1. A Growing Economy Chapter 10 Lesson 1 Page 322

2. The Expansion of Industry Industries thrived: telephone companies, new phones, electric companies, large electrical appliances, synthetic (artificial) fabric, plastics, wristwatches, cameras, glass cookware

3. New products were invented: Vacuum cleaners Washing machines Toasters Packaged products such as soap and cereal Radios The stock market grew

4. Changes in Production The U.S. economy grew during the 1920s. The U.S. became the richest country in the world. New businesses hired workers to fill new jobs. Many more people could buy a home.

5. Americans had more money to spend on these products. Those who could not pay could purchase on the installment plan by making monthly payments on a product until it was paid for.

6. Most advertising was aimed at women. Why?

7. Most Americans were enjoying the greatest period of prosperity in history. They were earning more money and working shorter hours.

9. The Automobile Industry Henry Ford added to the boom by making cars in a new way. He used mass production – using machines to make many products at once He used the assembly line where groups of workers on the assembly line each do one job. This is called division of labor.

10. Henry Ford’s Model T, called the Tin Lizzie, was priced low enough that ordinary people could own them.

12. Cars could be produced more quickly and inexpensively. Ford could pay his workers more which gave them money to buy more goods

13. Eventually General Motors passed Ford in production because people wanted more variety in color and more luxury.

14. 1. Rubber industry- tires, hoses, belts 2. Steel7. Road paving 3. Glass8. Gas stations 4. Paint9. Restaurants 5. Petroleum industry 10. Motels 6. Road construction 11.Tourism The Automobile Revolution caused growth in these industries :

15. Saving and Investing People kept money in savings accounts in banks and they bought stock. Banks loaned the money to individuals and businesses. Businesses borrowed money to improve their companies.

16. Lots of Americans invested in stocks or a share of ownership in a company. Many people borrowed the money to buy stock.

17. Review How did the growth of the automobile industry affect the country’s economy? Name 3 terms associated with H. Ford’s automobile production. What are some new products? How did improvements in technology improve lives?

18. The Roaring Twenties Lesson 2 Page 328

19. New wealth provided more leisure time. The movie industry or nickelodeons became popular.

20. New Sports Heroes: Babe Ruth Jim Thorpe Jack Dempsey Harlem Globetrotters Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic.

21. Babe Ruth

22. Harlem Globetrotter

23. Charles Lindbergh

24. Tennis players: William Tilden and Helen Wills Olympic swimmer Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel.

25. Thousands of people listened to jazz, a music which grew out of the blues and black musicians: The Jazz Age

26. W.C. Handy of Alabama, Bessie Smith (singer), Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong (trumpet) Duke Ellington were famous.

27. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

28. Black writers, artists, and musicians thrived in a black neighborhood in New York City called Harlem. The Harlem Renaissance

29. Langston Hughes, poet

30. Prohibition

31. The 18 th Amendment was passed in 1919 prohibiting (forbidding) the sale, manufacture, or transportation of alcohol. It was very difficult to enforce.

32. Many drank “bootleg” whiskey in “speakeasies” - secret clubs that served alcohol.

33. A still for making illegal whiskey

34. G-men pour out illegal alcohol.

35. Gangsters like Al Capone controlled most liquor sales. Prohibition led to the growth of crime.

36. Gangster Al Capone

38. In 1933 Prohibition was repealed in the 21st Amendment. How many years did prohibition last?

39. Review Why was prohibition ineffective? What were some effects of new technology? How did society change? How were African Americans affected? Who were some of the heroes of the time?