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Pattersns of the 1920's and their Significance
Historians see the developments of the 1920's as part of these larger patters: Economic, Political, and Social. -
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Patterns In American Domestic Affairs
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Economic Patterns
Expansion and Contraction of the Economy: The " Roaring Twenties" were a period of great prosperity and optimism, brought on by the end of WW1 and the return of peace. Prosperty was spurred by the creation of new industries, growth of consumer markets, and rising stock market prices. -
Political Patters
Growth in Individual Rights: The decade began with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, giving American women the right to vote. This marked a major step on the road to gradual expansion of equal rights for all Americans -
Social Patterns
Cultural Diversity vs. Suspicion of "Outsiders." Prosperity and the increased use of autos gave greater mobility to many Americans. The migration of African Americans from the south to the North also created new opportunities. Many Americans, however, remained suspicious of "outsiders." The "Red Scare," execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, revival of the Ku Klux Klan, and passage of new immigration laws were symptoms of this distrust. -
New Deal "Reform" Legislation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Security Act -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Insured bank deposits so that people would not lose their savings in case a bank failed. -
Securities and Exchange Commission
It was created to watch over the stock market and guard against another stock market collapse. -
Social Security Act
It provide workers with unemployment insurence, old age pensions, and insurence if they died early. -
The War Effort at Home
The draft, Industrialization Mobilization, The labor force -
The Draft
All men between 18 and 45 were liable for military service. For the first timem women could enlist. One out of every ten Americans served in the war. -
Industrial Mobilization
Government agencies directed industrial mobilization. Automobile factories began producing tanks. Other factories produced planes, ships, and guns. Many goods were rationed so that they could be sent to soldiers overseas or used for wartime production. -
The Labor Force
The draft and rise in production brought a final end to the Great Depression. Women, African Americans, and other minorities filled the gap in available jobs, as other workers went to war. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white passanger in Montgomery, Alabama. Black leaders began a boycott of the city''s public buses. The bocott showed that Africans could unite succesfully to oppose segregation. -
Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides in the South
African American students held the first "sit-in" at a "Whites Only" lunch counter in North Carolina. Students expanded their campaign in the South as interracial grops rode buses in "Freedom Rides." -
March on Washington
Civil rights leader called for a march on Washington to get Congress to enacts a Civil Rights bill. Dr. King delivered his " I have a dreamed" speech, looking forward to the day when all Americans would live peacefully together with full equallity. -
New Civil Rights Laws
The civil rights ac prohibited racial discrimination in hotels, restaurants and other businesses. The Twenty-fourth Amendment eliminated poll taxes in federal elections, which had been used to prevent African Americans from voting. In 1965, president Johnson introduced affirmative action, requiring employes with federal contracts with federal contracts to hire more minority and female emplowees. -
African-Americans Military
in the late 1960's, african americans leaders emerged who disagreed with King's policy of non-violence. Groups like the Black Muslims, Black Panthers and followers of Malcolm X believed that either violece or Black separatism might be necessary to achieve racial justice. -
Counter-Culture
Counter-Culture experimented with drigs and adopted new fashions like long hair for men. Many youths challenged America's involvement in Vietnam.
