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Society in the 1920s - Coggle Diagram
Society in the 1920s
Prohibition
18th amendment
Codified the ban of manufacturing of alcohol, showed strict government adherence
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Religious
Typically, evangelical sects of Christianity had looked down upon the consumption of alcohol
Due to the divide between the rural environment and urban environment meant that farmers typically had more conservative
Prohibition, represented just one aspect of society which relgious people deemed to be wrong
Endorsement
Despite the sufficent backing behind prohibition, there was still substantial resistance
Henry Ford the industrialist, supported the prohibition movement as he claimed that productivity was hit when his workers drank
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Organised Crime
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Al Capone and other gangsters dominated, the American economy
Mass production techniques pioneered by Henry Ford led to affordable goods like cars (23 million), radios and vacuum cleaners
Republican policies(Harding,Coolidge and Harding) of lassiez faire and low taxes encouraged business expansion
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Immigration
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Increased social tensions, more competition over limited positions
Culture
The 'roaring' lifestyle - jazz music , danicng , cinema and radio became popular - showing a shift towards a more modern society
19th amendment - granted women the right to vote and women's employment rose by 25% . Flappers represented a move towards greater personnel freedom
African Americans continued moving to northern cities , creating new cultural hubs like the Harlem Resistance