Decade - 1920s

well in 1939 world war 2 started

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In 1922 the section of the 1918 Education Act requring education of all kids without exception to receive education from 5 till at least 14 came into effect. Schools were mainly conventional chalk-and-talk schools and in many cities class sizes were large. The overwhelming majority of kids left school at age 14 and never returned to formal education.

strong feelings of resentment and nationalism built up by economic and political crises

China. The Chinese Immigration Act was passed that limited immigration.

It was the beginning of the great depression. I believe its also known as "Black Tuesday."

Unions lost many government contracts after WW I and many workers were out of jobs, including Union workers. There were many strikes during the 1920s and striker's grievances were generally valid, but few Americans or the government sided with the labor movement during the strikes. Many businesses described the strikers as revolutionaries trying to destroy the capitalistic system. Many Americans bought that description. There were a few gains made by labor during the decade but many major strikes failed and the violence that occurred during some strikes began a decline in Labor Union membership and support. In 1919, organized labor membership was around 5 million. In 1929 that number had dropped to 3.6 million.

The Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922 was a law in the United States that created a Tariff Commission to raise or lower rates by 50%. This was a post-World War I Republican defense against expected Europeans exports. Retaliatory tariffs sprang up.

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The 1920s was called various names such as "The Jazz Age," the Age of Intolerance," and the "Age of Nonsense." But perhaps the most telling was the "Roaring Twenties." It was the beginning of modern America, in politics, arts, customs and fads, literature, sports, etc. Americans felt a relief following the Great War. The nation had survived the deadly worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918. The Twenties was a time of change for just about all the population. Youthful "Flapper" women provoked the older generation by smoking in public, wearing brief skirts, bobbed hair styles, and the use of lots of makeup. New fads included the Charleston dance, dance marathons, flagpole sitting, and flying stunts in the new airplanes. The affordability of radio provided entertainment in the living room. Many sports became "spectator sports" with Baseball and Babe Ruth perhaps being the biggest. Business continued to grow and outward appearances seemed to indicate no slowdown in site. More new products were developed and the consumer was given the opportunity to buy these products "on time." Government seemed unwilling to try too much regulation for fear of upsetting the economic boom.

At the beginning of 1920, the average price of gasoline in the United States was 17 cents per gallon. However, the gas shortage occurred in 1920, and as such, the average price of gas rose to about 30 cents a gallon in less than 6 months during 1920.

Farmers struggled during thr 1920s-and almost half of all American people were involved in farming. Tractors, combine harvesters and other new machines helped farmers to produce more foods. however, farmers ended up producing a surplus of food. as a result, food proces dropped. many small farmers found themselves with a lower income and had difficulty keeping up their morage repayments. some were evicted, others were forced to sell their land. farm labourers also found themselves out of wor, and drifted to towns or to California. where there was the promise of work on fruit farms.

Prohibition passed in the 1920's and lasted until 1933. This prohibited the consumption and selling of alcoholic beverages. This was popular in the South and in the West, because they wanted to keep alcohol out of the hands of the negro community. The East, however, did not like Prohibition because it greatly reduced profits in clubs and bars, which were growing rapidly in popularity (hence the"Roaring Twenties"). This caused almost everyone in the East to, in one way or another, participate in bootlegging.

The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 passed due to the Red Scare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare). That reduced the amount of immigrants that were allowed to come to America by 3% of what the allowed amount in 1921 was.

The Immigration Law of 1924 was also passed due to the Red Scare. It reduced the amount of immigration to America by an extra 5%, making it an overall reduction of 7% (3% in 1921 and 2% in 1890).

The Fordney-McCumber Tarrif passed, which raised taxes on all imported goods from 28% to 38.5%. This caused European stock investors to drop $16.4 million dollars worth of stocks in ONE DAY. In the end, European investors dropped $40 billion worth of stock overall. This directly lead to the Great Depression.

Babe Ruth began playing for the Yankees on April 14, 1920.

