chapter 20 politics of the. there are two distinct beliefs that began to surface in america
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Nativism – Prejudice against foreign-born people
Isolationism – Policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs
Communism (The Red Scare) – Several dozen bombs were mailed to government and business leaders, and the public grew fearful that communism was trying to take over America
J. Edgar Hoover
Hired Mitchell Palmer to begin to stamp out communism in the USThey hunted down Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists.
The Palmer raids
Trampled people’s civil rights invading homes and throwing
people in jail without legal counsel, and deporting hundreds of foreign born radicals without
trials
Sacco and VanzettiArrested for robbing a paymasterNo evidenceFound Guilty anyway and sentenced to deathAugust 23 1927, they found themselves in the ….
The Steel Mill Strikes
Workers wanted – Fewer HoursA living wageUnion involvementCollective Bargaining
Companies hired strike breakersPolice, National Guard, and Federal troops to end the strike
Coal Miners’ Strike
Miners want five day work week Increase in payJohn L. LewisGot 27% pay raise but no shorter work weekJohn Lewis became national hero
Labor Movement began to loose its appeal
Much of work force consisted of Immigrants Willing to work and live in poor conditionsImmigrants did not speak English and hard to organizeFarmers migrated to cities and were used to defending for themselvesMost Unions excluded African Americans
Warren G. Harding
Return to NormalcyYearning for world PeaceKellogg-Briand PactFordney-McCumber Tariff (60%)The Dawes Plan
Albert Fall
Secretary of InteriorConvinced Edwin Denby, Secretary of Navy, that he, Falls, should be in control of Oil reserves at Elk Hills and Teapot dome
Falls Cont’d
Falls turns around and sells the exclusive right to extract the oil to two private oil companies, one being Mammoth Oil CompanyHe received kickbacks and pays of approximately $400,000
Henry Ford
Change the Landscape of AmericaAutomobile industryAssembly line productionMass production at a faster rateBring the work to the worker
The impact of the AutomobileRoute 66Gas StationsRepair ShopsGaragesMotelsTourist CampsShopping Centers1920 Traffic signalsHolland Tunnel 1927