Boom of the 1920s

Supporters of this wanted the U.S. to stay out of entanglements with Europe

• Mass Media

• Laissez-Faire

• Isolationism

• Reparations

Which person increased efficiency by dividing operations into simple tasks using an assembly line

• Warren G. Harding

• Calvin Coolidge

• John T. Scopes

• Henry Ford

Method of producing consumer goods quickly and cheaply

• Mass Media

• Mass Production

• Assembly line

• Bootlegging

Which of the following increased manufacturing efficiency and made mass production possible?

• Bootlegging

• Speakeasy

• Assembly Line

• The Teapot Dome Scandal

President that believed it was his job to interfere with big business and industry as little as possible

• Warren G. Harding

• Calvin Coolidge

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Albert B. Fall

Made consumers feel confident that they could make big purchases because they could buy now and pay later

• Laissez-Faire economics

• Welfare Capitalism

• Installments

• Supply Side Economics

Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s? 

• Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
• Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses. 
• Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
• All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.

What grew as a result of installment buying?

• Incomes
• Consumer Debt
• Government Debt
• Fear of communism

What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?

• Interchangeable Parts
• The Assembly Line
• The Seaplane
• Washing Machine

The 1920s were characterized by 

• Economic depression
• Wars 
• Economic Prosperity 
• none of the above