Bell Work--Review 12/2/15 What was the Teapot Dome Scandal? 1.What natural resource was the issue? 2.Who owned the resource rights first? 3.Who would Albert B. Fall sell the rights to? 4.Whose administration would be affected by this scandal? 5.How does it end?
The Business of America pages EQ: How did social trends and innovations shape popular culture during the 1920s? I will evaluate how the economic boom during the Roaring Twenties changed consumers, businesses, manufacturing, and market practices.
Discussion What products do you use that make your life easier?
Henry Ford Model T Ford Developed cheap, reliable car—”put a steering wheel in the hands of ordinary people.” Could buy for $345 in Paid workers $5 day, twice as much as other employers.
While Reading takes notes on each… Pages How will the automobile change America? 2.What is urban sprawl? What made this possible? 3.How will electrical appliances change the home? 4.How did mass advertising play a role in the American economy in the 1920s? General Electric "Monitor-Top" refrigerator, introduced in 1927
How has advertising changed?
Read pages What role did credit play in the American economy in the 1920s (think advantages and disadvantages)? 2.What is an installment plan? 3.At this time, what were Americans not concerned with?
Review 1. This allowed people to use credit to buy goods… A. Urban Sprawl B. Debt Consolidation C. Prosperity D. Installment Plan
Review 2. This spectacular example of corruption seriously impacted President Harding’s administration… A. Teapot Dome Scandal B. Fordney McCumber Tariff C. Watergate D. Whitewater
Review 3. When American investors loaned Germany money to repay Britain and France this was the… A. Ohio Gang B. Dawes Plan C. Red Scare D. Quota System
Reflection Do you agree with President Coolidge’s statement “The man who builds a factory builds a temple – the man who works there, worships there”? – What are the goals of business and of religion? – How does America idolize business? – What is the difference between workers and management?