AMERICAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE 5.4 – The Postwar Economy Booms (239-245) |
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A. Postwar Issues OBJECTIVE: Describe the economic problems America faced after World War I. | |
1. Explain why Warren G. Harding’s proclamation of a return to normalcy was a fallacy. [p 239] | 1. Introduction 1. Warren G. Harding 2. Return to Normalcy |
2. Describe how the postwar recession affected women and African Americans. [p 240] | 2. Women and African Americans Confront New Realities 3. recession 4. 1919 Race Riots |
3. Describe how the end of the war affected prices. [p 240] 4. Explain how the postwar inflation incited labor unrest. [p 240] | 3. Inflation and Labor Unrest 5. inflation |
5. Describe how the US economy was significantly changed as a result of the war. [p 240] | 4. The United States Grows as a World Power 6. creditor nation 7. debtor nation ** |
B. The Impact of Henry Ford and the Automobile OBJECTIVE: Explain the economic growth and prosperity of the 1920s, including how Henry Ford and the automobile industry helped spark the boom. | |
6. Define consumer economy. [p 241] | 1. Introduction 8. consumer economy |
7. Describe Ford’s methods and ideas that revolutionized production, wages, working conditions, and daily life. [p 241] | 2. Ford, Mass Production, and the Model T 9. Henry Ford 10. mass production 11. Ransom Olds / Oldsmobile 12. Model T 13. scientific management / Taylorism 14. time-study analysis 15. motion-study analysis 16. Frederick Winslow Taylor / The Principles of Scientific Management 17. assembly line 18. $5 Day |
8. Create a collage of the impact of the automobile on America in the 1920s. [p 242] Title: Impact of the Automobile on 1920s America Use images and text boxes to narrate | 3. The Automobile Changes America 18b. Urban sprawl * |
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C. Economic Growth in the 1920s OBJECTIVE: Analyze the consumer revolution and the bull market of the 1920s. | |
9. List some of the products of the 1920s consumer revolution. [p 243] Label list as: 1920s Consumer Revolution Use bullets | 1. Introduction 19. consumer revolution |
10. Explain how advertising and buying habits changed in the 1920s. [p 243] | 2. Advertising and Installment Buying 20. installment buying |
11. Describe the changes that took place on the stock market in the 1920s. [p 243] | 3. The Bull Market 21. bull market 22. bear market ** 23. buying on the margin 24. collateral 25. stock market speculation |
12. Draw a flowchart to show how science, technology, and free enterprise reinforced each other in the 1920s. [p 244] Remember to use a title, numbered boxes, arrows, subtitles, images, narration | 4. Science, Technology, and the Free Enterprise System 26. profit motive |
D. Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas OBJECTIVE: Compare the different effects of the economic boom on urban, suburban, and rural America. | |
13. Describe the changes in where Americans lived in the 1920s. [p 244] | 1. Introduction 2. People Migrate to Cities 3. Suburbs Expand 27. suburbs |
14. Describe the economic changes that posed trouble for many Americans. [p 245] | 4. Many Americans Face Challenges -- |