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Reviewing Aftermath of WW-I [Chapter 20]

This chapter explores the aftermath of World War I in the United States, covering topics such as abuse of power, capitalism, consumer debt, living wage, and more. It also delves into key figures and events of the time, including Sacco & Vanzetti, Warren Harding, and the Teapot Dome scandal. Discover how Americans' fears, distrust, and new methods of advertising shaped the decade of the 1920s.

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Reviewing Aftermath of WW-I [Chapter 20]

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  1. Reviewing Aftermath of WW-I[Chapter 20] United States History & Government 11th Grade Boys & Girls Al-Madinah School January 2, 2020

  2. Terms and Names • Abuse of Power • Efforts by the officials to use their offices in corrupt ways • Capitalism • An economic system based on private ownership of property • Consumer Debt • Money people owe to banks or stores for goods they have purchased • Cost of living • The average cost of the basic necessities of life

  3. Disarm • Reduce weapons • Interest rate • The charge for a loan • Living wage • Wage needed to keep a person or family out of poverty • National Debt • The money the government owes from borrowing or issuing bonds • psychology • Study of the way people think

  4. Radicals • People in favor of revolutionary change • reparations • Payments to make up for damages • Socialists • People who believe in an economic system based on government control over the economy and equal distribution of wealth • Status Symbol • Something that shows its owner is a person of high rank • suburbs • The residential area around a major city

  5. Charles Evans Hughes • Secretary of State and later supreme court chief justice • Calvin Coolidge • MA governor and later president, who was business friendly • John L Lewis • Leader of Mine Workers • Sacco & Vanzetti • Radical Anarchists • Warren Harding • President whose who had a scandalous admin.

  6. Fordney-McCumber Tariff • Law passed to protect American business • Quota System • Limiting the number or amount for certain people, product or goods • Urban Sprawl • The spreading out of the cities • communism • An economic & political system based on state ownership of property • Installment Plan • Paying in stages

  7. Answer the Following Questions • How did Sacco & Vanzetti case reflect the fears of many Americans? • Why were strikes risky for workers in the 1920s? • What was the main goal of the quota system? • What was Teapot Dome scandal? Who was most closely linked to this? • What new methods did the advertisers use in the 1920s? • How are isolationism & Nativism related? In the 1920s, what actions did Americans take that reveal their distrust for others?

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