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The Impact of Automobiles and Government Policies in the 1920s

Learn about how the automobile industry transformed businesses and the effects of government policies in the 1920s. Explore the economic boom, the rise of small and big businesses, the impact of Henry Ford, and major amendments and events of the era.

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The Impact of Automobiles and Government Policies in the 1920s

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  1. Economy Amend- ments Facts Facts Facts MISC 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  2. Name 2 ways the automobile changed businesses. Small businesses popped up like gas station & diners. Big businesses like steel and rubber also grew.

  3. Name 3 policies of the government in the 1920s. Low taxes, spending, and immigration.

  4. Why did people buying stocks help the U.S. economy succeed? It gave businesses money to expand.

  5. What was the main cause of the economic boom in the 1920s? Radio advertising

  6. What impact did Henry Ford have on America? He increased mass production with assembly line.

  7. Which amendment made alcohol legal again? 21st

  8. Which amendment allowed women’s suffrage? 19th

  9. Which amendment allowed the people to elect senators directly? 17th

  10. What amendment outlawed alcohol? 18th

  11. Which amendment started income taxes? 16th

  12. What is another name for the Roaring 20s? The Jazz Age

  13. What was the first talking movie with sound? The Jazz Singer

  14. What was the religious movement that began due to the loss of morals in the 1920s? Fundamentalism

  15. Who ran for president 3 times, was the prosecutor in the Scopes Trial &died 3 days after it ended & was for women’s suffrage & income taxes? William Jennings Bryan

  16. What was Clarence Darrow’s main point in the Scopes Trial? Fundamentalism has no place in public schools.

  17. What 2 sides did Darrow and Bryan represent in the Scopes Trial? Modernism vs Traditionalism

  18. What law involved giving Germany gold to stabilize Germany’s economy? Dawes Plan

  19. What involved the U.S. and other countries agreeing to limit the size of their navies? Washington Conference

  20. What involved outlawing war to preserve world peace? Kellogg-Briand Pact

  21. What was the result of the Teapot Dome Scandal? People distrusted government officials more.

  22. What caused the Teapot Dome Scandal? A gov’t. official was leasing land where the naval oil reserves were to private companies to make money.

  23. How did Andrew Mellon get Congress to boost the economy in the early 1920s? lower income taxes

  24. Why was Tin Pan Alley important? It was the center of the sheet music publishing area of New York City.

  25. What was the theme of writings of the Harlem Renaissance? searching for their identity

  26. What was a result of new travel innovations in the 1920s? Lindbergh’s non-stop flight across the Atlantic

  27. Which president cleaned up after the Teapot Dome Scandal? Calvin Coolidge

  28. How did Henry Ford change cities with his cars in the 1920s? Suburbs grew.

  29. Why did people think Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty of murder? They were Italian immigrants and anarchists.

  30. Name 4 specific results of Prohibition. Speakeasies opened up; NASCAR got started; Criminals got rich selling alcohol; & people made their own alcohol at home or in the country.

  31. Who was the “Empress of Blue” and sang with Louis Armstrong? Bessie Smith

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