A TIME OF PROSPERITY Ch. 18 Section 1

Chapter 18 Section 1 Vocabulary Assembly line – a system in which each worker does a different job in putting together a product Cabinet - persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers Installment plan – the payment of money over time toward the total cost of an item Mass media – the communications that reach large numbers of people

1) President in 1920: ______________________ People voted for him because they wanted an ________________________ who would return the country to prewar times He chose his ______________________ by choosing his close __________________. In 1923, _______________________ was going to examine Harding, but later that year, he died in _________________________. WARREN G. HARDING ORDINARY MAN CABINET FRIENDS CONGRESS SAN FRANCISCO

___________________________ became President in _______________ were reported after Harding’s death. The _____________________________ involved Albert Fall. Fall was accepting _________________ from oil companies and leasing land to them illegally. CALVIN “SILENT CAL” COOLIDGE SCANDALS TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL BRIBES

HARDING COOLIDGE FALL

2) In 1923, Americans wanted to build a _______________________ country. 3) A new item Americans wanted: _____________________ (Model T Ford car). Henry Ford created the _______________________ - made cars less expensive. NEW AND PROSPEROUS “TIN LIZZIE” ASSEMBLY LINE

“TIN LIZZIE” “HENRY FORD”

ROADS – THEY ARE EVERYWHERE………..

4) The growth of the __________________ changed the American way of life: The need for _____________________________ industries grew. Americans found new jobs ______________________________cars. ________________ were built (thousands of miles of them!) AUTOMOBILE STEEL, RUBBER, GLASS AND OIL SELLING, REPAIRING, PARKING AND DRIVING ROADS

The new modern American “________________” was created – Diners, motels, stores and gas stations were found on these new “roads”. People moved from the cities (____________________) to the __________________ (rural areas). HIGHWAY URBAN AREAS SUBURBS NOT THIS ONE! THIS ONE!

1955

5) New products were created: _________________________________. Items were ___________________ _____________________________ were created to help pay for these products. 6) One new industry grew out of American spending: _____________________. ___________ tried to convince people that they _________________ certain products. They promised to make people _________________________________. WASHING MACHINES, TOASTERS, REFRIGERATORS EXPENSIVE INSTALLMENT PLANS ADVERTISING ADS NEEDED HAPPIER, WEALTHIER OR SMARTER

7) _____________________ was created. Ads could be found in or on _______________________________. These ad agents were designed to convince people to ___________ money. MASS MEDIA RADIO, BILLBOARDS, MAGAZINES, NEWPAPERS SPEND