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POLITICS OF THE ROARING 20’S

AMERICAN POSTWAR ISSUES

ISOLATIONISM

FEAR OF COMMUNISM

SOVIET UNION COMMUNISM Lenin

SACCO & VANZETTI

THE KLAN RISES AGAIN

CONGRESS LIMITS IMMIGRATION America changed its formally permissive immigration policy

A TIME OF LABOR UNREST

BOSTON POLICE STRIKE

STEEL MILL STRIKE

COAL MINERS’ STRIKE Lewis

1920s: TOUGH TIMES FOR UNIONS Ford Foundry workers in 1926; only 1% of black workers were in Unions at the time

SECTION 2: THE HARDING PRESIDENCY

SCANDAL HITS HARDING

TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL

SECTION 3: THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA The new president,-----, fit the ----- spirit of the 1920s very well His famous quote: “ ” President Calvin Coolidge 1924-1928

AMERICAN BUSINESS FLOURISHES

THE IMPACT OF THE AUTO The Ford Model T was the first car in America. It came only in black and sold for $290. Over 15 million were sold by 1927.

IMPACT OF THE AUTO Among the many changes were:

AIRLINE TRANSPORT BECOMES COMMON When commercial flights began, all flight attendants were female and white

AMERICAN STANDARD OF LIVING SOARS

ELECTRICAL CONVENIENCES Electric refrigerators, stoves, irons, toasters, vacuums, washing machines and sewing machines were all new

MODERN ADVERTISING EMERGES

A SUPERFICIAL PROSPERITY But. . . .

PROBLEMS ON THE HORIZON?