"Cultural Civil War"

Feminism/Sexism

• women's role in the professional world , taking over masculine jobs - leaving traditional spheres
• changes in clothing, hairstyles, etc..
• women given new liberties such as the right to vote
• many women were a large part of the progressive movement

Racism/NAtionalism

• Klu Klux Klan
• black nationalism
• immigration and nativism
• NAACP

pop culture

• characterized by flappers, automobiles, nightclubs, movies, and jazz
• available for ordinary citizens
• the invention of the radio helped with the promotion of products and industry
• advertisers were the first to acknowledge sexual allure as a way to sell items

Changing ideals

• The decade was one of bitter cultural conflicts
• liberals against fundamentalists
• nativists against immigrants
• rural provincials against urban cosmopolitans