1920s Presidents
Who is the 'Do Nothing President'?
Calvin Coolidge
What is the 18th ammendment?
What was one innovation from the 1920's?
Radio, TV, Cars (Model T), and/or refrigerators
Who was the president discredited for scandals and corruption (Teapot Dome) during his presidency?
Warren G. Harding
What is the 19th ammendment
19th ammendment (gave women the right to vote)
Did cities expand or condense during the 1920's?
What was Warren G. Harding's campaign slogan?
“A Return to Normalcy”
What is isolationism?
After the "Great War", Americans were scared and decided to keep to themselves, essentially isolating themselves from the outside world.
What "Big Thing" did Americans invest in during the 1920's?
Stocks, which were primarily bought through use of credit.
What political party dominated the 1920s?
Republican
Who were Sacco & Venzetti?
Two Italian migrants who were executed after being accused of robbing and killing a storeowner.
What was one cause of the agricultural depression during the 1920's?
Overproduction during the first world war led to surplus and thus plummeting produce prices.
What was Calvin Coolidge's campaign slogan?
"Keep cool and keep Coolidge"
The raids conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice out of fear of foreign anarchy were known as what?
Palmer Raids
Around which percent of radios were bought using the newly installed credit system?
75%