Unit 7.2

By Rosa Benitez

  • The Consumer Revolution of 1920

    This was a marked increase in the consumption of various goods and products by individuals of people from different backgrounds, a time of mass production. Assembly lines were often used to create products quickly and at a low cost. During the 1920s, your goal was to sell your product. Tobacco was one of the most common of these products sold.

  • The Census of 1920

    Conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15.0 percent.

  • Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922

    A law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods to protect factories and farms.

  • The Election of 1924

    After less than a year office, Coolidge was the overwhelming choice of the Republican party as their presidential nominee in 1924 and he won.

  • The Election of 1928

    Coolidge declined to run for the presidency a second time. The republicans therefore turned to an able leader with a spotless reputation, self-made millionaire, and secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover.

  • Wall Street Crash of 1929

    A four-day collapse of stock prices. It destroyed confidence in Wall Street markets and led to the Great Depression.

  • Quarantine Speech

    Roosevelt intended to influence peaceful nations to get together and bring about an isolation of aggressive nations.

  • Invasion of Poland

    German Tanks and planes began a full-scale invasion of Poland. Keeping their pledge, Britain and France declared war against Germany and soon they were at war with Italy and Japan.

  • The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

    Provided for the registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 35 and for the training of 1.2 million troops in just one year.

  • Lend Lease Act of 1941

    Provided for military aid to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the United States. The plan thus gave Roosevelt the power to lend arms to Britain with the understanding that, after the war, America would be paid back in kind.

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    While most American sailors were still asleep in their bunks,Japanese planes from aircraft carriers flew over pearl harbor bombing every ship in sight.