twenties social studies part 2
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- marcus garvey`
- the jamaican immigrant marcus garvey gained a wide following. ariving in america in 1916, garvey, a spellbinding speaker, created the universal negro improvement association. it sponsored activities to promote black pride and black unity. it also encouraged african americans to move permanently to africa.
- the new ku klux klan
- the social tensions of the 1920s were also expressed in the growth of the ku klux klan. the whites only klan scorned not just blacks but also immigrants, catholics, and jews. the organizations' power spread from the south to the midwest and the west. in oregon and indiana, klan-backed candidates were elected as governers.
- 2. Explain the impact of the automobile on the 1920s. Include industries that did well because they are needed to make cars and the suburbs in your answer.
- the automobile also created new businesses. gas stations, roadside restaurants, and cabins sprang up along newly built nighways. cars and new roads made it easier for many families to move to the suburbs. cars made people in rural areas less idolated. they also encouraged tourism.
- 3. Explain how culture changed in the 1920s and how technology created a mass culture.
- cars and new roads made it easier for many families to move to the suburbs. cars nade people in rural areas les isolated. it also encouraged tourism. the radio became a leading supplier of entertainment. families listened together at night after dinner. radio put americans in the stands at baseball games and on the floor of political conventions. it turned band leaders, singers, and comedians into household names. movies were another new form of entertainment. they provided an escape from everyday life. millions of americans went to the movies at least once a week. the movie industry grew up in hollywood, where mild weather allowed for filming year round.
- the great migration
- the 1920s saw large numbers of african americans move north in what was called the great migration. leaving the south, they headed for cities such as chicago, drtroit, and new york. they crowded into the few neighborhoods that allowed black residents.
- suburbs
- the places in a state known as villages or towns
- race riots of 1919
- racial tensions mounted, and race riots broke out in several cities. some of the worst violence occured in chicago, where 13 days of rioting in 1919 left 38 people dead and some 500 injured.
- NBC
- the first commercial radio station, KDKA, began broadcasting in Pittsburgh in 1920. by 1926, there were more than 700 radio stations and a national radio network, NBC. people all over the country would hear the same music and thrill to the same radio dramas
- restrictions for women
- many universities and professional schools, such as medical schools, still banned women from admission. in some states women could not serve in juries or keep their own earnings if they were married. but more women were holding jobs
- the jazz singer
- the first films were silent. a pianst or small musical group in each theater provided an accompainiment. in 1927, the first major "talkie", the jazz singer, created a sensation
- scopes trial
- 1925. john scopes was a high school biology teacher in dayton, Tennessee, he was occused of violating tennessee law by teaching the theory of evolution to his students. some religious leaders rejected evolution, saying it denied the word of the Bible. a number of states, including tennessee, passed laws that banned the teaching of Darwin's theory. scopes wanted to challenge the law, so he announced that he taught evolution. the trial became a national sensation. the prosecutor was william jennings bryan, who had run for president 3 times. the defense attorney was clarence darrow, a famous chicago criminal defense lawyer. the trial seemed to pit modern, urban americans against traditional, rural americans. in the end, scopes was conviced and lost his job. laws against teaching evolution remained but were rarely enforced.
- 4. It is often said that the Roaring Twenties are a time of conflict between tradition and change. Choose three of the problems described in this section and explain whether the problem support this thesis (the thesis that the twenties if a time of conflict between tradition and change.)
- the scopes trial became a national sensation. the prosecutor was william jennings bryan, who had run for president 3 times. the defense attorney was clarence darrow, a famous chicago criminal defense lawyer. the trial seemed to put modern, urban americans against traditional, rural americans over the issue ot revolution. the 1920s saw large numbers of african americans move north in what was called the great migration. leaving the south, they headed for cities such as chicago, detroit, and new york. they crowded into the few neighborhoods that allowed black residents. many younger women during the 1920s did not seem interested in wormen's rights. called "flappers", these women shocked the older generation. even though their numbers were small, they became the signal of women in the 1920s
- charlie chaplin
- americans especially loved action films. comedies were also popular, and actors, such as charlie chaplan, became celebrities. animated movies began in the 1920s, and the walt disney company was founded in 1923.
- prohibition success.
- saloons shut down, and arrests for drunkedness declined. there was a drop in the amount of alcohol that people consumed, especially working people for whom the high price of illegal liquor was an obstacles.
- prohibition's failure
- it was easy to smuggle liquor across the border from canada and the caribbean. liquor smugglers, called bootleggers, made huge profits importing illegal alcohol. every large town had its speakeasies, or illegal taverns that served liquor.
- prohibition
- during the 1800s, many reformers had worked to reduce alcohol use in the US. eventually, the suuporters of temperance began supporting prohibition, a total ban on alcohol drinks. during WWI, support for prohibition grew. many americans saw it as a way to conserve grains during the war. in part, due to this reasoning, the states ratified the eighteenth amendment in 1919. it prohibited making, selling, or transporting alcohol and began a specific time of federal enforcement known as prohibition.
- flappers
- many younger women during the 1920s did not seem interested in women's rights. called "flappers", these young women shocked the older generation. even though their numbers were small, the flappers became the symbol of women in the 1920s.