TABLE OF CONTENTS

Briefing Page pg.3

Economic Boom pg.4

Wets pg.5

Kellogg Briand Pact pg.6-8

Jazz age pg.9

Coca Cola ad pg.10

Ku Klux Klan pg.11

Atwater Ket Radio ad pg.12

KDKA pg.13

Urban vs Rural pg.14

Scopes trial pg.15

Interview Warren G. Harding pg.16

Lucky Strike ad pg.17

Editorial pg.18

Bibliography pg.19

“The business of

America is

business”

-Calvin Coolidge

Economic BoomComing out a victor in the world war the US is now seeing the rise they

have ever so deserved. This strong beacon of a nation has truly demonstrated

its capability to contend with the great European powers. Even now, the

decade after the war has ended the US continues to show great promise. The

new decade has evidently shown great promise from an economic standpoint.

This “Economic Boom” has made significant new economic advances, led to

advancements in the manufacturing department, better standards of living, and

expansion in the consumer market due to company competition.

The promise shown with the new economic advances are seen in many

ways giving a legitimate understanding of the state of the economy. One

example of the new economic advances was the introduction of the stock

market. The stock market is a new investment method that can increase your

initial input of money over time. Another example of the new economic

advances is how electricity is being used to improve the speed of

manufacturing. This led to faster and cheaper car manufacturing. Finally, an

example advances in the economy is how wages have increased significantly. A

concludable mean of all the wage increases has shown a 26% increase from

1919.

Another way that the state of the economy is shown is through the

manufacturing advancements. Such advancements have been seen through the

invention of the Ford assembly line. The ford assembly line helped

manufacturing along so much that a Model T was made every ten seconds.

These manufacturing advancements also made the price of a Model T drop from

$850 to $295. This made the Model T a more common family purchase and a

more accessible purchase.

The higher living standards in the 1920s were a direct effect of the state

of the economy. The economic success led to the ability to purchase the

ergonomical goods and better wages for individuals. This success was the effect

of many causes, one of which being the expanded sales departments which

gave more purchase opportunities. The mass production lines which made the

purchase of said items more affordable. The final cause for this would be the

salesman strategies which manipulated consumers into buying more products.

~Bijan Toulabi

WETsDear Editor,

My stand on prohibition is that we should be

allowed to drink what ever we want to drink!

The problem is that some people are careless

with their rights and not responsible. They

take advantage every saturday night in the

club. it is natural for people to take a drink in

the jazz clubs when the music starts. people

are the problem not the alcohol. Our

constitution guarantees our rights to freedom

and the pursuits of happiness.

Julian Jones

Kellogg Briand Pact “The treaty to end all wars”

By: Lucas Karwal

With the end of World War I new peace documents are being

signed and adopted by countries like one of the most important

ones, the Kellogg Briand Pact. The Kellogg Briand Pact is the Pact

to outlaw war and the agreement to settle disputes in a peaceful

non-violent manner and is being signed by multiple countries

including; Australia, Belgium, Canada, France and Germany.

The Kellogg Briand Pact is amazing because now we will not

have to ration for war anymore, we will not have to donate

anymore food, money and clothing to war, we will not have to

grow and can our own food for the winter, there will now be

plenty for everyone to eat and there will be more sugar, tea,

coffee and meats for everyone because there will be no more

rationing for war.

Some other names you might hear are the Pact of Paris and

the General Treaty for the Renunciation of War. And no the name

Kellogg Briand Pact did not come from the breakfast cereal

company Kelloggs it came from the co-authorisor Frank B. Kellogg

who is also a lawyer and a politician.

America is working towards world peace by making this pact

and that is good because during war many lives are lost including

Americans. World War One alone killed 116,516 American soldiers

and we had one of the lowest death totals. Countries like Russia

and France both had over one million deaths and Russia had close

to five million wounded. So with this pact we are saving our

future generations and children from war and death.

Jazz age :

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong is still changing jazz music.

He is a one of a kind musician when he played

people didn’t dance they didn’t

speak they just listen to the smooth melody.

the trumpeter,singer, bandleader, soloist,film

star,and comedian Louis Armstrong nickname

Satchmo .

On New Year's Eve in 1912, Armstrong fired

his stepfather's gun in the air during a New

Year's Eve celebration and was arrested on

the spot. He was then sent to the Colored

Waifs Home for Boys where he fell in love

with music and in 1922 his first big call came

from king oliver to play in chicago after taking

chicago by storm he was on too travel all over

the world spreading joy and making new hits

song like "Cornet Chop Suey" and "Potato

Head Blues"Julian Jones

Ku Klux Klan

The Klan mostly included angry whites wanting complete extinction of

African Americans, Jews, or any non Christians. Politicians also supported the

Klan and also wanted to make the Klan larger. Most of the KKK were in the

south. The main political party that supported the KKK were Democrats. The

Midwestern part of the Klan were Republicans and Democrats.

Today in Tennessee there are large numbers of KKK groups. There are

protests and rallies in Tennessee and North Carolina. KKK groups today are

rising from 5,000 member to 8,000 member. They are fighting for whites and

believe in Lynching African Americans. They still do KKK gatherings but they

cannot kill or Assault anyone.

