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1920S VISUAL SUMMARY GRAPHIC

ORGANIZER

Using the visual summary, fill in the blanks below.

1. ________________ How did the gov’t treat business in the

1920s?

2. ____________ , ______________ & ____________ Name 3 areas that causes social problems in the 1920s.

3. ________________ How did Congress deal with immigration in the 1920s?

4. ________________ Right gained by women.

5. _____________ & ____________ 2 groups who did not share in the prosperity of the 1920s.

6. _________________ This boosts consumer spending.

7. _________________ This reduced the prices of goods.

Name___________________________

QUOTA SYSTEM MATH PROBLEMS

In 1921, Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act (or Quota Act of 1921) which allowed only a certain number of immigrants to enter the US. Only 3% of the people in a national group already living in the US in 1910 would be admitted.

For example, if 100 Germans lived in the US in 1910 then only 3 could enter the country in 1921.

SHOW YOUR WORK FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS:

1. If 210,173 Italian immigrants came to the US in 1910, how many would be allowed to enter the country in 1921?

2. In 1921, 160,521 Russians were allowed to enter the US under the Quota Act. How many Russians were in the country in 1910?

3. In 1910, 8,879,267 immigrants from Northern & Western Europe entered the US. That same year, 6,743,138 immigrants from Southern & Eastern Europe entered the US.

How many more N & W Europeans would be allowed to enter the US than S & E Europeans in 1921?

THE ROARING 20S: Use the notes about “The Light & Dark Sides of the 20s” to fill in the graphic organizer.

I listened…

I smelled…

With my hands, I…

I watched…

I tasted…

I felt (emotionally)…

automobile stock market farmers

Prohibition dance clubs credit

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THE ROARING 20S:

Installment Buying Use the reading below to

answer the questions that follow.

1. Summarize in your words how installment buying worked. [5 pts]

2. Why were people in the 1920s spending more money? [2 pts]

The Beginning of Installment Buying

During the 1920s, the economy began a time of steady growth. The

administration of President Calvin Coolidge was a big supporter of business. New

technology in industry helped increase production & also reduced prices of consumer

goods. Home appliances, like refrigerators, stoves and vacuum cleaners, became

more available because of electricity. The automobile became more affordable.

Higher wages & a shorter work day provided the American people with more leisure

time and more money for purchasing. Advertising in newspapers and magazines

grew & radio ads were developed to encourage people to buy more and more. A

new method, installment buying, allowed consumers to buy products by promising

to pay small regular amounts over time.

In installment buying, the “customer signed a purchase agreement with a store

or other seller, paid a small amount of money called a down payment, took the

item home & made monthly payments directly to the store until the cost was paid.”

Through installment buying, many people could afford to buy new cars and make

other large purchases, all of which changed the way Americans worked and played.

3. Can you foresee any problems that might develop because of installment buying? [2]

Each multiple choice question worth 2 points.

4. How did the Coolidge administration view business in the US?

a. The administration believed business could harm the US.

b. The administration did not understand business. c. The administration was a supporter of business. d. Some members of the administration believed

business would harm farmers.

5. How did the use of installment buying help the American economy?

a. Installment buying provided a wider variety of choices.

b. Installment buying made large appliance easier to purchase.

c. Installment buying did not help the American economy.

d. No one really used installment buying.

6. What purchase by the American people in the 1920s had the greatest effect on the way Americans lived?

a. Refrigerator b. Automobile c. Clothing d. Vacuum cleaners