1. America Post WWI

2. Veterans Return Home Long time (no room ) Some stay Choice
Russian Revolution

3. Veterans Return Home

4. American Feelings Tired of Tension from wars and reform Wanted “rest”
Return to “normal times”
Less involved in world affairs

5. The Roaring Twenties
Break from traditions: Lifestyle / culture changes
Media focused on celebrities
New Technologies
Industrial Growth: consumer demand
Jazz and Dance

6. President Coolidge Becomes President w/ Harding’s death
Man of few words
Friendly bet
Little emotion
“Chief business of America is business”
Supported business
Felt government reform/control damaged economy

7. 1924 Election Coolidge calm about future Coolidge wins election
Economy was strong
American lives improving
Coolidge wins election
Presidency
Economy develops
Americans ignore
foreign affairs

8. World Affairs US becomes power after WWI
Peace in world = successful US
Washington Conference,
1921
Nations to destroy weapons.

11. I) American Problems Many poor Boll weevil destroy crops
Low crop prices
Race discrimination

15. Klu Klux Klan Re-formed in South (1915)
Define “American” as Native White Protestant
Influence Spreads
Gain political power
Elect two governors in states
Eventually loses power when people speak out

16. Prohibition Reformers: “alcohol = root of problems”
(crime, violence, divorce, child abuse)
B. 18th Amendment (1919) Prohibition: Ban on making/selling alcohol
C. 1920s: “Dry Decade”

18. Prohibition (cont.) Americans ignore the law
Bootleggers- make/sell illegally
They were named speakeasies because in public, people whispered of them and once inside, they remained quiet to not draw attention to the illegal gathering.

19. Prohibition (cont.) 21st amendment (1933): Repeals Prohibition
Speakeasies- places where liquor sold*
*Called this b/c
people whispered
about them otuside
and remained quiet
inside (to not draw
attention to it).
21st amendment (1933): Repeals Prohibition

20. Stock Market Crashes Stock Prices higher than actual value
Black Thursday, October 24, 1929: stock prices drop rapidly

21. V) Stock Market Crashes (cont.)
Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929: stock market falls apart/crashes
People try to sell stock, no takers
Great Depression
had begun