There are families that wear the white knights uniforms and burn crosses.

They still can’t do the same as what the kkk did in the 1920’s. Today KKK

members still believe in the same thing but know that they cannot hurt people.

By: Mohamed Abdullmaged

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was started in the

early 1920. It was mainly in the southern

states. They were against Negroes,

catholics, Jews and and foreign

Immigrants. The klan has grew from a few

thousand to millions in a decade. They

were white christian male native born.

From 1920-1930 the population of the Ku

Klux Klan reached 4 million members. After

WWI the KKK had been growing because of the arrivals of new foreign people. Today there are about 10

groups of the KKK. Most of theme are in Tennessee and Montgomery.

KDKAKDKA was the first to broadcast live in Pittsburgh in

January 1921. november 2, 1920 KDKA broadcast

the president election. president election return to

K building westinghouse electric company and that

when the president election ended KDKA upgraded

to 100 watts trimitter. it challenged other station

when president election happen. the election was

dominated after world war 1. Was the 34th

quadrennia presidential election. The election was

the first ratification of the nineteenth amendment

on august 18, 1920. In 1916 presidential election

had about 30 states had permitted women to

participate. Votes was increasing 18.5 million in

1916 and 26.8 million in 1920. Warren G. Harding

was nominated by the republicans and it was publish

on the newspaper.

Dalton

Urban Vs Rural

Urban

The 20s is the first decade

that more Americans are

living in urban areas rather

than rural areas and that is

because there are more jobs

and opportunities in urban

areas than in rural areas.

You are very limited in rural

areas because you can only

be a farmer or a owner of a

small business. In urban

areas you can own big

businesses and companies

and even get involved in the

stock market and have a

chance to get a lot of

money. Urban living is the

modern way to live because

of more jobs and

opportunities and you can

finally live for yourself.

Lucas Karwal

Rural

Most americans in 1812 lived

in rural. the rural people

work on farms and plant

food and other things. their

was mostly death and

diseases occurred but mostly

death because winter came

and there wasn't fresh food

to eat. men married in their

mid 20s and the wife is a few

years older. when they live

in house there wasn't really

any privacy and that in small

houses there were no

separate bedroom, kitchen,

and living rooms. women

believe that when they are

married the husband should

take care of them. in rural

there's relaxing and natural

but in urban there was

stress.

Dalton Stanford-Miller

Scopes Trial Fair or Unfair?

Unfair

The Scopes trial was

unlawful and unjust. This

trait revoked the freedom of

expression. This trial also

mixed religion and

government. This man was

punished for a scientific

discovery. This falls under

cruel and unusual

punishment, yet another

amendment broken by this

trial. The idea of evolution is

backed by multiple pieces of

explainable science. Religion

is backed up with the idea of

magic and supreme power

that has yet to be seen.

Bijan Toulabi

Fair

The Scopes trial was in the

best interest for our future.

As a society we thrive off of

the words of god and in the

holy books there is no

statement of evolution. With

our generation slowly dying

out we can’t leave on a note

that changes everything for

our children. Evolution is

only a theory for a specific

reason there is not enough

information to support it.

However religion has many

holy books and other

milestones proving it right.

Mohamed Abdullmaged

Interview Warren G.

Harding Mr Harding why did you wanted to be the president.

Mr Harding if you didn't win the election what would you do?

Mr Harding what would you do in the future?

Mr Harding are you going to make peace?

Mr Harding how hard did you work on the predental speech?

Mr Harding did you wanted to have a different job?

Mr Harding what do you think about the world?

Mr harding if there is a threat how would you react to it?

Mr Harding are you worthy for this job?

Mr Harding are you going to speak with other countries?

Dalton

Faith or Science? What can I

believe in anymore?Evolution has become the topic of the day as more and more

individuals begin to question their faith. As an individual begins research on

evolution the first thing stumbled upon will be Charles Darwin’s theory of

evolution. Charles’ theory has the primitive concept of natural selection

incorporated into it. The theory states that as ape evolved into man the many

species that stood alongside said ape either showed lack in adaptability, lack in

defense, or loss to competition. This being stated the survival of man’s

predecessor showed that they were the fittest in the category. This theory has

been attacked many times but proof continuously comes out to shoot down said

arguments.

Some of the many arguments that religious colleagues have shot at

evolution have come in slightly weak assertion. An example of one of these

assertions would be along the lines of “The immune system is too complex to

have evolved.”. This has been used in many arguments but was recently shot

down as we have found other fossils with proof of immune systems. Another

assertion would be “Evolution could never produce an eye”. This was once

again proved wrong recently with the argument of bats using sonar waves.

Finally, an argument that proves how religion has been wrong before is the

statement that “The sun revolves around the sun” this was proved wrong as the

earth in actuality revolves around the sun.

For over 150 years- Since the Charles Darwin theory. The theory of

evolution has been through more scrutiny and investigations for it beliefs. Since

then the Theory of evolution has been strengthened by more accurate

evidence. There has been lots of discoveries and research to support evolution.

Across the world Evolution is still being researched. Evolution is nearly

Internationally accepted. Important research is being done to accept and

approve Evolution.

~Mohamed Abdullmaged and Bijan Toulabi

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