Cultural and Political Turmoil in 1920s America

Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants executed in 1927 for murder despite weak evidence.

Their anarchist beliefs during the Red Scare made them targets. The Palmer Raids

saw Attorney General Mitchell Palmer arrest thousands of suspected radicals without warrants.

The KKK, led by William Simmons, terrorized African Americans, immigrants,

and Catholics, peaking at four million members. Albert Fall illegally leased government

oil reserves at Teapot Dome for bribes under Harding's scandal-filled presidency. Coolidge restored

dignity with his hands-off approach. Urban sprawl exploded as cars enabled suburban living.

Standards of living soared with electricity and consumer goods. Airplanes revolutionized mail delivery and