The Roaring 20’s Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does organized labor affect the US after WWI?
· After the war because of scarcity of goods and the high demand inflation ran rampant. Workers were unable to buy goods, workers strike for high wages.
What was the Red Scare?
· Red Scare was a wave of fear in US of suspected communist and radicals plotting against the US gov. Real rev activity such as mail bombs to leading industrialist and gov officials from radicals gave scare substance.
How does the Red Scare affect immigration policy?
· Congress passed laws governing the number of immigrants that could come in from certain countries known as a quota system.
How does Warren Harding return the US to a policy of pro big business?
· Harding favored a return to a laissez-faire approach to gov involvement in business instead of the reforms of the progressives.
Describe the Tea Pot Dome Scandal:
· Harding’s problem as President was the he entrusted a lot of people as friends which left him open for corruption. Harding Sec of the Interior got oil reserves transferred from Navy to his interior and then leased it to private oil for money.
How does ford improve the auto industry?
· He brought many new methods to the car manufacturing industry that allowed mass production which allowed cars to become affordable to regular people.
How does the expansion of the automobile industry lead to improvements in the US?
· Road construction and businesses like service stations, diners, and motels also experienced boom.
How does easy credit aid in the economic boom?
· People who did not have the cash to buy they could buy on credit which was easily obtained.
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