Rising prices
Which event "made" the 1920's?
World War I
After the war, workers faced what type of working conditions?
long hours, layoffs, bad conditions
How did economic policies in the 1920's impact farmers?
By the mid-1920s, farmers had a surplus that they struggled to sell
By May 1921, farm prices had dropped to _______ of what they had been worth the year before.
1/3
Which government body was responsible for the Palmer Raids?
Department of Justice
In addition to farming, what other industries began to struggle in the late 1920's?
housing construction, textile manufacturing, home goods (refrigerators and radios)
How did wartime demands impact the coal industry?
It led to overproduction
The proposed plan in the 1920's for the government to buy farm surpluses and aid farmers was called:
McNary-Haugen Bill
How were rural farms affected by the end of the war?
Land values collapsed and rural bank failures tripled.
Which of the following were deported for their radical beliefs and supposed ties to Russia?
Emma Goldman
As prices rose and wages remained low, more and more people...
bought goods on credit
Approximately _____% of people were jobless after World War I?
20%
How did Coolidge respond to the McNary-Haugen Bill?
He vetoed it twice.
Approximately how many farmers lost their land due to foreclosure after the war?
1 million
In the 30 years before 1920, the majority of immigrants came from which region?
Eastern Europe
What led to a postwar economic boom?
Pent-up consumer demand, easy credit, foreign purchases of American products
The collapse of the postwar boom led to...
falling wages, low consumer spending, diminishing foreign trade
What did the 1920 census reveal about where Americans lived?
They lived in cities more than in the countryside.
What immigrant group faced the greatest discrimination during WWI?
German Americans
In 1922, a new US law said that no more than ___% of the 1890 population of any ethnic group could immigrate to the country.
2
What was the US government's plan for demobilization after the war?
there was no plan
In the 1920's two-thirds of the US Socialist Party membership broke away to join parties associated with which ideology?
Communism
What did most farmers lack in the 1920's?
electricity and indoor plumbing
Which groups were the Palmer Raids looking for?
Anarchists, Socialists, Communitst
People fearing increased immigration and foreign influence began to promote what?
100% Americanism