AMH2020 Week 6

What demographic changes occurred in the 1920s?

Urban growth, New Immigration shrink, and increase in mexican immigrants

What was the impact of the demographic changes?

• Urban growth lead to the number of farmers decreasing and an industrialization and productivity boom

• The immigration shrink resulted in a need for labor

• Growth of mexican immigrants led to a growth of mexican farm labor

• The demographic changes worried white ppl

What was the appeal of the KKK in the 1920s?

The appeal of the KKK in the 1920s included an emphasis on being very exclusive. Only “Native,” “Anglo-Saxon,” and Protestant people were allowed. They also took advantage of the current worries abt demographics, and held onto the past and rejected modern culture.

How did entertainment and film stars show a traditional/modern divide? What is an example of this?

Many film stars portrayed young ppl rebelling from old trad values. An example is Flappers, who put on lots of makeup, wore short skirts and had short hair.

How did prohibition exemplify a traditional/modern divide?

Getting prohibition passed was a success for Reform and Progressive Era, but due to the lack of enforcement and the rise in organized crime, it became a symbol for why the Progressive Era was a bad idea. It was a success or a failure depending on who you asked (trad or modern).

What are fundamentalists?

believed in the fundamentals of the Bible, everything in it is historically true

What were modernists?

interpret Bible as moral lessons

How did religion exemplify a traditional/modern divide?

Fundamentalists and Modernists argued over how to interpret the Bible and whether to teach evolution in schools.

What are examples of a traditional/modern divide in the 1920s?

• entertainment and film stars

• Prohibition

• Religion

What is the significance of Presidents Harding and Coolidge?

were not Progressive, shrunk the government and made them take less action.

What was the role of the federal government in the 1920s?

The role of the federal government in the 1920s shrunk thanks to Presidents Harding and Coolidge