1. A TIME OF PROSPERITY Ch. 18 Section 1

2. Chapter 18 Section 1 Vocabulary Assembly line – a system in which each worker does a different job in putting together a product Cabinet - persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers Installment plan – the payment of money over time toward the total cost of an item Mass media – the communications that reach large numbers of people

3. 1) President in 1920: ______________________ People voted for him because they wanted an ________________________ who would return the country to prewar times He chose his ______________________ by choosing his close __________________. In 1923, _______________________ was going to examine Harding, but later that year, he died in _________________________. WARREN G. HARDING ORDINARY MAN CABINET FRIENDS CONGRESS SAN FRANCISCO

4. ___________________________ became President in 1923. _______________ were reported after Harding’s death. The _____________________________ involved Albert Fall. Fall was accepting _________________ from oil companies and leasing land to them illegally. CALVIN “SILENT CAL” COOLIDGE SCANDALS TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL BRIBES

5. HARDING COOLIDGE FALL

6. 2) In 1923, Americans wanted to build a _______________________ country. 3) A new item Americans wanted: _____________________ (Model T Ford car). Henry Ford created the _______________________ - made cars less expensive. NEW AND PROSPEROUS “TIN LIZZIE” ASSEMBLY LINE

7. “TIN LIZZIE” “HENRY FORD”

8. ROADS – THEY ARE EVERYWHERE………..

9. 4) The growth of the __________________ changed the American way of life: The need for _____________________________ industries grew. Americans found new jobs ______________________________cars. ________________ were built (thousands of miles of them!) AUTOMOBILE STEEL, RUBBER, GLASS AND OIL SELLING, REPAIRING, PARKING AND DRIVING ROADS

10. The new modern American “________________” was created – Diners, motels, stores and gas stations were found on these new “roads”. People moved from the cities (____________________) to the __________________ (rural areas). HIGHWAY URBAN AREAS SUBURBS NOT THIS ONE! THIS ONE!

11. 1955

12. 5) New products were created: _________________________________. Items were ___________________ _____________________________ were created to help pay for these products. 6) One new industry grew out of American spending: _____________________. ___________ tried to convince people that they _________________ certain products. They promised to make people _________________________________. WASHING MACHINES, TOASTERS, REFRIGERATORS EXPENSIVE INSTALLMENT PLANS ADVERTISING ADS NEEDED HAPPIER, WEALTHIER OR SMARTER

13. 7) _____________________ was created. Ads could be found in or on _______________________________. These ad agents were designed to convince people to ___________ money. MASS MEDIA RADIO, BILLBOARDS, MAGAZINES, NEWPAPERS SPEND