HIST 151 1st Edition Lecture 21 Outline of Last Lecture I Chapter 23 From New Era to the Great Depression 1920 1932 Outline of Current Lecture II Chapter 23 From New Era to Great Depression 1920 1932 cont Harlem Renaissance Jazz Flappers 1924 Nat l Origins Act 1921 Washington Naval Disarmament Conference Current Lecture Harlem Renaissance One of the positives to come from Prohibition Harlem derives from Manhattan one of the 5 Burroughs of New York City White affluent residents wanted more diversity music and culture allowed blacks in 1st speakeasy jazz club was established in Harlem the Cotton Club Starts to attract the most prominent black artists and musicians from all over the country A large majority of the major black artists performers musicians can be traced back to Harlem Jazz Flappers Helped define the Jazz Age White females 20 unmarried middle class bobbed hair o iconic female symbol of the 1920 s Wore a one piece form fitting dress mid calf carried long strands of beads to swing around while dancing Invented the famous dance known as the Charleston Flappers are linked to women s first step towards liberation 1924 Nat l Origins Act 1921 Congress appropriates temporary measure emergency legislation Only 3 years o Reduces immigration and adds a cap to how many of each country can enter o Europeans prevented from entry still refused to assimilate failed to step up and appropriate 1924 legislation picked up where the 1921 legislation left of These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Both Republicans and Democrats agreed on the Act o Reduced all immigration by 50 permanently Looked at European countries and deliberately excluded certain countries had to have a reference Used the 1890 census to look at how many immigrants arrived to the U S during that time o Flawed some countries were not established during the 1890 s some countries that were immigrating to the U S in the 1900 s 1910 s were not accounted for in the 1890 census o Exactly what Congress wanted Act legitimized immigration until 1965 1921 Washington Naval Disarmament Conference 1st disarmament conference in world history focused on weapons of mass destruction ships Harding administration invited heads of state from around the world many agreed to scrap a percentage of their ships In addition agreed to a 10 year moratorium halt on all ship building Conference and Act were not enforceable o Japan signed to save face but ignored the Act begins building their forces for the upcoming second World War Do not forget to read the novel All Souls A Family Story from Southie for the book quiz this Friday March 27th
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