The American Vision: Chapter 10, The Jazz Age

The following is a selection of articles that will relate to information in Chapter 10. These are just starting points. For the curious, each article leads to additional articles. Occasionally, an article will be listed in more than one category. Previous Chapter Next Chapter

1. Section 1: The Politics of the 1920s
   • The Administration of Warren Harding
     • Teapot Dome Scandal
     • Justice Department Scandal
     • President Harding`s Death
     • Calvin Coolidge
   • Policies of Prosperity
     • Andrew Mellon
     • Soldiers Bonus Act
     • Isolationism
     • Dawes Plan
     • Washington Naval Conference
     • Kellogg-Briand Pact
2. Section 2: A Growing Economy
   • The Rise of New Industries
     • Ford Motor Company
     • American Aviation
     • The Wright Brothers
3. Section 3: A Clash of Values
   • Nativism Resurges
     • Sacco and Vanzetti Case
     • Anarchists
     • Resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan
     • Immigration Act of 1924
   • A Clash of Cultures
     • Margaret Sanger
     • Fundamentalism
       • The Scopes Trial
     • Prohibition
       • Al Capone
       • Volstead Act
       • Amendment XVIII
4. Section 4: Cultural Innovations
   • Art and Literature
     • Carl Sandburg
     • Willa Cather
     • F. Scott Fitzgerald
   • Popular Culture
     • Babe Ruth
     • Louis Armstrong
5. Section 5: African American Culture
   • Harlem Renaissance
   • Jazz
   • Bessie Smith
   • Duke Ellington