1920s-1930s

Change vs. Resistance to Change

-Provincial vs. Cosmopolitan

-Great Migration vs. Race Riots

--Harlem Resistance vs. The KKK

-Prohibition vs. Bootlegging

-Victorian Sensibilities vs. Modern Women

-Scripture vs. Science

-Liberal vs. Conservatives

Red Scare Political

Capitalism Vs. Communism

Communism shared some of the wealthy’s money with the poor so poor people like it. BUT this scared Americans some did not want communism to replace capitalism. So Mitchel Palmer deported any potential communists.

immigration Act of 1924

Establish A Quota (Limit) the number of immigrants allowed into America from each Country. We later realized some immigrants we like some we don’t. Favored old immigrant (French/British) rather than new kinds (Italian,Greek, Asian)

Fundamentalism

A LITERAL translation of a religious text

Jhon Scopes/Monkey Trial

1925 Trial in Tennessee where Scopes (Highschool biology teacher) taught his students about evolution but was then tried for going against the Butler Act which prohibited the teaching of evolution because it went against the Bible. Symbol of Religous Fundamentalism vs. Scientific Inquiry.Prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan (Fundamentelist) Vs Clarence Darrow

When the case was over Scopes was found guilty fined him $100 but it was then over turned.

Sacco and Vanzetti

2 Italian Born immigrant Socialists were accused of Murder in 1921. Not so Much guilty for what they allegedly did but for who they are. They were given a very short trial with little evidence and bias jury Vanzetti were given the electric chair (completely innocent). Symbol of anti immigrant/anti racial prejudice.

Henry Ford

Founded Ford Motor Company and Scientific Managment (time and motion management) how long does it take one person to do a specific task. Revolutionized car production through assembly line (Fredrick W. Taylor too) mass production and interchangable parts. Game Changer Mass Production of something makes it cheaper. Made new jobs mechanic,gas pumpers,advertising on the roads, road pavers, etc and car garages. Paid workers a lot and encouraged them to buy cars from their job put the money right back into their pockets. MASS CONSUMPTION

Black Tuesday

10/29/1929 People realized the “value” of a stock was only what people considered it worth and started pulling out. Major Stock Market Crash (the bank was out of money) Triggered the Great Depression. BANKS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EVENTUAL GREAT DEPRESSION THEY ARE THE BIG LOOSER

Bank Holiday

3/1932 “Bank Holiday” for a week. FDR checks what banks are doing what they’re supposed half of them closed,but as soon as they opened up again ppl came running back.

Glass Steagel Banking Return Act

Federal

Deposit

Insurance

Corporation

if you have money in a bank and they go bankrupt they will ensure you get ur money back as long as its under $250,000. You will get $250,000 back.

Hoover Villes

Towns of homeless people made of scraps from the homes from before they got evicted. Anything related to poverty had the word Hoover in it becuase Americans believed it was his fault. Newspapers homeless people used to cover themselves “Hoover Blankets.”

20th Amendment

“Lame Duck Amendment.” we move the president into office in January (or earlier) instead of March. (We made this bc we hated Hoover sm)

F.D.R’s 100 Days

Country writes a blank check to the prez and tells him to “make something happen.”

F.D.R’s time to proove himself as a great prez he makes New Deal (Alphabet Soup) (made by his brain trust homies)

Relief- Madejobs to ensure ppl could feed their families, relieve them of their immidiate problems (Civilian Conservation Corps)

Recovery- Fix the Economy

Reform- Remake the Economy so the Great Depression Never happens again (FDIC) (AAA) (SSA)

Social Security Act

A work to provide seniors/disabled people a way to survive when they’re not working or if they physically can’t work.

20th Amendment

Lame Duck Hoover

21st Amendment

Made drinking legal again, because it was a good ways for the govt to raise money for FDR’s alphabet soup. Huge Tax on alcohol (evb loves to drink)

22nd Amendment

2 Term limit F.D.R the country didn’t like FDR wanted him out ASAP

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Job creation agency that hired young unemployed men to fix the enviroment. Jobs were pretty skilless (ex: I'll pay you $10 a week to scare off pigeons in NYC) Made by FDR’s Brain Trust kinda controversial why is the govt making jobs

Keynesianism

Opposite of “Trikkle Down Economy” give money to the rich businessmen then they will use it on their business. Give money/jobs to the poor they spend it and creates more jobs it trikkles up to the big guys at the top. Neither works

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

Made by FDR’s brain trust Govt fixes prices of farm products and subsidizes farmers and gave them a check to not farm. Farmers protest by purposefully spoiling crops bcuz they’re not making enough $ while there are people who are starving. Roosevelt and his brain trust decide the prices of crops. Controvertial

Court Packing Plan

When cases like FDR"s agencies get denied by the Supreme court a lot. So he brings in a bunch of new judges that believe in his point of view and will shoot down the judges that disagree w him

Tennesee Valley Authority (TVA)

Provides electricity to 5 states. In the 1930s electricity straight to ur house was rare unless you lived in the cities. So this program prodvided electricity to the most rural areas. Controvertial bc providing electricity is not the govt’s jobs. But it made many jobs (installing electricty)

Huey Long

AKA King Fish former governor of Louisiana. Wants to take from the rich and give to the poor. “Everyman a King.” Also wanted to redistibute land and make everyone equal in wealth. Very close to communism Lowkey a Dictator Made a lot of promises to the poor so ppl supported him.

City vs Rural

Rural areas were not cool/living the new changes cities are. Even though alcohol was technically illegal people in the cities do it all the time

Scientific Management

Measuring how long it takes each person to do a task. Realised the best way for us to make good was through the assembly lines. Mass production= Mass Consumption Plenty of stuff to sell so advertising was huge. “Can afford it now, just go into debt!” No more selling overseas

Changes

Politically- isolation from the rest of the world and going back to “normalcy” no more immigrants and interfering with affairs/ people out of the U.S. Rest of the world is on the brink of dictatorship we are ignoring them

Socially- Fuck immigrants, fuck rules, drinking,smoking, shorter hair, more make up, shorter skirts