chapter 21-The Roaring 1920s Flashcards
(28 cards)
What did Pres. Harding refer to his advisers as?
Ohio Gang
What government officer was convicted of a government scandal?
Albert Fall
What scandal did Albert Fall become involved with?
Teapot Dome, Wyoming Naval Oil Reserve
Who was the very honest Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s?
Herbert Hoover
Who was Pro-business Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s
Andrew Mellon
What type of economics was prevalent in the 1920s
Lassies-fair Eonomics
Who was the ultra-conservative, pro-business, and most honest president in the 1920s?
Calvin Coolidge
How does Calvin Coolidge become president?
Warren Harding dies
Who ran for president in 1924?
Calvin Coolidge (winner) vs. Davis
Who was the progressive and socialist candidate for president in 1924?
Robert La Follette
Who receives a lot of blame for the Stock Market Crash in 1929?
Herbert Hoover
Who created an assembly line to mass produce automobiles?
Henry Ford
How were consumer goods made affordable in the 1920s?
Through mass production and popular advirtising
What law was passed by Congress to aiding the building of airports?
Air Commerce Act
During the 1920s, the US was primarily ________ toward world politics.
isolationist
At the beginning of the Great Depression the _____ tariff was very high to protect US businesses from foreign competition.
Fordney-McCumber Tarrif
The Versailles Treaty required Germany to pay huge ______ that would lead to Germany’s economic collapse.
reparations
The ______ was to help Europe recover for their Great Depression in 1927 though it leads toward financial ruin in the US within five years.
Dawes Plan
What countries signed the Four Power Treaty that determined the future of islands in the Pacific?
US, France, Great Britain, and Japan
The _________ Conference was an attempt at arms control by setting strict levels of powerful navies.
Washington Conference
Which navy was required to remain less than half the size of the US navy at the Washington Conference?
Japan, leading to jealousy
What was supposed to outlaw war?
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Which treaty guaranteed Chinese independence
Nine Power Treaty
What radio network was first in the United States?
NBC
