return to normalcy
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Return to normalcy
Bell work 1/31• “America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums
(cures/new ideas) but normalcy; not revolution but restoration...not surgery but serenity.“
- Presidential Candidate Warren Harding (1920)A. What do you think this quote means?B. Do you think he helped get him elected? explain
Notebook p. 25 “Return to Normalcy”
1. Modern vs Tradition• Flappers- breaking
traditional expectations for women (consumerism, marriage, dress, behavior)• Installment Plans- relying on
loans for luxury goods• Scopes Trial- teaching
evolution rather than creationism
• The Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance- what was “normal” wasn’t great for everyone. Resurgence of African American culture• Marcus Garvey
2. Nativism• Defined: belief in “natural born”• Rise of the KKK- fear of changing demographics
and loss of privilege= millions join
• Fear of Radical Ideas: Sacco and Vanzetti- anarchists, murderers?
• Red Scare- fearing the spread of Communism after Russian Revolution. Palmer Raids
3. Isolationism• National Origins Act-
• two plans• Compare to Immigration ban in 2011
• Compare to current immigration ban
p. 24 Safe Borders• What is your opinion of
the current immigration ban?• What is your opinion of
this quote?• What is the solution to
safe borders?