The roaring twenties represented a time of great conflict which led to some forces promoting change and other forces resisting change. Document E, Harding’s campaign speech tells of America needing to return to normalcy. In order to do that we must promote change yet also resist change. The main areas of conflict leading to promoting or resisting change are: morals, immigrants, women, economics, religion, and race. The areas promoting change were critical because it shaped the years to come. On the other hand the areas resisting change were also important because it decided what things needed to remain unchanged. One of the largest issues of the 20’s was alcohol. Alcohol was believed to have been a cause for unemployment, domestic violence, …show more content…
She tells about how marriage needs to change because “the certificate of marriage solves nothing”, rather it leads to more complicated problems. Immigration was also a growing problem, which led to many needed changes. Immigrants were seen as a threat to stability and order to many Americans. Document F highlights the concept that we were allowing too many immigrants into America and that needs to be fixed. It illustrates the Immigration Act of 1921 which declares that we should allow less immigrants into America. Document A also shows how Americans were trying to slow down immigration by “closing the …show more content…
There was a growth in negro nationalism which was good but also was seen as a threat which led to increased lynching. The great migration promoted change among african americans who sought to escape the segregated South. On the other hand there was also increased lynching by the group represented in Document M by a march of the KKK. The KKK were a group who wanted more white power. They were a brutal group who were known for their uniforms and their terrible lynching upon black people. As the United Negro Improvement Association was growing they were beginning to be seen as a catalyst for black uprisings. This is what led to increased lynching. The NAACP was the primary association fighting against lynching, even though they were mainly losing against senate in the anti-lynching
After the war, the American people made the change from "old" ways to "new" ways. Many factors, such as new technology, fundamentalism, new looks and church led to tension between the old and the new. The 1920s were a time of conflicting viewpoints between traditional behaviors and new and changing attitudes.
I feel that the white people felt that the blacks were getting to close to be like an equal. With that on mind, the whites felt that they need to show the blacks that they still run things. For instance, on page 107, it clearly states, "There are friends of humanity who feel their souls shrink from any compromise with murder, but whose deep and abiding reverence for womanhood causes them to hesitate in giving their support to this crusade against Lynch Law, out of fear that they may encourage the miscreants whose deeds are worse than murder." It goes on to explain blacks were lynched because the whites had the power to kill and get away with it and they prefer to kill, than taking it to court.
The "Roaring Twenties" were a turbulent time in American history. The United States had just returned from the carnage of World War I and was ready to revolutionize their ideas, morals, and most importantly, their presidents. The presidential election of 1920 was a particularly integral election due to the introduction of the right of women to vote and America's social & political unrest. Warren G. Harding, a Republican, defeated Democrat James M. Cox, on a platform that urged Americans to "return to normalcy". Normalcy was a play on words of normality by Harding, which meant to conform to the norm. But the question that stood on many historians was: Why did Americans actually vote to "return to normalcy"? The simple answer was that the nation was ready to recover from their wartime anxiety and wanted a country without financial or political stress and Harding was the president that promised that to them.
Times were looking up for African Americans, their new freedom gave them the option to go down a road of either criminal actions or to make something out of themselves. But the presence of racism and hatred was still very much so alive, Klu Klux Klan, although not as strong as they were after the Civil War was still present. Laws like Jim Crow laws and “separate but equal” came into play and continued to show how racism was alive. Besides these actors of racism, blacks still started gaining a major roll in American society.
...dation and violence, including lynching, were an ever-present danger. Northern African Americans were not unaffected and suffered the same widespread discrimination and school and residential segregation.
“The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundation”. This quote came from an anonymous person describing the great life in the 20’s. It’s very true because it was a great time of social and economic growth, but it was a very unstable and random way of living, which didn’t end up lasting as long as some had hoped. As time goes by in history, many things make America what it is today. The roaring twenties were the most important years contributing to the change in America. First off, the twenties made such an important impact because this was a time for the economy to boom and reform, also during this time women’s rights became more focused on, and lastly due to the many advancements in technology the twenties was a time of great prosperity and wealth. The twenties made life seem so easy, until reality sets in.
The 1920's was a time of change in the United States. “The Roaring Twenties” had an outstanding impact on the economy, social standards and everyday life. It was a time for positive results in the consumer goods industry and American families, because of higher wages, shorter working hours, and manufacturing was up 60% in consumer goods. But it was also a time of adversity and opposition for others, such as immigrants and farmers. Immigrants had lots of competition when they were looking for work and they weren't treated fairly by Americans, depending on where they came from and what they believed.
Before prohibition “...a number of states decided that drinking was behind some of America's most serious problems - problems like corruption, child abuse, crime, unemployment and worker safety”(Background Essay). They soon discovered that this was not the case. According to a U.S. Census in 2008 (Document B), the number of homicides rose to their highest in 1933, when it was repealed, with around 11 homicides per 100,000 people in the United States. That was quite a jump from the 6 or 7 only 15 years earlier. Also, in an illustration by Winsor McCay in the 1930’s (Document A), prohibition was the origin of many other problems such as gangsters, racketeers, bootleggers, and dope sellers. While they thrived in this time, selling and producing alcohol illegally, the rest of the country fell into depression as demonstrated by the word ‘depression’ written in the foreground of the illustration .People thought that alcohol was the cause of all of these problems but it only made it worse, not living up to it’s promise at
The 1920’s is a period that defines the United States. Conflict and opposing values were increasingly prevalent in the American society. The country was torn between new political practices, views on the role of women, religion, social and artistic trends, science and more traditional beliefs. These were ideologies that were surfacing during the 1920’s. Much tension between the 'new America' and the 'old America' was caused by a number of wars and outbreaks (Lyndon).
During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, many saw alcohol as a cause of instability among communities. To counteract the effects of alcohol on American society, The Temperance Movement, Prohibition Party and many others sought to enact anti-liquor laws that would prohibit the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. On January 19, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment had taken effect and a nationwide ban on alcohol was enacted. This was thought of as a solution to the many problems that America had at the time, but it only made matters worse. The American society had been greatly affected by the Eighteenth Amendment in many negative aspects such as increasing crime and violence, worsening the economy, and much more.
As a nation coming out of a devastating war, America faced many changes in the 1920s. It was a decade of growth and improvements. It was also a decade of great economic and political confidence. However, with all the changes comes opposition. Social and cultural fears still caused dichotomous rifts in American society.
The 1920s in America, known as the "Roaring Twenties", was a time of celebration after a devastating war. It was a period of time in America characterised by prosperity and optimism. There was a general feeling of discontinuity associated with modernity and a break with traditions.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of production, it was the age of destruction, it was the epoch of nativism, it was the epoch of racism, it was the season of skepticism, it was the season of anti-communism, it was the spring of gain, it was the winter of loss – in short, it was the 1920's. Indeed, the decade of the 1920s was a truly “roaring” and prosperous time, but at the same time, it was a period of chaos and conflict. The events that happened during this decade influenced the world as we know it today. More importantly, the thought that the 1920’s was an era of major change in the United States, both positive and negative, is indeed fascinating and it deserves thorough examination.