PPT-Consumerism and Mercantilism During the 1920’s

The Road to fortune and easy living Table of Contents While going through this power point you will be able to use certain buttons and shortcuts to go between slides This is the AUDIO button This will play an audio clip. THE LOITERERS and OTHER POEMS By LOUIS LEAKEY Published by The Loiterers Carnegie Hall, New York. Copies may be had from Brentano's or Putnams. 1920 Copyright LOUIS LEAKEY 1920. rbB 18 1920 J .A56i886 Was it all bad?. (Get out your clickers! . Ch. 48). Our Goals (SWBAT):. Describe/Define basic economic concepts. Describe British Mercantilism. Analyze/Evaluate Impact of Mercantilism on British Colonies in North America. Sue L. T. McGregor PhD. MSVU Halifax NS Canada. www.consultmcgregor.com. . June 2013. SOCRAI Conference . Clark University, Worcester MA. Culture-Ideology of Consumerism (CIC). “A mutually reinforcing integration of consumer culture and consumerist ideology” (. Objectives:. To . recall . details about the context of 1950s American capitalism and consumerism.. To . understand. and . analyse. how this is demonstrated in the play.. To . evaluate. Williams’ messages.. For a wrong answer you get insulted. For a right answer you get applause. This game is meant to be entertaining and not to be taken seriously. Any student may choose not to take part , but must pay attention and take notes.. is an economic . policy. Wealth . is . power; . key to wealth is . export. . over . import. European countries competed for world power and needed colonies to provide necessary raw materials.. Colonies’ role:. Mercantilism. Economic policy that looked upon trade, colonies, and accumulation of wealth as the basis for military and political strength. Colonies only exist to enrich parent country. Navigation Acts (1650-1673). By: Mr. Moore using contributions by Susan Pojer . High School of Economics & Finance NYC, NY. Why Did Europe Follow The Psychology of Limited Wealth?. Changes in population. Practices in agriculture and industry. The Theory. Balance of Trade. Shipping. Colonies exist to supply raw materials. Acquisition of Colonies. New market. Exploitation of Resources. Adam Smith’s . The Wealth of Nations. Government Industry = Partnership. By 1920, just over 20 percent of Americans were high school graduates and only 8 percent were college graduates. . C. ollege . football was enormously popular with the nation's populace. . People . attended games and huddled by their radios to follow the action on Saturday afternoons. . The “manly art of boxing,” seemingly ingrained in many cultures and introduced in the original Olympics in about 688 . bce. , adopted the Marquis of Queensbury rules in the late 1800s and made the sport less violent. . When King George III took over the throne, the British adopted a program called mercantilism-Great Britain needed the colonies . to profit more from selling goods to other countries rather than buying. FLT (1/25/2016) . Left . *Right*. Given film clip, anticipation guide, and discussion about consumerism . I will be able to consider how consumerism relates to the novel, . The Great Gatsby. . . _______________________________. Do Now:. What was the Middle Passage?. The Columbian Exchange. Mercantilism . Columbian Exchange. The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. . Effects of the Columbian Exchange.