1920’s DBQ Question: The 1920’s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested? Analyze these documents in pairs. You can use their textbooks and/or the power point we used in class to help build their understanding of the material. You should write a thesis statement‚ intro paragraph and outline a proposed answer. The outline
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U.S. History notes Red Scare 1919: I. Mass hysteria II. Why: unrealistic irrational fear. A. Expectations up and down: 1. Prosperity: People are doubling income (1915 income: 408$ yr to 1920 835$ year) 2. Post war recession B. Super patriotism/Slackers (you’re a slacker if not a super patriot) 1. Committee for Public Relations (C.P.I.) (Creel Committee) - Read propaganda papers‚ pushed conformity and supported Boy Scouts for war. 2. Espionage and sedition acts A
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I. Seeing Red I. The “Red Scare” of 1919-20 resulted in Attorney General. Mitchell Palmer using a series of raids to round up and arrest about 6‚000 suspected Communists. A. The Red Scare severely cut back free speech for a period‚ since the hysteria caused many people to want to eliminate any Communists and their ideas. 1. Some states made it illegal to merely advocate the violent overthrow of government for social change. 2. In this time period‚ anti-foreignism
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Miguel Angel Vega Professor Szpila WRT 100 23 July 2013 The National Air and Space Museum Stimulating the Mind The history of the United States is one of the most important in the world. Some of the most popular sources of our nation’s history are our museums. The collection of museums that make up the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C had a total of 21.8 million visits by individuals in 2013 alone. The National Air and Space Museum‚ in particular‚ was the biggest contributor to these
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After the Great War ended‚ the 1920s became a roar of changes. Everything from mass consumption to flappers to immigration. The Ku Klux Klan‚ or KKK‚ reached its height in the 1920s‚ with a strong 5 million members. These members believed in a white Anglo-Saxon protestant community‚ a form of “pure americanism” (Kennedy 730). On the other side of things‚ the Harlem Renaissance was outpouring African-American art and culture‚ forming a sense of pride among the African-American community (Kennedy 750)
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realized to use concrete‚ which was relatively cheap in the Philippines and easy to form‚ for his buildings. Leandro V. Locsin was the Philippines’ greatest modern architect. Locsin’s parents gave him the nickname “Lindy” after aviator Charles Lindbergh. His work at Expo 70 in Osaka would also evoke aspects of flight. His peers have described him as the “Poet of Space” for the way he articulated space using straightforward
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History Day ideas Colonial Era • Salem Witch trials • The Stamp Act • “No taxation without representation” Revolutionary War Era • Thomas Paine • Thomas Jefferson • John Locke: right to rebellion • Adam Smith and Free Trade • Bill of Rights • Redcoats and patriots • John and Abigail Adams US to Civil War • Nat Turner’s Rebellion • Louisiana Purchase US Civil War • John Brown • Frederick Douglas
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Herman Roth‚ father of two‚ always seems to make the “right” decisions. For example‚ in the opening chapter‚ Herman denies a proposal that “would answer a Depression family’s yearning” (Roth pg8). After being informed of the potential relocation that comes along with his job‚ Herman comes quick to his instincts and ultimately makes a difficult decision one of simplicity. Yes‚ money in the bank is crucial‚ but Herman looks beyond the economic value of life. Herman reveals that happiness is what
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Her name was Amelia Mary Earhart she was born July 24‚1897 in Atchison Kansas. Her nickname growing up was “AE”. Growing up she was a tomboy she was always doing things that normal boys did like climb trees. (Glines‚ 1997) As Amelia was learning to fly in California in 1922 she took odd jobs in order to help pay for flying lessons. With the financial help from her sister and her mother‚ she bought her first airplane. It was a Kinner Airster. When her parents became divorce she moved back where she
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Jonas Salk Eleanor Roosevelt Henry Ford Samuel Clemens John Fitzgerald Kennedy George S. Patton Lyndon Banes Johnson H. L. Mencken Edward R. Murrow Jeanne Kirkpatrick Brigham Young Pearl S. Buck Charles Augustus Lindbergh Barbara Tuchman Amelia Earhart
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