1. Chap 20 Roaring 20’s and the Crash

2. This Day in History Dec. 4 th, 1945 The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.

3. I. Harding to Coolidge A.Harding “Return to Normalcy” 1.Laissez-faire “hands off” of business. 2.1920-21 Washington Naval Conference- limit size of Navies. B. Coolidge 1. 1924 Dawes Plan sets up a payment plan for war debts. (reparations) Warren Harding 1921-23Calvin Coolidge 1923-29

4. II. Social Changes A.Economy 1.Mass production. 2.Easy Credit

5. 3. Advertising

6. This Day in History Dec 7 th, 1941 Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, starting WWII for United States

7. 4. Assembly line (Henry Ford “Model T”)

8. B. Cultural Challenges 1. 1919, 18 th Amendment- bans sale of Alcohol. (Helped by Volstead Act) 2. Organized Crime/Bootlegging/ “Speak Easy”- Al Capone

9. 3. 1925, Scopes “Monkey Trial” Fundamentalist, literal bible interpretation (Clarence Darrow) vs. Modernist (William Jennings Bryan). John Scopes – guilty fined $100.

10. C. Women’s Roles change 1. “Flappers” –short hair, short skirts, and a change in moral values 2. 1920, 19 th Amendment- Woman’s Suffrage

11. D. Entertainment 1927 Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. Jim Thorpe Charlie Chaplin 1925 Lon Chaney stars in Phantom of the Ope ra 1927 Charles Lindbergh crosses Atlantic Jack Dempsey

12. 1927 The Jazz Singer is the First Talking Film.

13. 1927 Winnie the Pooh 1928 Steamboat Willie.

14. IV. Jazz Age A. Harlem Renaissance 1.Poetry, Literature, Jazz 2. “Duke Ellington- “it don’t mean a thing” and Louie Armstrong

15. V. Danger signs A. Causes of Crash 1.Crop prices fall/loans going unpaid. 2.uneven distribution of wealth 3.Easy credit- too many goods, not enough money. 4. Unregulated business Herbert Hoover 1929-1933

16. B. Stock Market Crash 1. October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday, “The Crash”