The Roaring 20s

What led to a sharp rise in unemployment in the years directly after WW1?

• The cancellation of government contracts

• The higher taxes that companies had to pay to the government

• Millions of men going away to fight in war

• None of these

Those people who did have jobs after WW1 felt that they were not getting paid enough to afford goods and necessities. How did many of these people respond to these feelings?

The Republican party in 1920 (an election year) chose Warren G. Harding as their candidate to run for president. What did Harding promote when running for president?

• A return to normalcy

• A return to the war

• Both of these

• Neither of these

The economy was doing much better under President Harding, however, his administration was full of scandal. Describe what happened in the “Teapot Dome Scandal.”

Warren G. Harding died in 1923 while in office, his vice president, Calvin Coolidge, became president. What did Coolidge do that helped to restore faith in the national government?

• He did not interfere in the economy in any way

• He only helped farmers (since they were the ones who needed help the most)

• He replaced Harding’s cabinet with new people who were honest

• He lectured Harding’s cabinet and made them promise to be honest

As a result of the increased jobs and wealth in the 1920s, more people began buying electric appliances. These appliances were mostly marketed at working class men who were barely ever home, so as to make their chores quicker and allow them to spend more time at work.

• True

• False

By the end of the 1920s, what percentage of women were working as either doctors, lawyers, or architects?

• 25%

• 5%

• 19%

• 3%

What was the Red Scare? How did it start?

Which of the following definitions describes the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?

• Limited the amount of immigrants allowed into America. It also showed favoritism towards immigrants from Western Europe.

• Completely banned East Asian immigrants from entering the country and further reduced the number of immigrants in general that could enter.

Which of the following definitions describes the National Origins Act of 1924?

• Limited the amount of immigrants allowed into America. It also showed favoritism towards immigrants from Western Europe.

• Completely banned East Asian immigrants from entering the country and further reduced the number of immigrants in general that could enter.