HST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mass Production, Clara Bow, Movie Palace
15 Feb 2017
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Hst 202 week 3 lecture 7. Cotton club hot night club in new york: themed after the slave plantation, going back to experience of black people serving white people. After the war was over, a lot of americans wanted go back to their old traditions. Warren g. harding ladies" man who ran for president in 1820: normalcy condition of not being affiliated with others. Front porch campaign, 1920 throwback to the style of campaigning in the 19th century: candidates would stay home to talk rather than holding rallies. The little green house on k street. Lots of corruption during harding"s administration: couldn"t" say no to people. Teapot dome, 1922 area with oil supply. Interior sec"y albert fall and harry sinclair. President harding dies suddenly: calvin coolidge becomes president. Total war total economy is mobilized. Esch-cummins act, 1920: was the mechanism that transferred ownership to private owners. Mass production selling things at a price middle class people can afford.
