Struggles for Peace
Who is this "handsome Ohio Republican?" He was elected president in 1920.
Struggles for Peace
Who is this "handsome Ohio Republican?" He was elected president in 1920.
Struggles for PeaceWho is this "handsome Ohio Republican?" He was elected president in 1920.
LEGISLATING PEACE
In which of the following ways did the United States "legislate peace?" (pick 2)
Warren G. Harding campaigned for president on the promise of a "return to normalcy." How do the things he did as president help return the world to normal?
HIGH TARIFFS AND REPARATIONS
Great Britain and France had borrowed $10 billion from the United States during World War I. What were the two ways that they could pay back this money?
With the Dawes Plan, America was loaning money to Germany so that Germany could pay their war reparations to France and Great Britain, so that France and Great Britain could pay the United States back for the money they had borrowed during the war.
Why is this a bad idea?
Which of the following phrases might best describe Warren Harding's presidency?
Who took over as president after Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack?
“The chief business of the American people is business. . . . The man who builds a factory builds a temple—the man who works there worships there.”
- Calvin Coolidge, 1925
What might Calvin Coolidge be trying to say when he refers to business as the religion of Americans?
Calvin Coolidge sought to bring the United States back to a laissez-faire economic policy. This could also be described as a _________________________ attitude.
What factor, pioneered by Henry Ford, enabled manufacturers become more efficient?
THE IMPACT OF THE AUTOMOBILE
How were the railroads and the automobile similar?
THE IMPACT OF THE AUTOMOBILE
How were the railroads and the automobile different?
As businesses got more efficient and made more money, they were able to pay their employees more money. This led to consumerism, where people wanted to buy things they didn't need just because they could. Consumerism led to businesses starting to produce lots of things that people didn't need, but that people wanted to buy anyway. What are some examples of this that you see today? Products that companies make a ton of that nobody really needs?
BUYING GOODS ON CREDIT
Credit is...
BUYING GOODS ON CREDIT
How is buying goods on credit similar to the Dawes plan?
What do nativism, xenophobia, and isolationism all have in common?
The "Red Scare" was a fear of...
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP ISSUES
How does a quota system for immigration reflect Americans' feelings of xenophobia, nativism, and isolationism?
Which of the following are concepts discussed in this lesson?
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