1. POLITICS OF THE ROARING 20’S

2. AMERICAN POSTWAR ISSUES

3. ISOLATIONISM

4. FEAR OF COMMUNISM

5. SOVIET UNION COMMUNISM
Lenin

6. SACCO & VANZETTI

7. THE KLAN RISES AGAIN

8. CONGRESS LIMITS IMMIGRATION
America changed its formally permissive immigration policy

9. A TIME OF LABOR UNREST

10. BOSTON POLICE STRIKE

11. STEEL MILL STRIKE

12. COAL MINERS’ STRIKE
Lewis

13. 1920s: TOUGH TIMES FOR UNIONS
Ford Foundry workers in 1926; only 1% of black workers were in Unions at the time

14. SECTION 2: THE HARDING PRESIDENCY

16. SCANDAL HITS HARDING

17. TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL

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

19. AMERICAN BUSINESS FLOURISHES

20. 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.

21. IMPACT OF THE AUTO
Among the many changes were:

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

23. AMERICAN STANDARD OF LIVING SOARS

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

25. MODERN ADVERTISING EMERGES

26. A SUPERFICIAL PROSPERITY
But

27. PROBLEMS ON THE HORIZON?