World War I Vocabulary

Republican president who won the 1920 election with the promise to bring the country back to normalcy, stability, and prosperity; faced many scandals and died of a heart attack

Vice President who took over once Harding died; he was well respected, honest, and trustworthy; pro business and ended the scandals and the post-war recession

 Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall secretly leased oil reserves in return for bribes, money, and gifts; resulted in him being the first Cabinet member to be arrested

 An agreement signed by the U.S. and 14 other nations to outlaw war (62 nations eventually signed it)

Henry Ford’s sturdy, identical, and reliable automobile, which was more affordable and accessible (easily available) to ALL Americans

A good stock market, prices are high and increasing

 Young women who cut their hair short and wore makeup and short dresses, openly challenging traditional ideas of how women were supposed to behave

 A time of chaos and strikes in which Americans were fearful of Communism (radicals and anarchists); began when bombs were found hidden in several packages addressed to public officials

 Law which limited the total number of immigrants allowed into the country

 The time period in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was outlawed due to the 18th Amendment