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1920sDECADE OF CONFLICT
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• 1)  DO THE DQ FOR THE DAY. WRITE THE DAILY
  QUOTE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR THE DAY.
• 2) COPY THE NOTES (I GET MY COPY BACK).
• DO THE BURMA SHAVE ACTIVITY
• READ THE ARTICLE. DECIDE GUILTY OR NOT, CREATE A
  LIST OF SUPPORT FOR YOUR DECISION.

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Daily Quote Question (DQ )
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I AM THE LAW IN INDIANA -DAVID STEPHENSON   
SONG FOR THE DAY 1. WAITING ON THE
WORLD TO CHANGE
How did heroes change in the 1920? Who were some
of the most popular heroes of the day?
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I AM THE LAW IN INDIANA -DAVID STEPHENSON
Daily Comment Card
1920
SACCO AND VANZETTI
-Two gunmen robbed a factory and killed two
men in Massachusetts -Sacco and Vanzetti (Italian
immigrants and anarchists) were tried for
the murders. -Despite years of protesting that
they had not received a fair trail, the men
were executed in 1927, reflecting
anti-immigrant sentiments in the United
States.
SONG FOR THE DAY WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE
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I AM THE LAW IN INDIANA -DAVID STEPHENSON
Daily Comment Card
1921
EMERGENCY QUOTA ACT
-One of a series of acts by Congress that
limited immigration -Immigration was limited by
nationality to three percent of the number
of foreign- born persons from that nation
living in the U.S. in 1910 -Designation
restricted only certain nationalities and
religious groups. -In effect, targeted Italians,
Greeks, Poles, and Eastern European Jews.
SONG FOR THE DAY (I come from the) LAND DOWN
UNDER
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I AM THE LAW IN INDIANA -DAVID STEPHENSON
Daily Comment Card
1921
1920
EMERGENCY QUOTA ACT
SACCO AND VANZETTI
-Two gunmen robbed a factory and killed two
men in Massachusetts -Sacco and Vanzetti (Italian
immigrants and anarchists) were tried for
the murders. -Despite years of protesting that
they had not received a fair trial, the men
were executed in 1927, reflecting
anti-immigrant sentiments in the United
States.
-One of a series of acts by Congress that
limited immigration -Immigration was limited by
nationality to three percent of the number
of foreign- born persons from that nation
living in the U.S. in 1910 -Designation
restricted only certain nationalities and
religious groups. -In effect, targeted Italians,
Greeks, Poles, and Eastern European Jews.
SONG FOR THE DAY WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE
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1920s
A DECADE OF CONFLICT

1. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS
2. BUSINESS THRIVES/PEOPLE IN POVERTY
3. RURAL V. URBAN CONFLICT

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THE 1920s WAS A TIME OF REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS

• HARDING
• wanted a return to NORMALCY
• WILLIAM H. TAFT (CHIEF JUSTICE)
• SCANDAL!! (Harding dies before)
• ALBERT FALL(SEC OF INTERIOR)
  
• TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL
• (oil reserves, bribes)

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• 2. COOLIDGE (Hardings VP)
• -finishes Harding-then wins in 1924
• NICKNAMED SILENT CAL
• THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA IS BUSINESS
• SAID NO TO BONUS ARMY VETOED BILL TO HELP
  FARMERS

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• 3. HOOVER
• (Coolidge doesnt run in 1928)
• SERVED UNDER WILSON, HARDING, COOLIDGE
• RAN AGAINST ALFRED SMITH
• -IMMIGRANT FAMILY
• -CATHOLIC
• -AGAINST PROHIBITION
• THE GREAT DEPRESSION HITS
• DURING HIS PRESIDENCY

Seen as big city
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DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
IS ISOLATIONISTAFTER ALL, THEY GOT US INVOLVED
IN THAT WAR. WE INSTITUTE THE DAWES PLAN TO HELP
GERMANY MAKE REPARATIONS. WE LOAN GERMANY MONEY
TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO GB FR THEY USE THAT MONEY
TO REPAY DEBTS TO THE U.S THE KELLOGG-BRIAND
PACT RENOUNCES AGGRESSIVE USE OF FORCE
-UNLESS
IT IS IN DEFENSE
-BUT NO ACTION AGAINST VIOLATORS
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• WHY IS BUSINESS DOING WELL?
• PRODUCTION IS UP
• (FORD ASSEMBLY LINE)
• 2) ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
• (OIL, ELECTRIC MOTORS)
• 3) GOVERNMENT POLICY
• (FAVORS BUSINESS)

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THIS IS THE ROARING 20s, THE PARTY DECADE
HOWEVER, 40 OF FAMILIES LIVE BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
AND MAKE lt 1,500 A YEAR!
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THE MAIN CONFLICT IS A RURAL V. URBAN
TRADITIONAL V. MODERN IDEOLOGY

1. PROHIBITION
2. FUNDAMENTALISM
3. KLAN ACTIVITY
4. XENOPHOBIA

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1. PROHIBITION -ONCE IT TOOK EFFECT, GANG
WARFARE BEGINS. PEOPLE LIKE AL CAPONE TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE PUBLICS DESIRE FOR THE ILLEGAL
SUBSTANCE. IT PROVIDES THEM AN
INCOME -BOOTLEGGERS -RUM RUNNERS -SPEAKEASI
ES -BATHTUB GIN -MOONSHINE
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-enforcement almost impossible. -leads to rise of
gang activity Al Capone St. Valentines Day
Massacre (1929) 7 members of Moran gang
killed public sentiment against organized
crime -Elliot Ness and the UNTOUCHABLES help
ed get indictments against Capone PROHIBITION IS
REPEALED WITH 21ST AMENDMENT!
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• FUNDAMENTALISM
• THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASH IS THE SCOPES
  MONKEY TRIAL
• SCOPES IS BIOLOGY TEACHER
• INTENTIONALLY BREAKS LAW AND TEACHES EVOLUTION
• CLARENCE DARROW (Scopes attorney) VS.
  WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
• STILL A SOURCE OF CONTROVERSY
• Scopes fined 100 (overturned)

In 1968, the Supreme Court ruled that laws
against teaching evolution were illegal
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• KLAN ACTIVITY
• BECOMES A POLITICAL FORCE DURING THIS TIME!
• AGAINST CATHOLICS, JEWS, UNIONS, SOCIALISTS,
  FOREIGNERS, COMMUNISTS
• POPULARITY IS HURT IN 1925 WHEN GRAND DRAGON
  DAVID STEPHENSON IS TRIED FOR THE DEATH OF A
  YOUNG WOMAN. (INDIANA)

I AM THE LAW IN INDIANA
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• XENOPHOBIA
• THE FEAR OF FOREIGNERS LEADS TO NATIVISM
• AMERICA INSTITUTES QUOTAS FOR IMMIGRATION
  RESTRICTION
• EMERGENCY QUOTA ACT (1921)
• IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1924
• 1921 3 OF 1910
• 1924 2 OF 1890
• IMMIGRATION FROM ASIA STOPPED
• THE TRIAL OF SACCO VANZETTI (1921) AND THEIR
  EXECUTION IN 1927 IS USED AS AN EXAMPLE!

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In 1924 the American Indian Citizenship act
granted immediate U.S. citizenship to all Native
American Indians born in the United States.
Before this time, some were citizens if they
married a citizen or served in the military or
were given citizenship through a special treaty.