DE/APUSH 1920's

Which political party controlled the executive branch throughout the 1920s?

President who defeated James Cox & FDR in 1920 - "Return to Normalcy"

Harding's domestic policy included...

Tariff passed by Harding that raised rates 14%

Harding's foreign policy included...

(At Washington Conference) 5 largest navies agreed to maintain the ratio of warships

(At Washington Conference) US, France, UK and Japan agreed to respect each other's territory in the pacific

(At Washington Conference) Affirmed China's sovereignty & territory and created an open door trade policy with China

VP who took over after Harding's death in 1923; was elected 1924 - "The business of America is business"

Coolidge believed in _______ government; was known for vetoes

Coolidge's foreign policy that would allow germany to repay its WW1 debts

Spotless republican elected in 1928

American investments in latin america ______ in the 1920's

Government policy that helped big business

Energy technologies that helped big business

Increased productivity that helped big business

By voluntarily offering improved benefits and higher wages, the need for unions was removed

By 1920, more than half of Americans lived in _____ _____

Youth expressed themselves through a new style of music, and radios + phonographs made it more widely accesible, which led to the ____ ___

Advertising expanded business and products became more affordable as a middle class expanded which led to a shift towards ___________

Changing role of women, the social gospel movement, and Darwin's theory of evolution

Popular in rural areas, literal interpretation of the bible, preachers condemned modernists

Mother of American Modernism

The largest population of black people in NYC led to an increase of black musicians, writers, and artists and a pro-black movement

A court case that demonstrated religious fundamentalists vs modernists over Darwin's theory of evolution

18th Amendment, 1919

Prohibition led to the rise of gangsters and speakeasies, the most famous gangster in chicago was __ ______

_____ acts of 1921 & 1924 placed a cap on the number of immigrants that could enter the US based on their countries