This video was about the women or the so called flappers in the roaring twenties. They started smoking and dressing with short skirts and cutting their hair short. Besides political freedom for women, they also gained personal freedom.
The red scare of 1919-1920 marked the beginning of a recurring phenomenon in American history: labeling any potential enemy as being communist, or in league with the Soviets. During the original red scare, many Italian and Jewish immigrants as well … Continue reading
In the section of “Upheaval in America,” Forner briefly discusses the flu epidemic, that killed 700,00 people. In a time where there was race, world, immigration, and strike wars, this had to be a bigger deal than what was covered … Continue reading
One important change that occurred by the end of World War I was the advancing of technology and weapons. Major armies had become more modernized and were making advanced weapons. They created wireless communicators, armored cars, tanks and aircraft as … Continue reading
Foner’s coverage of the Selective Service Act passed in May 1917, is brief. He simply states that due to the passage of the Act the number of men in the army went from 120,000 to 5 million. He also informs … Continue reading
Equality was buried after a slight spark during reconstruction, but W.E.B Du Bios never lost hope. For as long as he lived, he profoundly taught about the inequality and the conditions of black and how until blacks were treated evenly … Continue reading
For the first time since the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1978, the federal government enacted laws to restrict freedom of speech. This was the Espionage Act which prohibited spying and interfering with the draft, as well as “false statements” … Continue reading
The Prohibition inherited form the nineteenth century and finally began to achieve national success in the U.S during the World War I. Basically, Foner had completely covered how the movement of Prohibition go though in the USA. Foner had mentioned … Continue reading
America’s intervention in foreign affairs became prevalent. This intervention was justified by the Roosevelt Corollary, which stated that “the United States had the right to exercise ‘an international police power’ in the Western Hemisphere.” Foner makes a clear interpretation of … Continue reading
The Red Scare was a time between 1919-1920, people began to fear that communists were going to take over the United States. Foner does not really cover this topic too well. He basically just mentions the idea of the Red … Continue reading
During World War I the U.S. government created the Committee on Public Information(CPI). It was created to increase support for the war. This was the first time that the government had made a conscious effort to change the public’s opinion. … Continue reading
Foner begins the section on women’s suffrage by introducing the point that the ideals of democracy and freedom reached the minds of women. Even though the topic was a little bit short, it summarized that time in history moderately well. … Continue reading
Homes of the poor, drawn by T. De Thulstrup, 1883; Shows an interior view of New York City tenement house room crowded with men, women, and children, some working, one using a sewing machine. An example of child labor in … Continue reading
The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 intended to change Mexico’s society and economy, resulting many Mexicans to migrate to the US. Migrating north was the only way for many Mexicans to escape the war whiles a few chose to hide. … Continue reading