1920s Economic status

Strengths Laissez-Faire Model T Production Peoples Capitalism Stock options arose

Labor/workforce status

Women status

Racial status

Social Status

Political status

Wages rose 30%-50% Workers paid sick leave, vacation time, life insurance etc. began Consumer Durable- goods made to last. # of women college students increased 50% 19th amendment was passed giving women the right to vote. Sheppard Towner Act social welfare program for prenatal and child health care. Flappers Jazz Heroines League of Women Voters was created. Spread of African American culture through jazz music. AAs and immigrants got to work in jobs typically reserved for white men while they were off fighting the war. Henry Ford hired many blacks for work. Josh Gibson- National Negro League (Baseball) Sports icons such as Babe Ruth arose. Lindburgh flew across the Atlantic. Scopes Trial Debates Religious Revival 18th Amendment was passed Return to Normalcy Ohio Gang

Weaknesses Unequal distribution of wealth Over speculation in the Stock Market Inventories increased, but income remained low. Especially in agriculture. Installment Buying Protective Tariffs Coal and textile industries suffered from overcapacity. Yellow Dog ContractsEmployees promised not to join unions. Same hardships as men and fewer benefits in jobs. Lower wages than men. Women got stereotyped into lower jobs.

Johnson Reed Act imposed a yearly quota for immigrants. Catholic and Jews were direct targets of the KKK. Immigrants and nonamericans were accused of taking city jobs.

Prohibition of alcohol Speakeasies Scopes Trial Debates

Teapot Dome Scandal Red Scare Ohio Gang Jessie Smith Bagman

Intellectual status

The Lost Generation The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald Social Darwinism

Social Darwinism Evolution Debates Scopes Monkey Trial