Name________________________________________________ Date_________Hour_______12.4 NOTES World War I and the

1920s/Harms The Postwar Economy Booms

Learning TargetUnderstand the United States economy after World War I.Success Criteria

1. I can explain the expansion of the economy post-WWI.MI State Standard: SS.F.6.2.3: Domestic Impact of WWI

A. POSTWAR ISSUES1. __________________________________________, was a day celebrated around the world.2. World War I—known then as the ___________________________—had ended with the ______________________. 3. Issues for ____________________ and African Americans

--Competitive job market--Race riots

Q: What created the competitive job market? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Q: Where was the worst race riot located in the summer of 1919? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________ and unrest with an increasing consumer economy. Q: What happened to industrial worker’s wages after the war? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. The United States was the ______________________, most industrialized country in the world following WWI.

B. THE IMPACT OF HENRY FORD AND THE AUTOMOBILE1. Using revolutionary __________________________________ techniques, American workers produced more goods in less time.2. Henry ____________ more than doubled wages for his workers and gave them __________________ off.3. The _________________ was the first car that ordinary people could afford. Q: What effect did increased automobile production have on other industries? ____________________________________________________________________________________________

C. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE 1920S1. The 1920s saw what has been called a ________________________________________, in which a flood of new, affordable goods became available to the public.

2. The widespread availability of __________________________________________ supported the consumer revolution. Examples:

URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS

1. People migrated to ____________________2. Suburbs expanded with better _________________________________________ and use of automobiles.

Q: What general migration patterns existed in the 1920s? ____________________________________________________________________________________________

What evidence in the graph supports the idea that the United States had become a world economic power after World War I?

How did the creation of an affordable car affect the development of roads in the United States?