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Society, Politics and the Economy of the Roaring Twenties

Society, Politics and the Economy of the Roaring Twenties. Life In Postwar America. American Society. Fear of Communism - Red Scare , Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti Fear of immigrants- Nativism Fear of the labor movement and unions- Strikes and worker unrest. Government.

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Society, Politics and the Economy of the Roaring Twenties

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  1. Society, Politics and the Economy of the Roaring Twenties Life In Postwar America

  2. American Society Fear of Communism-Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti Fear of immigrants-Nativism Fear of the labor movement and unions- Strikes and worker unrest

  3. Government Pro-business, Republican presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge elected Corruption in Harding administration- Teapot Dome Scandal Another Republican, Herbert Hoover, elected in 1928 Post-WW I Isolationism Immigration quotas

  4. Economic Life “False Sense of Prosperity” Increased production of consumer goods Buying on credit- Installment Plan Increased standard of living and consumer spending

  5. Business and Technology Auto industry grows Airplanes used as transportation Use of electricity spreads Advertising becoming a popular way to sell products

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