HISTORY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: White Supremacy, Alice Paul, Louis Armstrong
12 Jun 2016
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The 1920s were a reaction to 1919. Lots of places in europe were on the brink of communist revolution. For the united states, we should invest in consumerism to avoid radical capitalism. Reorganized general motor"s brand by class: distinct car brands catered to class rank, he modernized corporate structures--each branch (car brand) could become its own brand, but still under general motors, the holding company. American business learned that propaganda and advertising worked. Company unions began popping up to make employees feel like they had a voice (ex. Ford was able to turn workers into consumers, because they actually had money to buy things now. Alice paul and the national women"s party (nwp) Attempted to reframe american politics around gender. The nwp and equal rights amendment (era) failed to take shape and failed. Posted a challenge to american white supremacy o o.
