1. Automobile Sales, 1921–1929 5 4 Millions of Automobiles 3 2 1
The greatest increase in
automobile sales occurred between
(1) 1921 and 1923
(2) 1923 and 1925
(3) 1925 and 1927
(4) 1927 and 1929
The information in the graph primarily reflects
the influence of
(1) the Great Depression
(2) increased foreign imports
(3) mass-production techniques
(4) public transportation systems 5 4 3
Millions of Automobiles 2 1

2. Automobile Sales, 1921–1929 5 4 Millions of Automobiles 3 2 1
The greatest increase in
automobile sales occurred between
(1) 1921 and 1923
(2) 1923 and 1925
(3) 1925 and 1927
(4) 1927 and 1929
The information in the graph primarily reflects
the influence of
(1) the Great Depression
(2) increased foreign imports
(3) mass-production techniques
(4) public transportation systems 5 4 3
Millions of Automobiles 2 1

3. People could buy on CREDIT!
Causes of the Increase in Automobile Sales
Effects of the Increase in Automobile Sales
Debt for many
More Jobs!
-manufacturing
-construction (houses, bridges, highways)
3. People moved to suburbs
People could buy on CREDIT!
Assembly Line & Mass Production make cars less expensive

4. The Roaring 20s! The years leading up to the 20s… Progressive Movement
People worked to improve their lives – Temperance,
Woman’s Suffrage, Laws to make food and
Factories safer
World War I
Women experienced more independence and the
U.S. became isolated afterwards (a return to
normalcy)

5. Politics and Prosperity (good times)
Calvin Coolidge was President
Factories started producing more consumer
goods.
Incomes rose for most Americans, and they spent
money using installment buying, or credit.
Results
More factory work, High debt for consumers
Soaring Stock Market = a BULL MARKET

6. The "boom" years of the 1920's were
characterized by
1. a decrease in farm foreclosures
2. high unemployment
3. an increase in spending
4. increased government regulation
of business

7. The "boom" years of the 1920's were
characterized by
1. a decrease in farm foreclosures
2. high unemployment
3. an increase in spending
4. increased government regulation
of business

8. People started moving to cities (urbanization)
New Ways of Life
People started moving to cities (urbanization)
Prohibition
18th amendment, prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol.
Bootleggers evaded the law by smuggling alcohol
People drank at speakeasies
Increased the power of organized crime

9. New Rights for Women 19th Amendment – Suffrage for Women
More worked outside of the home
New appliances made housework easier
Sense of freedom and rebellion (flappers)

10. Impact of Automobile Ford made cars affordable
Sales increased, more highways built,
more jobs
People could move to the suburbs

11. New Writers Technology Jazz Age Result of the Harlem Renaissance
Celebration of African-American Culture
New Writers
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Technology
Radio, Movies

12. Which aspect of life during the
1920s most likely caused the
decade to be labeled the "Roaring
Twenties"?
1. technological improvement
2. social change
3. political reform
4. territorial expansion

13. Which aspect of life during the
1920s most likely caused the
decade to be labeled the "Roaring
Twenties"?
1. technological improvement
2. social change
3. political reform
4. territorial expansion

14. Fear, Tension, Division Red Scare
Communism from the Soviet Union increased
fears and worries that people would plot to
overthrow the government
Effects
Anti-Foreign Feelings! Ex.) Sacco & Vanzetti were 2 immigrants arrested for burglary and executed because they admitted to being anarchists – people who plot to overthrow the gov’t

15. Limits on Immigration Scopes Trial KKK Led by Nativists
Quotas set that limited # of immigrants
Scopes Trial
Religion (tradition) vs. Science
Teacher arrested for teaching evolution
KKK
Fear of Change, targeted immigrants also

16. Which best explains why immigration
Laws were passed in the 1920's?
1.) Industrialization reduced the demand for immigrant labor.
2.) Many nativist groups opposed continued immigration.
3.) Labor unions favored unlimited immigration.
4.) Urbanization was on the decline.

17. Which best explains why immigration
Laws were passed in the 1920's?
1.) Industrialization reduced the demand for immigrant labor.
2.) Many nativist groups opposed continued immigration.
3.) Labor unions favored unlimited immigration.
4.) Urbanization was on the decline.

18. U.S. immigration laws in the 1920's
primarily sought to
1.) increase the flow of immigrants
2.) encourage cultural diversity
3.) reduce the number of immigrants
4.) limit the role of the U.S. in foreign affairs

19. U.S. immigration laws in the 1920's
primarily sought to
1.) increase the flow of immigrants
2.) encourage cultural diversity
3.) reduce the number of immigrants
4.) limit the role of the U.S. in foreign affairs