1. Today’s Standard SSUSH 16
Identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI; Red Scare, radio, movies, mass production

2. The Roaring 20s
Change in America

3. Post WWI - A Time of Prosperity
1) After World War I, the U.S. economy soared
The average worker’s spending power went up 32%
1930 – 2/3 of American homes had electricity

4. Ford and Mass Production
2) Henry Ford
Automobiles
3) Ford’s Model – T was the first affordable automobile for the American citizen
Built with the assembly line
Made production faster and cheaper
Prices dropped on automobiles
4) $850
$290
By the 1920s, the number of car owners in the U.S. went from 8 million to 26 million

5. Ford’s Assembly Line / Model - T

6. The 18th Amendment 1) Alcohol abuse was at an all time high
1919 – Congress ratifies the 18th Amendment
Alcohol is illegal
2) Led to the rise of organized crime;
The Mafia
Al Capone
Capone and his brutal army of mobsters ruled Chicago’s underground alcohol scene
3) 18th Amendment would be repealed in 1933

7. The 19th Amendment
4) Women gained the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920
Women’s struggles to gain suffrage were finally over

8. Mass Entertainment
1) Workplace reforms meant Americans had more leisure time (free time)
2) Flappers – women dressed in short dresses, shorter hair, and wore a lot of makeup
Tin Pan Alley – a loud and exciting form of music characterized by banging on a piano

9. Mass Entertainment
3) Radio became the most popular source of entertainment at home
Music, church services, news, sporting events
4) advertising was revolutionized; companies would pay radio stations to have their products advertised
Commercials
5) movies also became popular in the 20s

10. The Red Scare
1) The Red Scare; a time of fear and uncertainty that went on during the 20s
2) It started because of the 1917 Revolution in Russia
Russia’s czar (king) was overthrown and the country became communist
3) With all the workers strikes in America during this time, many Americans feared communism would take over the U.S. and overthrow capitalism

11. Essay Questions for Unit Exam
What do you think were the three (3) most important consequences of American industrialization after the Civil War? Explain your choices.
If you had been alive at the time, would you have supported or not supported the annexation of the Philippines? Why or why not?
In the view of the progressives, what was wrong with American society? What solutions did they try to use? Be specific.
Identify the “three Cs” of President Roosevelt’s Square Deal. Describe what he did to bring progressive action to each of these three areas.