The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

The 1920's

Multiple Choice

Why did people want a return to "normalcy?"

• WWI & strikes had scared people

• They thought that they wanted a normal president

• Normal sounded like a good idea

• They wanted a more progressive president

Multiple Choice

Why did Americans trust government less than they had before Harding?

• He led the country into another war.

• Many scandals had occured in his government.

• He called for higher taxes for all Americans.

Multiple Choice

Who benefited most from Coolidge's policies?

• Workers

• Corporations & the rich

• African Americans

• Farmers

Multiple Choice

Why was it impossible for the United States to completely be isolated from the rest of the world?

• The United States had become one of the most powerful nations in the world.

• European problems were impossible to avoid.

• Everyone in the United States wanted to be involved in other countries conflicts.

• The United States had become greatly weakened by World War 1.

Open Ended

Explain one main point from today's lesson.