The 1920s changed politically, socially, and economically, through the Palmer Raids, jazz, and strikes, respectively. First, the 1920s changed politically through the Palmer Raids. The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer in hopes of exposing Communists, socialists, and anarchists. Mitchell wanted to hunt them down because Communists, people who support a government that controls all aspects of life, socialists, people who support the government-owned industries, and anarchists, people who reject any type of government, jeopardize America’s democracy. During these raids, people were jailed, deported, their homes were invaded, and eventually the Red Scare, the hysteria surrounding Communists, emerged.
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Jazz was a new genre of music that emerged in the 1920s. It consists of blended instrumental ragtime and vocal blues which created an exhilarating new sound. As a result, this music became a popular hit and spread across the country. In addition to jazz, jazz orchestra became popular. It was jazz music performed with drums, saxophones, pianos, and many more. Jazz was a huge social change in the 1920s because World War I just ended and now they had time to enjoy leisure activities, such as listening to fun music. Prior to the 1920s, people were too focused on the war, so this music was a new scenery for them. Finally, America changed economically through strikes. After the Great War, people were finally able to protest. They were unable to protest before because the government did not allow strikes during wartime. Most of these strikes were protesting the low wages and long working hours. In one of the strikes, the steel mill strike, workers wanted higher pay, a shorter workday, collective bargaining rights, and union recognition. Because their demands were not met, 30,000 workers gave up their jobs. Companies started hiring strikebreakers, employees who agreed to work during the strike, using force against strikers, and accused strikers of being
Jazz was a new genre of music that emerged in the 1920s. It consists of blended instrumental ragtime and vocal blues which created an exhilarating new sound. As a result, this music became a popular hit and spread across the country. In addition to jazz, jazz orchestra became popular. It was jazz music performed with drums, saxophones, pianos, and many more. Jazz was a huge social change in the 1920s because World War I just ended and now they had time to enjoy leisure activities, such as listening to fun music. Prior to the 1920s, people were too focused on the war, so this music was a new scenery for them. Finally, America changed economically through strikes. After the Great War, people were finally able to protest. They were unable to protest before because the government did not allow strikes during wartime. Most of these strikes were protesting the low wages and long working hours. In one of the strikes, the steel mill strike, workers wanted higher pay, a shorter workday, collective bargaining rights, and union recognition. Because their demands were not met, 30,000 workers gave up their jobs. Companies started hiring strikebreakers, employees who agreed to work during the strike, using force against strikers, and accused strikers of being