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24 Cards in this Set
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Whats the contrast of the 1920's?
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The Materialist Culture & the Crash: A time of massive consumption, consumerism, and debauchery, contrasted against...
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the residual effects of isolationism nativism,and the rise of production-line industrialism!
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Intro: Kick-off
What changed? |
A time of massive materialism, consumption, and decadency inspired by
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a sudden influx of modern commodities that will change the daily activities and routines of Americans forever.
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What did it look like on the outside vs. underlying? And politically? What did this say? |
An era so externally colorful, the underlying tones of internal tension, isolationism, and nativism combined with a resurgence of
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laissez faire pro-business politics, and extreme conservatism, is such a bitter contrast. An ominous foreshadowing of what is to come.
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How did it all get started? There were two components, what were they? |
Exhausted and disillusioned from WWI, Americans come home to enjoy themselves.
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The U.S. Senate chooses “isolation” over “collective security,” by rejecting Wilson’s “League of Nations,” and all problems associated with foreigners, colonialism and empires. This would bring an end to Progressivism and initiate over a decade reign for the republicans.
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How did scientists mix in the malay? What was the net effect? |
Scientists used wartimes IQ tests as evidence people were too stupid to be self governed, or politically inclined.
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Instead the introduction of radio allowed for a consumerist take-over, and mass media supported it. Manipulating all aspects of public opinion and independent thought on politics.
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[Thesis] What was the image? What were the three factors affecting the demise? What were the three net results? |
Despite the colorful images of the 1920’s, a string of appallingly bad presidents allied with big business, corruption, bad policies, and the rise of consumerism will cause...
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extreme wealth and social disparities ending the era in tragedy.
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What are popular reflections of the period and what were women doing? What was the deal with nightclubs and the four influences there? |
Contrary to popular memories of the era known as the “Jazz Age,” or the “Roaring Twenties,” with its flappers, the young sexually liberated women, and the speakeasies.
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Hip nightclubs attended by women and men serving illegal bathtub gin in violation of prohibition, while dancing the provocative "Charlston" to the risque jazz of Black American musicians.
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Whats was happening in American culture? A big global influence? |
The rise of Hollywood movies and movie stars like, the “it girl,” Clara Bow, proliferate American culture both nationally and around the globe.
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The only time American fashion ever influenced Europe.
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What was going on in the culture for Men? |
Known as, “the golden age of sports,” the 1920’s made way for the meteoric rise of sports star millionaires driving model-T fords.
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These are the much loved images most prefer to remember about the Jazz Age.
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Who was president, and what term did he introduce? What was his general demeanor? |
In reality is the debauchery begins with Warren G. Harding, elected President in 1920, and his normalcy.
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A man devoid of intellectual stature, he appointed many unscrupulous friends to government jobs.
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What were politics/Harding up to? The big scandal? |
A brief age of scandal and politicians on the make, including Harding,
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resulting in the Teapot Dome, over exploitation of the public owned oil fields in CA.
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Who was the 2nd president of the twenties and his main accomplishment? His main policy? |
1923-1928: Calvin Coolidge “Silent Cal”, whose main accomplishment was to sleep more than any other president.
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Coolidge “worshipped” at the alter of big business.
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Who Sec. of Treasury in the 2nd presidency and what was his economic policy? The 2nd President was known as? |
He appoints, Andrew Mellon of “trickle down economics” infamy as Secretary of the Treasury.
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Famous for his silence, Coolidge was strange man in strange times!
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Who ran for the 1928 election and his ideal? Who was his opponent and what was his notoriety? |
This led to the election of 1928 when Herbert Hoover -- spokesman for the materialist dream,
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defeats Al Smith for the presidency -- Al Smith was spokesman for “the forgotten ones.”
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What was going on in the financial world? What did people think would happen? |
On the financial front stock prices begin to soar, traders and investors are enabled by easy credit and get-rich-quick schemes.
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As stock values raise like crazy most believe the trend will last forever.
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What was the consensus abroad? What were investors like and what were the three big factors? |
Observers abroad marvel at the uniformity while ...
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corrupt investors manipulate the markets. There’s wild speculation on stocks, margin buying, and growing faltering world economy that will lead to one of the worst days in history.
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What was the worst day in history? What happened? |
Black Thursday, October 24, 1929 -- 13 million shares sold, 3 billion dollars lost!
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By Tuesday, Oct. 29, the market was in “free fall.”
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What happened immediately? What happened politically? |
Big banks try using reserves to mitigate losses but are unsuccessful.
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Hoover Policies Do Not Reverse the Slide -- 1929-32. He sometimes seemed callous. Hoover remained loyal to a failed economic policy.
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What was the general trend socially? What was the big culture shift and how did it affect certain groups values? |
Socially this time reflects a revolt against the moral rules of the 1800’s.
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The new consumer culture and lax moral standards of urban life creates tension with traditional rural dwellers and their ultra conservative Christian values.
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Whats happening with labor? Whats the net effect of this? |
Industrial monopolies and deindustrialization through new assembly line production systems creates
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extreme concentrations of wealth and unemployment returns as machinery takes jobs.
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How did WWI affect social unrest domestically? What was the popular prophecy and outcome? |
The issues of WWI are used across the board in business and politics to further fuel the hatred of outsider’s, and their socialist ideas, further fulfilling the prophecy that
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isolationism is the answer to Americans security, but it will not endure.
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Conclusion:
Which factors most influenced this era? What was the flip side? |
The string of dreadful presidents, the unorthodox business practices, and the failed policies are contrasted against the extreme decadence of the early 1920’s.
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However, on the flip side there were a few good things; women enjoyed more freedom and sexually liberation -- at least for singles. Married women were supposed to find freedom in labor-saving appliances.
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Two major areas that improved were? |
Some socially conscious employers implemented private pension funds, and offered medical insurance, job security and better working conditions.
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Among the jazz and speakeasies of Harlem’s urban ghetto and other Black communities, African American artists found a stage to showcase their creative talents in literature, theater and music.
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Conclusion: Wrap
What was the delineating point about the twenties? What did it lead to? |
An era rich with contrast escalating into the worst financial crisis in history, although this event did not single-handedly lead to the depression,...
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-- it ultimately lead to the Bonus March, and one of the darkest decades in US history -- the 1930’s.
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