Much of the Boom was traced to … Automobiles

What made the Model T so affordable? An Innovative manufacturing technique … The Assembly Line

5 ways that automobiles changed America  Road construction boomed and new businesses spread along the routes  Other car related industries profited as well (steel, glass, rubber, asphalt, gasoline, and insurance)  Workers could live farther from their jobs  People took leisure trips and vacations  Fewer people traveled on trolleys and trains

The Consumer Revolution Using installment buying, people could buy more. New products flooded the market. Advertising created demand.

Bull market A period of rising prices in the stock market

Buying on a margin Buying stock on credit by paying a percentage up front and borrowing the rest of its cost. Why is this bad? If the Stock fails, you still owe the money.

Farmers in the 1920’s Farm incomes declined or remained flat. Why? Supply and Demand / The War was over

Nativists Who – People who were born in the United States and opposed immigration. Their view – they feared that immigrants took jobs away from native born workers and threatened American traditions.

National Origins Act A Quota System for Immigrants For each nationality the quota allowed up to 2% of the 1890’s total population of that nationality living in the us.

Resurgence in 1915 Ku Klux Klan Disliked Who?  African Americans  Jews  Catholics  Immigrants

The 18 th Amendment Prohibition – banned the making, distributing, and selling of alcohol

Wet vs Dry Wet’s – opposed prohibition – they argues that prohibition encouraged hypocrisy and illegal activity. Dry’s – favored prohibition – they believed prohibition was good for society

What did prohibition not stop? The consumption of alcohol

Prohibition gave rise to … Organized crime

Radio station broadcast Station – KDKA in 1920

Babe Ruth Baseball star – “Sultan of Swat” “Bambino” He thrilled people with his home runs.

Charles Lindberg He was the first person to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, from NY to Paris. I took more than 33 hours to complete his flight.

Flappers Young women of the 1920’s who rejected traditional values and dress.

A change in family life  More women entered the workforce  Women married later in life  And had fewer children  People also lived longer and healthier lives

Jazz Jazz crossed racial lines to become an uniquely American Art Form. Louis Armstrong the ambassador of Jazz

Harlem Renaissance The flowering of African Americans in art and literature. It was also the cultural bedrock upon which the Civil Rights Movement would be built.