Roaring 20's and The Great Depression

29th President of the US (1921-1923). A conservative (Republican) who was widely popular until his unexpected death while in office.

• Warren Harding

• Calvin Coolidge

30th President of the US (1923-1939). A conservative (Republican) who restored the confidence of the Presidency (as a result of his predecessor’s scandals).

• Warren Coolidge

• Calvin Coolidge

31st President of the US (1929-1933). A conservative (Republican) who had the mentality that the government should not intervene in the economy.

• Herbert Hoover

• Hoover Dam

• Calvin Coolidge

A method of manufacturing goods that allows for mass production. The method was brought to the United States by Henry Ford and it was applied to Ford’s Model T (automobile).

• Assembly Line

• Unions

Introduced during the Roaring 20’s, citizens could now, “buy now and pay later.”

• credit buying

• Installment Buying

Occurring during the Roaring 20’s as a result of the Industrial Revolution and the era of mass production, citizens now had the ability to purchase affordable new products and technologies such as radios, vacuums, toasters, and cars.

• Consumer advertising

• Consumer revolution

A mentality resistant to social, political, and cultural change.

• Traditionalism

• Modernism

A legal battle over what was being taught in a Biology class that occurred in 1925. An educator was teaching students about evolution in Tennessee, and it was illegal to do so because such teachings went against the bible.

• Tom Robinson Trial

• Scopes Trial

In 1919 a Constitutional change was made. This change forbade the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol anywhere in the United States.

• 22nd Amendment

• 18th Amendment

A group of white, protestants who worked to keep America a very traditional place. Its negative, racist message was often targeted at Jews, Catholics, African Americans, other minorities, and immigrants.

• KKK

• JFK

• AARP