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Unit 1: USA 1917-1929

Unit 1: USA 1917-1929 . Which country has the largest public debt? After the most devastating war in human history the USA emerges as the world’s banker. Explain why. Unlike countries such as Britain and France, The US has virtually no war damages.

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Unit 1: USA 1917-1929

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  1. Unit 1: USA 1917-1929 Which country has the largest public debt? After the most devastating war in human history the USA emerges as the world’s banker. Explain why. Unlike countries such as Britain and France, The US has virtually no war damages. What is laissez faire? Explain in your own words.

  2. Reaction to the War The Treaty of Versailles Who were the Big Three at the conference? Germany as the bad guy and her reparations Read Source B on p. 8. Is it pro or against the treaty?

  3. Why were people interested to build and international organization such as the League of Nation? Explain the term isolationism. Why would many Americans prefer this policy? Why do governments levy taxes on imported goods? What is the danger of imposing high tariffs on imported goods? HW: answer p. 9, Q 1, 2, 4, 5

  4. Immigration The open door policy Why does a country like US need immigrants? What impacts people perception of immigrants? Limit on immigrants from certain parts of Europe. The Sacco and Vanzetti case. Read some of the reasons given on p. 11 for curtailing immigration from certain countries.

  5. The Prohibition What is prohibition and do some countries practice the policy of prohibition even today? Why was 18th Amendment to the Constitution approved? What were the basic reasons behind it? Why do you think it was a failure from the very start? Al Capone

  6. Why did organized crime applauded the prohibition? Do you know any other activities that organized crime is involved with presently? Describe the major obstacles that low enforcement agents were encountering while doing their jobs.

  7. The gang war St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Name the three main reasons for the failure of Prohibition. Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason 3

  8. Mass Production What advantage does mass production have over traditional way of making things? Henry Ford and principles of mass production: 1. one type only 2. division of labor 3. moving assembly What other industries grew thanks to the auto industry? (think of the suppliers and the service industry as well as tourism) Lets have a look at a movie that pokes fun at mass production and its effect on humans.

  9. The Boom! Radios, cars, fridges, washing machines- they all are now available to the average worker. And those who cannot afford can pay in installment. Being in debt is no longer something to be ashamed about.

  10. The shares and the stock market In this time of great prosperity people also starts to speculate- buying shares What are they? Explain in your own words. The stock market- is it all about greed? Borrowing money to buy more stocks.

  11. But not all is well Not everybody profited from the boom. What were some of the older industries that did not prosper in that era? Describe the situation that farmers were experiencing.

  12. Red Scare The Fear of Communism: immigrants, trade unions, socialists Patriotism Economic Problems: how does the return of millions of people from the war affect the labor market? Violence

  13. The Roaring 20’s Why were the 1920’s so exciting? Wealth- more money to make, more to spend Novelty- new musical styles, new stuff (radios, fridges, record players)

  14. Novelty- new musical styles, new stuff (radios, fridges, record players) Mobility Leisure Changing morals and values

  15. LO: Reason for it, the power of advertising What is consumerism in a nutshell? What does it depend on? Advertising becomes omnipresent. Where could you find them at that time?

  16. Entertainment! LO: New forms of entertainment. The reason for the growth The Jazz Age, Charleston The movies: the explosion of the movie industry with the pianist or orchestra The arrival of the talkies

  17. The immorality of the 20’s? Too sexual for many. Smoking and drinking women Glorification of crime Kissing on the screen

  18. New Woman LO: the change of the role of women and the reason behind it. The effects of the war Read President’s Wilson plea for women’s rights on p. 184. 19th Amendment gives finally women right to vote in 1920.

  19. The Flappers How was a flapper different from a traditional woman? Would a flapper create a negative reaction even today?

  20. Open-mindedness LO: The significance of radio, motoring. How intolerance restricted education. 10 millions of radios by 1929. Motoring in the US. Collision of people of different race, politics, and religion, morality, The Christian fundamentalists.

  21. Monkey Trial The rejection of the theory of evolution Not until 1967 was it allowed to teach the theory of evolution to students. John Scopes and the trial of the theory. What is the situation today in modern America?

  22. Racism LO: Jim Crow laws and racist attitudes, Ku Klux Klan Lynching- Migration North for better living conditions Tom Shipp an Abe Smith case

  23. The Ku Klux Klan In 1915 W. Simmons reforms the organization that was suppressed in the 1870’s. America as WASP nation. A stand against all non American (blacks, Jewish, immigrants, Catholics, Communists)

  24. Integration or Separation? LO: Principals of integration and separation. NAACP vs. Separatists. M. Garvey Du Bois

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