1920's Speech

James Webster

4/10/16

History speech

I pledge

American society in the 1920’s was filled with prosperity and expansion. The change and expansion was beneficial for the country but also brought many problems and controversies to the U.S.  Immigration, economics, race, religion, and sciences made up a large portion of these problems and advances during the new era.

Immigration held many problems during the 1920’s, similar to the challenges faced in the U.S today with immigration. Throughout the 1920’s many “old stock Americans” associated immigration with radicalism and this became a popular and diverse topic within this time period. The problem resulted in acts, such as The Emergency Immigration act to be made to limit the number of immigrants into the Country.

The U.S faced immense growth during the 1920’s and in my opinion the most beneficial was the economic growth. Many families benefited from this and the jobs and opportunities available were much better than they had been before. Wages and working conditions had been much improved during the new era making working more personal and pleasurable for the society.

Race and religion played a large role in the 1920’s. Problems with racial differences were evident during this time period and groups such as the Ku klux Klan were formed making it a hostile subject. Following the problems with race there were many arguments and problems with religion. The diverse beliefs that now flourished the U.S. caused these problems and the traditional ways of the U.S were being tested and altered. As a result of this a new group known as the fundamentalist were formed and they questioned the traditional beliefs of Americans and focused their attention to science and new discoveries that consisted of proof.

 Overall immigration, economics, race, religion, and science had a huge impact on America in the 1920’s and these topics are still very important to the American society today.