1. Society, Politics and the Economy of the Roaring Twenties
Life In Postwar America

2. American Society
Fear of Communism- Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti
Fear of immigrants- Nativism
Fear of the labor movement and unions-
Strikes and worker unrest

3. Government
Pro-business, Republican presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge elected
Corruption in Harding administration- Teapot Dome Scandal
Another Republican, Herbert Hoover, elected in 1928
Post-WW I Isolationism
Immigration quotas

4. Economic Life “False Sense of Prosperity”
Increased production of consumer goods
Buying on credit- Installment Plan
Increased standard of living and consumer spending

5. Business and Technology
Auto industry grows
Airplanes used as transportation
Use of electricity spreads
Advertising becoming a popular way to sell products