: Automobiles - 68%, Radios - 35%, Vacuum cleaners - 42%, Washing machines - 1%, Mechanical refrigerators - 51%, Home lighting with electricity - 20%, Central heating - 42%, Inside flush toilets - 8%
• Will Rogers: '"No nation in the history of the world was ever sitting as pretty. If we want anything, all we have to do is go buy it on credit. So that leaves us without any economic problems whatsoever, except perhaps someday having to pay for them. But we are certainly not thinking of that this early."'
• Will Rogers' quote reflects the attitude towards buying products on credit in the 1920s
• Buying products on credit was common in the 1920s
• Buying products on credit was seen as a way to acquire goods without immediate financial burden
• Buying products on credit could lead to future financial obligations
• Buying products on credit

  Allowed people to acquire goods without immediate financial burden
• Buying products on credit

  Could lead to future financial obligations