 Time before war began  Warren G. Harding

 Customers make partial payments over a period of time until total debt is paid.

 Americans felt it would drag us into future wars.

 Wealthy got wealthier, farmers were poor, and average citizens not really affected.

 It was a time of prosperity and enjoyment

 Produce more goods and at a lower price

 They believed the government should do less

 Teapot Dome Scandal

 Farmers were not prosperous

 Rebirth of African American culture – poetry, art, and music.

 John Scopes tested a Tennessee law that forbid the teaching of evolution in school.  He was found guilty.

 Fear of communism – led to restriction of immigrants

 Italian immigrants arrested for robbery and murder – executed.  Important– fear of foreigners

 Growth of industries – steel, rubber, glass.  Growth of suburbs  Why was there an increased use of restaurants, hotels because of automobiles ?  People took drives and had to stop.

 New type of woman – young rebellious, fun loving <3 and bold

 Babe Ruth and Charles Lindbergh

 Group that opposed drinking because it led to problems in the families

 Stunt flying, dance marathons, and flagpole sitting

 18 th – prohibition  21 st – repealed prohibition

 Illegal bars that flourished in the cities.

 Strikes increased – low wages, poor working conditions  Immigration – restricted by quotas  First talkie movie – Jazz singer  Prohibition – ban of alcohol  Bootleggers – smuggled alcohol  Calvin Coolidge- equals successful business  law of supply and demand – farmers after WWI – supply up demand down. Cost was down.

 Fads – dance marathons, flag pole sitting  Women - Flappers, independent, short skirts, lipstick, bobs  Mass Media – Radio  Heroes - Babe Ruth, Charles Lindbergh  Harlem Renaissance

 1924 – first women governor  Return to normalcy  Laissez-faire policy by Harding and Coolidge  Allowed for businesses to prosper. Legislation supporting business not workers  18 th Amendment - Prohibition  19 th Amendment – women’s right to vote

 Installment buying - Made goods available for all people  Assembly line – Ford. Created a demand for glass, rubber, and steel.  Farmers did not prosper – faced hardship since demand fell  less government intervention allowed for increase in production, problems in factory.