 During the 1920s, the U.S. economy experienced much growth. This was due in part to new technology, but also due to laissez-faire policies. In 1929 the.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

20.2 The Politics of Normalcy

Advertisements

In just ten years there was a huge increase in production. It has been called the SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. It was a boom in CONSUMER GOODS, that is.

Presidential politics of the 1920s… Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover.

1920s – A Business Boom Kansas City = nations first shopping center A&W Root Beer = first fast-food chain restaurant Advertising became big business.

Lesson 2 What Do People Say?. What do you think the expression “The Roaring Twenties” means?

WARM-UP: The next 3 weeks in a nut-shell Speed Bump 1919 Awesomeness! CRASH! Depression 1920s New Industries.

Chapter 24 – Section 1 “Boom Times”. Post WWI Economic Problems Govt. cancelled billions of dollars of contracts with factories when war ended Factories.

Unit 5 - The Business of America

Learning Goals The students will understand the “Roaring Twenties” and how the events during this period affected Oklahoma.

Focus Question: “The Business of America is Business.

 After WWI, 2 million soldiers were looking for work  Factories were closing because they were no longer getting orders for wartime goods from European.

PowerPoint Presentation

The Boom Economy of the 1920s

Chapter 13, Section 1 Things to Know

1920s A Growing Economy What led to the Economic Boom of the 1920s?

Review of Previous Unit. United States History Laissez-faire Politics.

What is the appeal of Gambling?. What do we know from the 1920’s that may have caused the Great Depression?

1920’s Business and Politics. Henry Ford and the Car Makes cars cheap so all can afford them Pays his workers well so they can buy cars Uses the assembly.

Automobile Sales, 1921– Millions of Automobiles 3 2 1

Warm-ups In 1925, a high school biology teacher from Tennessee named John Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution to his students. Why do you think.

The Business of America The Roaring 20’s ( ) Chapter 25 Section 1.

Chapter 21 Normalcy & Good Times Section 2 A Growing Economy.

Aim: Why did the 1920’s “roar”?.  Republican Presidents  Isolationists foreign policy  Calls for disarmament  Limits on imports  Limits on immigration.

The Business Boom of the 1920’s

Business Fever Chapter 24, Section 2. In the 1920’s factories poured out new goods Refrigerators Other electric appliances New low priced cars Output.

5 essays to learn BUT only 1 to write in the exam

The Business of Government

Issue 3 An Evaluation Of The Reasons For The Economic Crisis : Factor 1: Republican Governments Policies Factor 2: Overproduction & Under-consumption.

1920’s Economic Boom New Appliances and New Debt

Postwar Economics and Politics Chapter 24 Section 1.

Prosperity then Poverty. An Economic Boom After war, factories switched from war materials to consumer products (automobiles, radios, appliances, etc)

The 1920s. The Red Scare/Palmer Raids Bolshevik/Russian Revolution Red Scare Use of Sedition Act Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer Palmer Raids.

In just ten years there was a huge increase in production. It has been called the “SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION”. It was a boom in CONSUMER GOODS, that.

Jeopardy Politics Economic Developments Pop Culture The Harlem Renaissance Misc 20’s Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q.

United States History - Mrs. O'Shea and Ms. Curran

21.2 The Business Boom of the 1920’s. Four Main Factors fueled boom : 1.Effect of WWI on Technology: * during the war there was a labor shortage, combined.

Coolidge (Cont.) FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN POLICY Continued isolationist policies Continued isolationist policies Kellogg-Briand Pact- 60 nations sign to.

 1) What does it mean? What is it referencing?  2) What does it tell us about businesses in the era we are learning about? Analyze this Primary Source…

Economic Boom. Hard Times After WWI So many people were killed or injured Economy was in for big changes.

- Section 2 Desire For Normalcy Section 3 Booming Economy

October 28, Notes (part 1)- A Growing Economy of the 1920’s 2. Video Clip: Model T Vocabulary 4. Return Quizzes and Work ***Unit III.

The Roaring 20’s The Economy of the 1920’s. A Consumer Economy Defined as: One that depends on a large amount of spending by consumers Buying on Credit.

Rise of the American Economy

New Economic Era Mr. Williams 10 th Grade U.S. History.

The Roaring 20’s Chapter 21: The early 1920’s. Warren G. Harding… Harding Looked like a President? Said America has just come out of a war and needs to.

The Red Scare/Palmer Raids Green book pp ; Blue book pp Bolshevik/Russian Revolution Red Scare Use of Sedition Act Attorney General A.

1920s A Business Boom.

1.How far did the US economy boom in the 1920s? 2.How far did US society change in the 1920s? 3.What were the causes and consequences of the Wall Street.

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.

Why was there an economic boom in the 1920s?

Birth of Modern America Chapter 11 Section 2 Mr. Smith.

By: Kaitlin Plank & Summer Kolt. Producing a large amount of products on an assembly line Introduced the invention of a assembly line Made it possible.

EQ: What were the new methods of production during the 1920’s?

Chapter 11; The Twenties A Booming Economy

Roaring 20’s.

Economy and Policies of the 1920s

March 16, 2017 U.S. History Agenda: DO NOW: Multiple Choice Review

USA IN THE 1920s. US Economic Boom ….. How far? US Wealth: * Industrialised * Resources and the people New Industries: * Increase in total production.

The Roaring Twenties.

The Business of America Under Coolidge

War & Prosperity: Part 1 US HISTORY

Aim: Why were the 1920’s called the “Roaring Twenties”?

THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA

The Jazz Age Booming Economy

The Business of America Under Coolidge

The Business of America Under Coolidge

2nd Nine Weeks Essay Writing prompt:

The Business of America Under Coolidge

A Business Boom Chapter 21 Sec 2.

Presentation transcript:

 During the 1920s, the U.S. economy experienced much growth. This was due in part to new technology, but also due to laissez-faire policies. In 1929 the economy went into the worst depression in U.S. history.

 1. Explain what the policy of Prohibition is.  2. What was the purpose of the Volstead Act?  3. Which amendment ended Prohibition in 1933?  4. Why did Prohibition come to an end?

 Return to laissez- faire economic policies under Harding and Coolidge ( )  Little regulation of business  Low taxes and high tariffs

 Mass Production  Automobiles become affordable for the common man  Ford Model T  Millions of Fords are sold in the 1920s

 New technologies  Electricity becomes more common  Radio  Refrigerators  The economy expands as a result

 The economy grows because people can buy goods on credit  Installment payments for many goods  Easier to buy car, appliances, etc