The 1920s

Politics

100

Probusiness policy that was prevalent during the Industrial revolution, went away during the Progressive era, then returned in the 1920s

Laissez-Faire

200

This president was known to hire his friends into government positions in the 1920s

President Harding ("Ohio Gang")

300

This president believed the role of the government was to interfere as little as possible into business and industry

President Coolidge

400

A scandal in which the Interior Secretary leased government oil reserves to private oilmen for bribes

Teapot Dome Scandal

500

What was an example of a 1920s policy that harmed the social welfare programs of the Progressive Era?

Tax cut or decreased government spending

Society

100

The banning of alcohol use

Prohibition / 18th Amendment

200

This hate organization was revived in the 1920s to terrorize African Americans, Jews, Catholics and immigrants

The Ku Klux Klan

300

This was an emphasis on science and secular values over traditional religious beliefs

Modernsim

400

This was the fear that Communists were working to destroy American way of life

The Red Scare

500

This was an emphasis on Protestant teachings and the belief that every word in the Christian Bible was literal truth

Fundamentalism

Economics

100

This invention created by Henry Ford helped the United States experience and economic boom

The Model T or Assembly Line

200

When you purchase a product with a little down payment and pay it off later

Installment buying

300

The rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical products

Mass production

400

Americans invested into this, with the hopes it would make them more money, during the 1920s

Stock Market

500

How did Henry Ford change working conditions for Americans?

Created the 8 hour work day, 5 day work week and higher wages