Intro to the 1920s: Red Scare & Normalcy

Intro to the 1920s: Red Scare & Normalcy

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What do you already know (or think you know) about the 1920s?

The Roaring 1920s

• period of prosperity & consumerism

• rise of the automobile & new appliances

• prohibition & the Mafia

• new roles of women & flappers

• Harlem Renaissance & jazz

• The Lost Generation: Fitzgerald & Hemingway

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to...

explain the causes of the Red Scare & its connection to immigration & nativism. (US.6A)

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What is communism? What do you think of when you hear this word? How often do you hear this word today?

Communism

• political AND economic system

• ALL property & goods are publicly owned & equally distributed to the people

• 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia -- monarchy overthrown, communist government set up

The Gilded Age was characterized by...

• rapid industrialization

• rise of big businesses & captains of industry

• exploitation of workers by bosses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.

• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.

• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.

• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace.

The Progressive Era was characterized by...

• reform movements aimed at improving society

• the rise of social welfare programs

• regulation of businesses

• increased participation in government to ensure gov met the needs of the people

Multiple Choice

During the Progressive Era, the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the --

• increased need to protect worker interests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

During WWI,

• labor unions agreed to halt all strikes so that production continued

• gov't financially supported farmers & business

• labor unions pressed pause on all demands to support the war effort

• THEN, WWI ENDED & THE GOVERNMENT WITHDREW $$ SUPPORT.

American government became increasingly afraid of America's workers rising up & staging their own communist revolution.

Laborers & Unions

• Communism centered around the people rising up against oppressive business owners

• US government fears strikers, riots, & disorder from unions

• Progressive Era labor unions are targeted as hotspots of radicals

People suspected of being communists were called "Reds," radicals, anarchists, Bolshevists

3 Primary Causes of the Red Scare

• Increased nativism: prejudice against immigrants

• Increased nationalism: America 1st & best, must keep communists out

• fear of Communist Revolution because of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Multiple Choice

Which cause of the Red Scare does this political cartoon illustrate? Look closely at the image & title.

• increased natvism

• increased nationalism

• fear of communism & revolution

Multiple Choice

Which cause of the Red Scare does this political cartoon illustrate? Look closely at the image & title.

• increased natvism

• increased nationalism

• fear of communism & revolution

Multiple Choice

Which cause of the Red Scare does this political cartoon illustrate? Look closely at the image & title.

• increased natvism

• increased nationalism

• fear of communism & revolution

Multiple Choice

Which cause of the Red Scare does this political cartoon illustrate? Look closely at the image & title.

• increased natvism

• increased nationalism

• fear of communism & revolution

Open Ended

How does this political cartoon illustrate WHO was targeted by the US - Uncle Sam - government during the Red Scare? Look closely at the image.

The Palmer Raids: 1919-1920

• Spring 1919 - series of bombings of government officials & Wall Street

• US Attorney General Palmer leads raids of unions, meetings, & homes without warrants

• Arrests 10,000 suspects & deports 600 immigrants

• no bombs or evidence of larger plans ever found

Election of 1920

William G Harding promises a "Return to Normalcy" following WWI in the midst of this Red Scare

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Why do you think Harding won a landslide victory in the 1920 Presidential election? What was so attractive about a Return to Normalcy for so many Americans?

Multiple Choice

Which cause of the Red Scare does this political cartoon illustrate? Look closely at the image & title.

• increased natvism

• increased nationalism

• fear of communism & revolution

Open Ended

What was the Red Scare? What was the US government afraid of during the Red Scare?

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What are you curious about the Red Scare? Or the 1920s in general?

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