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U.S. History

U.S. History. Standard 6 Review. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the conflict between traditionalism and progressivism in the 1920s and the economic collapse and the political response to the economic crisis in the 1930s. Standard USHC-6:.

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U.S. History

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  1. U.S. History Standard 6 Review

  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the conflict between traditionalism and progressivism in the 1920s and the economic collapse and the political response to the economic crisis in the 1930s. Standard USHC-6:

  3. Explain the impact of the changes in the 1920s on the economy, society, and culture, including the expansion of massproduction techniques, the invention of new home appliances, the introduction of the installment plan, the role of transportation in changing urban life, the effect of radio and movies in creating a national mass culture, and the cultural changes exemplified by the Harlem Renaissance. USHC-6.1

  4. The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

  5. The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

  6. Explain the causes and effects of the social change and conflict between traditional and modern culture that took place during the 1920s, including the role of women, the “Red Scare,” the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, immigration quotas, Prohibition, and the Scopes trial. USHC-6.2

  7. Caused by the Rise of CommunistCountries in Europe • Palmer Raids arrested alleged communists • New wave of American nativism “Red Scare”

  8. New hatred focused on the immigrants • Geographic shift to the Northern States Resurgence of the KKK

  9. Polices limited immigration in the 1920’s • Asian immigrants were banned • Eastern and Southern European immigrants were limited Immigration

  10. Flappers—women that revolted against the Victorian Ideal • 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote • Same jobs but less pay than men Role of Women

  11. 18th Amendment prohibited alcohol Repealed by the 21st Amendment Temperance movement Leads to the development of organized crime Prohibition

  12. Scopes fined for teaching Evolution • Religious Fundamentalism • Evolution is against GOD-secular •  Called the “Monkey” Trial FACT: The phrase, “Monkey Trial,” was coined by H.L. Mencken, a reporter covering the trial for the Baltimore Sun. ScopesTrial

  13. Explain the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, including the disparities in income and wealth distribution; the collapse of the farm economy and the effects of the Dust Bowl; limited governmental regulation; taxes, investment; and stock market speculation; policies of the federal government and the Federal Reserve System; and the effects of the Depression on the people. USHC-6.3

  14. STOCK MARKET CRASH (1929) By the late 1920s, consumers had so much debt that they could no longer pay for expensive consumer goods, which lowered demand. This resulted in overproduction, resulting in decreased profits for companies. The Great Depression

  15. The Great Depression

  16. Analyze President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal as a response to the economic crisis of the Great Depression, including the effectiveness of New Deal programs in relieving suffering and achieving economic recovery, in protecting the rights of women and minorities, and in making significant reforms to protect the economy such as Social Security and labor laws. USHC-6.4

  17. Franklin D. Roosevelt • Wife: Eleanor Roosevelt • The “First 100 Days” • Bank Holiday The New Deal

  18. The New Deal

  19. FDR’s Alphabet Soup

  20. Second New Deal Legislation

  21. African American workers were typically the last hired and the first fired, leading to black workers suffering from a much higher level of unemployment (50%) than whites (25%). Although FDR took little official action to combat racial discrimination, black voters began to align themselves with Roosevelt’s Democratic Party in the 1930s. Before the New Deal, African American voters had typically supported the Republican Party. African Americans and the New Deal

  22. Many of the New Deal successes did not address labor problems that were faced by women Women and the New Deal

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