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Chapter 12 Politics of the Roaring Twenties. US/AZ History Mr. Holguin. People were fearful that Communists were trying to take over America. In the Palmer Raids, private homes and businesses were raided and hundreds were deported. The Red Scare.
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Chapter 12Politics of the Roaring Twenties US/AZ History Mr. Holguin
People were fearful that Communists were trying to take over America. In the Palmer Raids, private homes and businesses were raided and hundreds were deported The Red Scare
In 1920, two Italian immigrants and radicals were accused of murdering two factory guards Witnesses said the the criminals looked Italian Sacco and Vanzetti were executed with no solid evidence Sacco and Vanzetti
By 1924 the KKK had 4.5 million members. The Quota System place the max. number of people that could immigrate from each country More Nativism
Elected in 1920, Harding and his Ohio Gang were known for corruption and scandal He died suddenly in 1923 Warren G. Harding as President
Calvin Coolidge became president after Harding’s death Automobiles changed the American landscape Route 66 Commercial airlines began service Keep cool with Coolidge
New Appliances -Washing Machine $150 -Vacuum $50 -Sewing Machine $60 The advertising industry boomed due to American consumerism Life became more expensive
Even though goods became more expensive people kept buying things they could not afford. Installment Plans let people slowly pay off goods while they used them “A dollar down, and a dollar forever.”