Transcript 1920's-6

#14.Explain how the labor movement suffered during the 1920’s???;)
The 1920s marked a period of sharp decline for the labor movement. Union membership and activities fell
sharply in the face of economic prosperity, a lack of leadership within the movement, and anti-union
sentiments from both employers and the government. The unions were much less able to organize strikes. In
1919, more than 4 million workers (or 21 percent of the labor force) participated in about 3,600 strikes. In
contrast, 1929 witnessed about 289,000 workers (or 1.2 percent of the labor force) stage only 900 strikes.
This also included immigrants. This was a job that was very hard to organize. Farmers moved to the inner
city to work in factories. By: THE EXTREMELY HANDSOME COLE MAYES;)
BY: the lovely cole mayes
15. Evaluate the pros & cons of Warren Harding’s
Return to Normalcy
Pros
Cons
Life in the U.S. was good
because in the early
1900’s the U.S. had one
of the greatest economies
& military powers.
Joe Barbella
Americans still already
were scared from the war
& nothing could erase it.
Evaluate the costs and benefits of the FordneyMccumber Tariff?
This tariff came from the post war debt of
WW1. It came to action in the year of 1922.
This Tariff reflected US isolationist
inclinations following WWI. Congress
adopted a laissez-faire attitude toward
regulating business and pro-business
attitude in passing the tariff and in promoting
foreign trade through providing huge loans
to the postwar Allied governments who
returned the favor by buying US goods and
by cracking down on strikes.- By Cade
Jones
17. Explain how Harding approached the economy.
Harding believed the answer to the nation's postwar economic struggles could be found in
his campaign slogan, “Less government in business and more business in government.”
Harding wanted to reduce taxes on the wealthiest americans, him and his advisors believed
that it was the wealthy who started and expanded business.
18. Describe the effects of
political scandals such as
Teapot Dome.
n the 1920s, Teapot Dome became
synonymous with government
corruption and the scandals arising out
of the administration of President
Warren G. Harding. Since then, it has
sometimes been used to symbolize the
power and influence of oil companies
in American politics. In the days before
Watergate, one historian called it “the
greatest and most sensational scandal
in the history of American politics.”Cade Jones