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The Roaring 20s
Samantha Bautista, Nayeli Perez, Alan Ramierez, Nicole Wolski
Nativism
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Incidents such as the
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial,
Palmer Raids, and the
reemergence of the
KKK demonstrated
America's fear of the
unknown.
Common Culture
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Movies/
Talkies
Sports;
Baseball
(Babe Ruth),
Boxing (Jack
Dempsey),
Football (Red
Grange)
Common Culture
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Flappers
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Gangters, Speakeasies
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Cars; stimulated
supporting industries
Radio; connected over
10 million families
Fundamentalism
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Scopes Trial
demonstrates the
cultural conflict
between
fundamentalists and
moderns
Politics of the 1920s
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Kellog-Briand Act
Teapot Dome
Scandal
Andrew Mellon
“The business of the
United States is
Business”
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Economy
Assembly line made it
possible for Americans
to buy products at lower
prices
Installment Buying; let
Americans pay for large
items at different times
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Maldistribution of wealth