Changing Society
What killed more people in America in in the early 1900s than WW1?
Influenza (The Flu)
Define: Inflation
A rise in prices
What product is Henry Ford best known for?
The Automobile (car)
Define: Skyscrapper
Which political party did president Warren G. harding belong to?
Republican Party
During WW1, name at least one group who saw an increase in economic opportunities?
- Women
- African Americans
- Mexican Americans
What does it mean that the United State became a creditor nation after WW1?
Other countries owed the United States money for their help during the war.
What production change allowed Henry Ford to produce automobiles more quickly?
The use of the Assembly Line (a car part being added at each step of the assembly line)
What is a suburb?
A town directly outside of a major city
- The area in between urban and rural areas
What was Coolidge's stance on big business?
Supported Big Business: He admired productive business and thought that strong business would create wealth that would benefit the nation as a whole
What Amendment was added in 1919 and what did it accomplish?
- The 19th Amendment
- Gave women the right to vote
What is installment buying?
A consumer would make a small down payment and then pay off the rest of the debt in regular monthly payments.
What effect did faster production (from 12hrs to 90mins) have on car prices?
Allowed car prices to drop (go down)
What led to the creation of Suburbs?
- Improved Transportation
- Automobile ownership
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Alfred Fall began selling oil (which was reserved for the Navy) in exchange for bribes.
Explain what happened to the women who began working during WW1.
Women stopped working when the men returned home from war (By 1920 there were fewer women working than in 1910)
What factors led to the consumer revolution of 1920? (list at least 2)
- Mass Production
- Increased affordability of goods
- New Advertisement techniques
- Installment Buying
How did Ford show concern for his workers well being?
- Increased wages
- Shorter work days (8 hour day)
- Shorter work week (sat & sunday off)
Why did people migrate from rural to urban areas in the 1920s?
Urban areas were progressing faster than the rural areas, which meant an increase in economic/job opportunities in urban cities.
Why was President Calvin Coolidge known as "Silent Cal"?
- discrimination
- segregation
- mistreatment of Mexican Americans
What was the Tulsa race massacre?
A mob of white racists attacked the city of Tulsa's African American population leading to the death of over 30 African Americans and 10 whites.
What was the Bull Market of the 1920s.
A period of rising stock prices as more and more people began investing in stocks, looking to get rich quick.
What was the name of the first affordable car that the average American could buy?
- The Model T
What impact did a mass migration to urban areas have on rural areas.
- Negative impact, the rural areas lost a lot of its work force. Farmers felt this the most
- Poverty
What was the original purpose of the Federal Reserve Board and Interstate Commerce commission and how did Warren G. Harding change this?
- og purpose: protect consumers, help small businesses and farmers
- under harding: turned into pro- big business agencies