war prevention
washington naval conference-
4 power treaty- each country would respect each other possessions in the pacific
(us, great britian, france japan) made the sea a safer place
5 power treaty
- all of above plus italy
-freeze navies at 1921 levels (worked but countries found loop holes around the laws)
9 power treaty-
- all above plus netherlands, portugal, belgium, and china
- keep open door in china ( no one dominates trade with china)
-promise chinese independence
Kellog-briand pact (not at the washington naval conference)
60 some countries signed to outlaw war
4 yrs later japan broke it by attacking china
route 66 "the mother road"
first transcontinental highway
Henry ford
-brought cheap automobile for everyone by mass production
-very efficient
-famous for model T ford
Charles lindbergh "lucky lindy"
-airplanes were used for transporting mail and small groups of people
-airshows became popular
-lendbergh- first person to fly non stop across the atlantic
-amelia earhart- disappeared after trying to fly around the world
Rural vs. urban
-1920 census- 51.2% people lived in cities of 2500 or more
1922-1929- more than 2 million people moved from farms to the cities each year
-rural areas tried to hold on to moral values and close social relationships
Prohibition "the noble experiment"- movement made by women during the progressives
18th ammentment- banning alcohol (1920-1933)
-made to stop crime but started mass organized crime ( gangs) violents!
prescription and sacramental wine orders skyrocketed
Germans who were brought up on beer had problems with that because it was there culture
speakeasies- illegal bars
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