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How did Coolidge become president?
He became president after Harding had a heart attack
Describe isolationism
The policy that Americans want to avoid international conflicts at all costs
Identify one other technological boom other than cars
- better airplanes
- better radios
What decade are we studying?
1920s
Who is Miss Wynn's favorite artist?
Billie Eilish
What did Hoover believe was happening in 1928?
That the US was closer to defeating poverty than ever before
What was the purpose of the World Court
To help settle international disputes
How does Henry Ford change production?
- assembly line
- made cars more accessible to public
What is Prohibition
How old is Miss Wynn?
25
Describe Hoover's belief of associationalism
Businesses working together to improve efficiency and economic growth
Describe the Kellog-Briand Pact
The agreement rejected war as an “instrument of national policy.”
Americans celebrated it as an important step toward world peace.
Critics argued that the agreement had little power because it still allowed defensive wars.
The U.S. Senate approved the treaty 85–1.
How could higher wages help businesses sell more products?
When workers earn more money, they can buy more goods
How did workers organize themselves?
Unions, strikes
What is her dog's name and how old is he?
Max; 16
Why would business owners and wealthy Americans likely support Coolidge's policies?
- Cut corporate taxes
- Cut income taxes
- Reduced inheritance taxes
How did Hoover promote nonintervention?
In 1930, Hoover rejected the idea that the U.S. had the right to intervene militarily in Latin America.
When revolutions occurred in Panama, Cuba, and Honduras in 1931, Hoover did not send troops.
What happened under the republican presidents during the 1920s? List at least two examples
- Businesses expanded
- Productivity increased
- Unemployment decreased
- Wages increased
Why was the economy doing well in WWI?
- unemployment low
- war is profitable
What was Miss Wynn's major in college?
History
How did Harding change the presidency?
- First president to have his inauguration speech amplified through loud speakers
- Walked to the Senate after his speech
-Opened White House gates to the public
Describe the Dawes Plan
Great Britain and France owed U.S. lenders $11 billion.
They depended on German reparations to help repay their debts.
Germany struggled economically and stopped making reparations in 1923.
Who was left behind in the 1920s? Identify and explain one group.
- Coal miners
-Textile workers
- Farmworkers
-Mexican, Mexican American, Asian, Asian American, & African/ African American workers
What caused Hitler to come to power?
The instability that the Treaty of Versailles left Germany in
Why did Miss Wynn choose history?
Easiest subject to teach