HIST 1051 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Herbert Hoover, Socalled, Zora Neale Hurston
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Some loved him and some thought he was a terrible influence. Hollywood was a booming success despite its critics. The aftermath of the first world war revealed growing tensions among americans for reasons such as racial prejudice and labor tensions: racial strife. In the wake of world war i, african americans began fighting to achieve citizenship ship now more than ever. Violence between whites and blacks rose all over the nation. Greenwood district in tulsa, oklahoma became a target for white violence against blacks because of the growing prosperity of blacks in this district. Greenwood was know(cid:374) as (cid:862)the (cid:271)la(cid:272)k wall treet. (cid:863: erosion of labor rights. The first world war had (cid:272)reated so (cid:373)a(cid:374)y jo(cid:271)s that a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a si(cid:373)ply (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) i(cid:374) the aftermath of the war. Calvin coolidge fired the entire boston police force because they went on strike to demand a union.
