英语国家概况1920s.ppt

America in the 1920s Highs and Lows 19th Amendment Women’s suffrage movement began in 1848, but the 19th Amendment wasn’t passed until 1920. Why? Anti-Suffrage Pamphlet, 1910 A Return to “Normalcy” World War I made America a world power, but was not politically popular back home. Espionage Act of 1917 made anti-war speeches illegal. Election of 1920—Warren G. Harding and the Republican party came to power Political foundation for industrial and economic prosperity A Strange time for Democracy Women received the right to vote. The Espionage Act and “clear and present danger” reduced free speech. President Harding’s administration was remembered as a time of corruption and an “erosion of democracy.” Teapot Dome Scandal Henry Ford and River Rouge Henry Ford and River Rouge Example of vertical integration—largest in the world 2.4 km wide, 1.6 km long 160km of interior railroad track Electricity plant Ability to process ore into metal Employed over 100,000 workers in 1930 Prosperity and Consumerism Companies were producing, and people were buying! Spending was high—too high. Credit became a popular purchasing method. As prices rose, many people’s wages stayed the same. Factory workers Farmers Lynching