1920S VISUAL SUMMARY GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER
Using the visual summary, fill in the blanks
below.
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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 watched…
I listened…
I tasted…
I smelled…
I felt
With my hands,
I…
(emotionally)…
automobile
stock market
farmers
Prohibition
dance clubs
credit
THE ROARING 20S:
Installment Buying
Use the reading below to
answer the questions that follow.
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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.
1. Summarize in your words how installment buying worked.
[5 pts]
2. Why were people in the 1920s spending more money? [2
pts]
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