Calvin Coolidge s erved as the 30th US president of the United States 1923 to 1929 He was Hardings Vice President and assumed the role of President upon the death of President Harding in 1923 ID: 728643
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Chapter 12-Section 3- The Businesses of AmericaSlide2
Calvin Coolidge s
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as the 30th U.S. president of the United States (1923 to 1929) He was Harding’s Vice President and assumed the role of President upon the death of President Harding in 1923Nicknamed “Silent Cal” due to his reserved demeanorRepublicanHad a lazie fair approach towards business wanting them to have free reign Tried to limit foreign completion by raising tariffsThis is a short term solution
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The automobile changed the way Americans livedThe construction of newly paved roads created jobs and the ability to drive in all weather conditions
This also impacted architecture as homes were now beginning to be built with garages
Blinking traffic lights began being used in Detroit in the early 1920’sUnder water tunnels began being used in 1927 connecting New York and New JerseyConstruction of gas stations, public garages, motels, tourist camps and shopping centers gave American’s a new reason to hit the open roadUrban Sprawl also allowed many American families living in rural areas to enjoy the convenience of the city living without having to have to move there It also offered independence through mobility The Impact of the Automobile Slide4
Originally the U.S. post office began to send mail by plane but as early as 1918 commercial flights became a new form of convenient transportation New weather forecasting instruments and built in radios made air travel safer
In 1920 Henry Ford created a tri-motor airplane
Transatlantic flights made by Charles Lindberg and Amelia Earhart fueled American interest in aviation In 1927 the Lockheed Company produced a single engine airplane This also created new opportunities for women to work as flight attendants A Young Airplane IndustrySlide5
From 1920 to 1929 the average American income for families rose 35% from
$522 to $705
annually. With this new found wealth items of convenience became extremely appealingLabor saving devices like electric washing machines, vacuum cleaners, electric sewing machines and refrigerators allowed families to enjoy more leisure time activities Electrical ConveniencesSlide6
With new products to market advertising agencies began hiring phycologists to analyze products and help them convince costumers that they “needed
” these new items.
They would appeal to the consumers desire to be youthful, beautiful, healthy and wealthyFor example from 1921 to 1924 the gross sales of the floral industry nearly doubled thanks to the slogan “Say it with flowers”The Dawn of Modern AdvertisingSlide7
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With a boom in advertising and a need to purchase new goods many Americans began buying items on credit through the use of instalment plansInstallment Plans
-The ability to buy a product and pay for it in monthly installments (payments) over time
This led to a boom in production that drove prices down The gap between rich and poor began to grow as more Americans began to “live for the moment”Buying Goods on Credit