1. Roaring 20's
Known as the jazz age or Golden age of sports or Advertising age. A lot of people had radios for the first time. Automobiles common in America.
2. A "return to normalcy"-Warren G. Harding
Isolationism. Didn't want to join the League of nations because that would prevent isolationism.
3. Red Scare
People were spreading communism around the country and people were scared. We made sure that we did not become communism. Communism-everyone should be equal. Take from the rich and give to the poor. Karl Marx came up with the idea of communism. US reduced immigration to stop the Red Scare.
4. Buying on credit
Allowed most people to be able to buy expensive, nice things because people could buy things now and pay later.
5. Planes and automobiles
Automobiles-Created more jobs for people, made it easier for people to travel, go on vacation, and going to cities to shop.
Route 66 "The Mother Road" From Chicago to Los Angeles.
Henry Ford-Made the Model T and started the essembling line and interchangeable parts.
Charles Lindbergh "Lucky Lindy"-First person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by himself without stopping.
Amelia Earhart-First woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean but then died trying to fly around the world.
6. Prohibition
18th Amendment-The manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages was illegal.
Reason it failed-People despised it. Saw it as government meddling in people's lives.
7. Republican presidents and philosophy-Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
Laissez-Faire: let businesses do what they want don't intervene.
Trickle-Down Theory: Give tax cuts to the wealthy because by helping the wealthy it will eventually trickle down and help eveyone else by hiring more people and stuff like that.
Rugged Individualism-It's your responsibility not anyone elses. (welfare checks)
Harding-
Coolidge-Pretty much just sat around and let everything happen on its on.
Hoover-Super popular. Conserved food during WWl. Was president during the Great Depression.
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