Wild Bill Hitchcock is a famous Wild West Gunslinger. His death is known for the aces and eights 'dead man's hand' in poker which he had when he was killed in Deadwood South Dakota. http://www.abacom.com/~jkrause/hickok.html http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WWhickok.htm http://www.deadwood.org/AboutDeadwood/History/?utm_source=GooglePPC&utm_medium=PPC&utm_content=OldWest&utm_campaign=BHDS2008

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They were largely inactive and allowed businesses to grow unregulated.

As government began to realize signs of an economy downfall, the interference of the Hoover and Roosevelt Administration attempted to help through such methods as government bailouts. This eventually led to a poorer economy, especially from the ideals of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 came about. With the sharp decrease in trade resulting from the tariff, the economy took a turn for the worse. The economic policies of the federal government did portray a role in the depression, but they were not entirely responsible for the collapse of the economy due to consumers, investors and businessmen.

One major impact towards the Great Depression was Government spending. Once tax receipts fell, government then increased tax rates and reduced spending. By doing this, the government was attempting to keep a balanced budget. Economists then advised the federal government to increase spending in order to help employment. The reason for the depression was the fact that the Government was receiving more money then they were spending, causing a lack of money in circulation and reducing inflation to its lowest amount.

The Federal Reserve was another impact towards the cause of the Great Depression. The Federal Reserve System tried to help the economy by cutting the money supply by one third. This action was an attempt to get rid of inflation and lower the mass amount of money that was in circulation. Businessmen could not afford new loans and also could not afford their old loans that they had already taken out. Hence, the businessmen stopped investing and purchasing stocks. This then caused businesses to fail due to the lack of money and support from businessmen. The Federal Reserve also caused banks to decrease their willingness to create loans, eventually leading to the decrease in consumption and investment.

On the other hand, the Federal Government was not the only cause of the Great Depression. Consumers, investors and businessmen also played a role. Consumers were now not purchasing the overproduction of goods that have started to become mass-produced in assembly lines and factories. Consumers were also saving their money other then spending it to buy certain goods that have been mass-produced. Businessmen stopped investing because of the fact that they could not afford to do so, and also because of the fact that investing opportunities slimmed down. Entrepreneurs failed to bring fourth new products and inventions to invest in. These situations helped towards the creation of the Great Depression, proving that not only the Federal Government caused the decline in the economy.

Overall, the Great Depression did not result only from the actions of the Federal Government, but also from consumers not spending money and purchasing items that have been mass-produced, investors not buy stocks in companies because of the lack of stocks or the lack of money, and entrepreneurs not inventing new items to attract the consumer. The Federal Government did have a major cause of the Great Depression due to deflating the economy and causing a lack of money in circulation.

The optimism of the 1920s was fueled by the emerging mass media empire, the advertising industry and the corporations that marketed electric appliances, automobiles and mass illusions. Consumer confidence had reached an all-time high. However, the new consumerist attitude led to irrational spending and overproduction, which eventually set the stage for the most severe economic depression in the history of the United States.

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short hairdos, called bobs, and short slinky skirts and dresses, and to put real shock value, cigarettes in long holders!! thes gals were the moderns of the 20s

Major events that took place during the 1920s include the Red Scare which affected how Americans looked at communism. The Teapot Dome Scandal which made America more greedy for wealth and material goods, and The Flappers, which changed the country's views on immortality and worldliness.

because they were stupid and united stated didnt want any more stupid people....

Many of the ideas and goals of the Populists would become laws later on in American history. They called for the election of US senators by popular vote, rather than by state legislatures (17th Amendment). They demanded the universal use of the secret (Australian) ballot, to prevent employers from forcing workers to vote a certain way. They introduced the ideas of the initiative, referendum and recall which were added to many state constitutions. They called for the abolition of national banks and for the government ownership of railroads and the telegraph (socialistic ideas). They advocated a postal savings system so that ordinary people might avoid depositing their money in privately owned banks, and for a graduated income tax. They felt the wealthy should pay a higher percentage in taxes than the middle class or poor. They also called for an increase in the amount of money in circulation through the unlimited coinage of silver.