A Turbulent Decade

1919-1929A Turbulent DecadePut examples of Society after World War I up on the board.Explain why the words are put in this order.

Bell-RingerDemobilizationLabor StrifeThe Red ScareImmigrationPalmer RaidsXenophobiaSacco and VanzettiWomenERAKKKBlack NationalismA Turbulent DecadeDiscuss some of the economic outcomes of demobilization.Explain what caused the public hysteria of the Red Scare.Recount why the Sacco and Vanzetti trial aroused public interest.ObjectiveDemobilizationIndustry is beginning to dry upTransition from wartime to peacetimeWomen make sacrificesReduction in economic activity, brief recessionCauses social/economic strain

Labor StrifeCity officials and business leaders express alarmPassing the buck to the immigrantsStrikes would not work all of the timeTactic = call the strikers unpatriotic and communist

The Red ScarePeriod of anticommunist hysteria xenophobiaImmigrants come under suspicionThe Palmer RaidsRaids to go after radicalsPeople were deportedJ. Edgar Hoover and the Bureau of Investigation

Questions:1.) Describe the background history of Sacco and Vanzetti.2.) What was the cause of their arrest?3.) How does Sacco and Vanzetti being arrested represent American attitudes towards immigrants at the time?4.) What civil liberties/rights are being taken away?5.) What was the final result of the case?Activity Sacco and Vanzetti BiographySacco and VanzettiCase shows the hostility towards foreignersBoth men were found guiltyIssue divided Americans on civil liberties issues

Nicola Sacco Bartolomeo VanzettiWhat resulted from demobilization?What had caused the public hysteria of the Red Scare?How does the Sacco and Vanzetti case represent American attitudes towards immigrants at the time?ReviewRepublicans Gain PowerElection of 1920Warren G. Harding promised change during demobilizationLess govt in business, more business in govt.Reduce debt, promote growthIncrease in tariffs, promotes mergers

New Direction for WomenUnity among women dissolves after 19th amendment passedDebate over the Equal Rights AmendmentMen and women opposeFails to win support

Teapot Dome ScandalTransfer of controlAccepting bribes from Navy officialsCalvin Coolidge attempts to restore reputation of presidencyDemocrats want to be Party of Progress with Hoover in 1928

A Divided NationThe Return of the KKKRacial tension as a result of blacks moving from farms to citiesThe MidwestPowerful in IndianaNAACP publishes antilynching campaignsMarcus Garvey proposes Black Nationalism

Immigration RestrictionsAmericans disliked immigrantsHolding radical viewsTaking jobsQuota system established 2% for each nationalityNative Americans granted citizenship, still poverty