America in the “Roaring 1920s”: Economic Triumph and Cultural Tensions

I. Economic TriumphsA. Rising Wages for American Workers

B. New Goods for the “Average” American

1. Henry Ford’s Model T

2. The Radio and Electrical Appliances

C. New Temptations to Buy

1. Easy Credit and

Buying “on Margin”

2. The Birth of Modern Advertising

II. 5 Cultural Tensions

A. Alcohol: Prohibition v. Personal Choice

B. Women: Family Values v. Flappers & Female Independence

C. Explaining the World: Science v.

Religion (The Scopes Trial)

D. Opportunities and Oppression for African-Americans

E. New Restrictions on Immigration

The Immigration Act of 1924