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Demobilization
Demobilization
Demobilization
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The transition from
wartime to
peacetime
production levels
Causes social and
economic strain on
the country
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Return to normalcy
Return to normalcy
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Return to normalcy
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Campaign slogan of
Warren G. Harding in
the 1920 election.
“America’s present
need is not heroics but
healing.”
Shifting America back
to isolationism and
slamming the door on
global affairs.
20’s Tax Reduction
20’s Tax Reduction
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20’s Tax Reduction
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The 1920's saw the tax
burden of middle
Americans decrease
while most lower
income Americans were
relieved of their tax
burden altogether
Supply-side economics
If taxes are lower,
businesses and people
would spend and
invest more money
 That would lead to
more tax revenue
collected by the
government
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Marxism
Marxism
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Marxism
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The political and
economic theories
of Karl Marx and
Friedrich Engels
Marx argued that
the working class
would eventually
replace the ruling
class
Marxism provides
the basis for the
communism
Communism
Communism
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Communism
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Political system
proposed by Karl
Marx
All property and
production of
goods are
controlled by the
government
Attempts to create
a utopian society
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Communism
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In 1917, in the
middle of WWI,
Russia’s Tsarist
government was
overthrown by
communists
The revolution
caused Americans
to fear that
communism
could come to the
U.S.
Red scare
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Red scare
Red scare
Video
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A period of
anticommunist
hysteria during
1919 and 1920
Was a response to
the Russian
Revolution of 1917
Was driven by the
fear that
communism might
take a foothold in
the United States
Palmer’s raids
Palmer’s raids
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Palmer’s raids
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A series of raids
that were intended
to capture alleged
radicals
Arrested
thousands of
radicals in 33 cities
Most were poor
immigrants who
had recently
arrived in the
country
Sacco & Vanzetti
Sacco & Vanzetti
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Sacco & Vanzetti
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Warren G. Harding
Immigrants who
were convicted of
the murder of a
paymaster and
guard in a payroll
robbery
Evidence against
them was weak –
the judge suspected
them of radical
behavior
Executed for the
crime
Warren G. Harding
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Warren G. Harding
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Republican
nominee for
President in 1920
election
Won by a wide
margin – 404 to 127
electoral votes
Fordney-McCumber
Tariff Act
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Fordney-McCumber
Tariff Act
Fordney-McCumber
Tariff Act
Mergers
Mergers
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Pushed tariff rates
on manufactured
goods to an all
time high
Helped U.S.
manufacturers by
allowing them to
keep higher prices
to increase profits
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Mergers
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The combining of
two or more
companies
Brought greater
efficiency to
industry
More than 100
mergers took place
in the early 1920s
Equal Rights
Amendment
Equal Rights
Amendment

Equal Rights
Amendment
Video
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Constitutional
amendment that
would give men
and women equal
rights throughout
the United States
Many opposed
because they
believed it would
undo all of the
progress women
had made
Teapot Dome
scandal
Teapot Dome
scandal
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Teapot Dome
scandal
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Scandal that came to
light after Harding's
death
Sec of the Interior
Albert Fall convinced
Sec of Navy to transfer
control of naval oil
reserves to his
department
He leased reserves to
private companies and
received bribes
Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
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Became president
after Harding’s
death
Worked to restore
the reputation of
the presidency by
firing any involved
in scandals
Video – Pro
Business
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
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Ku Klux Klan
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Originally formed
during
Reconstruction to
discourage blacks
from voting
Temporarily
dissolved in late
1800s

Ku Klux Klan
Video
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Restarted by
Georgia preacher
William Joseph
Simmons
Targeted blacks,
Catholics,
immigrants, Jews
and radicals
Membership grew
dramatically
during Red Scare
Marcus Garvey
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Native of Jamaica
Supported Black
Nationalism – A
movement aimed at
creating a new
political state for
African-Americans
on the African
continent.
Video
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Eugenics: PseudoScientific belief that
humans could be
improved through
breeding.
Charles Davenport
Fear of immigrants
Social Darwinism
Idea Spread to
Europe….
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Immigration Act of
1924
Immigration Act of
1924
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Immigration Act of
1924
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Limited the
number of
immigrants to 2%
of the 1890
population figures
for each nationality
Reduces the
number of
immigrants to
about 153,000 in
1925
American Indian
Citizen Act of 1924
American Indian
Citizen Act of 1924

American Indian
Citizen Act of 1924
On June 2, 1924,
Congress enacted
the Indian
Citizenship Act,
which granted
citizenship to all
Native Americans
born in the US.
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