1920s Alternate Assignment
The Red Scare
Communism is the type of government in Russia. Americans were afraid of it because they thought it would disrupt and weaken the government, which would lead to the fall of the United States. In pursuit of trying to stop the spread of it, the government let out the Alien and Sedition Acts: acts that banned Americans from criticizing the president, government, or the war.
Although Henry Ford did not invent the first automobile, he did produce the first ever affordable, for the average man, car. He was able to drastically lower the price of the car by creating it using the assembly line, so the cars were made at a much quicker pace. This affected society because most people got one, so Americans were able to connect with other parts of the country by driving.
The automobile changed society by letting Americans travel further than ever before without taking forever. It also let Americans move to rural areas because they could now commute to work instead of having to live in the cities. People were more comfortable because they could now live in their own home instead of in an overcrowded city.
Once the radio was released to the public, every family had to own one. It allowed ideas from the west to travel all the way to the east and vice versa. It connected the United States because news and other activities were on broadcast for the entire country to hear, so everyone was well informed about all aspects of the country.
The Birth of Movies and Movie Stars
A new form of entertainment were invented; one popular form was movies. Although the movies were missing both color and sound, most Americans found them very entertaining. A famous movie star back then was Charlie Chaplin; he starred in many silent movies in the 1920s.
Changing Roles of Women
Back in the 1920s, women started to change their look, wearing shorter dresses, more make-up, and cutting their hair short. They were know as flappers and although there were many of them, there were also some women who looked down on them and saw them as rebels. They fought for equality and eventually were able to get more ands more as time went on; especially when they 20th amendment.
The NAACP was created to help improve living conditions for African Americans and hopefully end racism. A strong believer in equal rights would be Marcus Garvey, a man who believed that is they were unable to get equal rights, they should all move back to Africa. In attempts to fight back the KKK, they were making anti-lynching acts.