1. American History II 10/30
Grab and assignment packet and a notes packet off the white table at the front of the room

2. Post World War I America
Unit 4: Prosperity and Depression

3. Questions of the Day…
How did the Red Scare impact the US after World War I?
How did American politics change after World War I during the 1920’s?

4. Economic Boom
During the 1920’s, the American economy was booming after WWI!!!
The stock market was a bull market- a period of rising stock prices
America was in a consumer revolution- new, affordable goods were available to the public
Buying on margin- purchasing stock on credit

5. Post World War I
Many Americans returned home after WWI feeling traumatized after what they experienced

6. Kellogg-Briand Pact
International agreement established between many foreign powers and the US to outlaw war
It was useless
Did not succeed in preventing future war

7. Dawes Plan
Plan established by the US to help Germany pay war reparations
Drained the US economy which contributed to an eventual depression

9. The Red Scare
After WWI, the Bolshevik Revolution and rise of Communist Russia scared many Americans leading to a Red Scare
Red Scare- widespread fear of a communist revolution in the US

10. Palmer Raids
Palmer Raids- In a series of raids, the police arrested many, mostly immigrants, who were suspected of being communist
Many immigrants were deported

12. Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Two Italian immigrants who were known anarchists
Charged with murder and sentenced to death on very little evidence
Many believed they were convicted more for their ethnicity and political beliefs than the facts

15. The 1920’s : “A Return to Normalcy”
After World War I, the government returned to Pre-Progressive Era ideas
Laissez-Faire Economics- little government regulation
Return to being isolated from the rest of the world
Supported big business

16. The Harding Presidency
Presidency consumed by corruption
Teapot Dome Scandal- Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall was illegally selling oil reserves out west to private companies

17. Test Corrections…
Write out the entire question of the ones you missed and write out the correct answer on a seperate sheet of paper