1. Postwar Economics and Politics The Jazz Age & Pop Culture The Harlem Renaissance

2. Warren G. Harding, a U.S. Senator from Ohio won the 1920 Presidential Election. This is the very first election where women were allowed to vote! Harding wanted to come in and help lower taxes

3. Fordney-McCumber Tariff In order to make up for the large war debts President Harding passed a tariff This tariff set the highest level of taxes on foreign goods. It made imported goods expensive, and it allowed U.S. companies to keep their prices high. All of Harding’s Policies (tariff’s) were helping America’s Economy rise up.

4. Prosperity on the Rise People began using electric power in their homes Also, new products were coming out: electric vacuum cleaners, washers, toasters, and fans. All of these new products created more jobs for people.

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6. The Transportation Industry Henry Ford wanted to make a car- the Model T. In order to make this affordable car available to everyone he used an assembly line. An assembly line lowered costs by moving materials on a conveyor belt while the workers stayed in one place.

8. Economic Problems People started using credit to pay for these new products. Using credit is a way to delay paying for something. Another form of credit, installment buying, allowed consumers to pay for cars and purchases in small monthly payments.

9. What happened to Harding?? The Teapot Dome Scandal- Happened in Teapot Dome, Wyoming. The Secretary of Interior Albert Fall was giving oil executives access to oil rich land (this land was only to be used when the U.S.’ oil sources were running low. In return he got paid in money and gifts. All of these bad things happening while Harding was president may have lead to his death.

10. Calvin Coolidge Takes Over Once Harding died, Coolidge became the new President. Coolidge believed in laissez-faire economics. This is when the government does not interfere with businesses, and in return businesses would be able to benefit the nation.

11. The Jazz Age The Roaring 20’s, or the Jazz Age, was a time to celebrate the new and the modern. Flappers were young American Women who were interested in trying new fashions, dances, and fads.

12. New Roles for Women Women were finally able to drive cars, play sports, attend college, gained the right to vote, elected governors. Women had gained more control over their lives, they did not have to stay home and cook and clean anymore. They were starting to enter the workforce.

13. Mass media Communications that reach a large audience, or mass communication, were becoming more popular. Movies and the radio were spreading the ideas of popular culture. Popular culture is the songs, dances, fashion, and even slang expressions.

14. Belief and Controversy The ideas of fundamentalism and evolution were clashing. Followers of Fundamentalism believe every word of the bible is literally true. People that believe in evolution believe that living things developed over millions of years from earlier forms of life. Problems were happening in school, fundamentalists were able to get the theory of evolution banned from schools.

15. Prohibition Prohibition banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol. Supporters of prohibition thought that it would promote morality and health. Speakeasies were formed, which are nightclubs that supplied alcohol by criminals and bootleggers. The result of this was crime on the rise.

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17. The Harlem Renaissance During the 1920’s many African Americans began migrating up North to find better jobs. In the North, African Americans were able to gain some economic and political power. This angered a lot of people, and the result was the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. This group of people wanted a “racially and morally pure” America. They tried to influence national, state, and local politics by using violence against African Americans and others.

18. Marcus Garvey and the NAACP Some African Americans were tired of the daily threats. Marcus Garvey, the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, came up with a plan to have all African Americans move back to Africa and form their own nation. However, few people followed his idea. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) worked for the enforcement of the civil and voting rights of African Americans.

19. The Harlem Renaissance Harlem started producing a great deal of cultural activity of African Americans. It is called the Harlem Renaissance because renaissance is a symbol of rebirth and hope. This is what African Americans were striving for after slavery ended.

20. A Cultural Center There were many artists, musicians, and poets in Harlem. Langston Hughes became one of Harlem’s leading writers.

21. The Lost Generation Although many Americans during the 20’s were enjoying life in America, there were a few who saw little hope for the future. These people were apart of the lost generation. Within the lost generation were expatriates. They were people who choose to live in a country other than their own. Expatriates believed that America was too materialistic; they put more value on material things instead of intellectual or spiritual things.