1. The Aftermath of The Great War Meredith Harbison Katelyn Wetzel Derek Wilbert

4. Affects of the Treaty

6. Germany’s Losses

12. Price Changes in the 1920s

14. Anti-Communist Tide After the horrors of World War I and the tremendous loss of life, America wanted to return to its traditional policy of strict isolationism The feelings rose against anything “Unamerican” and xenophobia ran rampant. Anti-Foreign and Anti-Communist feelings both began to rise after troops returned from World War I

16. Carl Marx : Idea of Communism started with him

23. New Affluence, New Toys The newly booming economy and stock market led to a sharp rise of the standard of living in America. With the new money and the ending of a military production board the economy shifted to a consumer based one. The creation of the radio, television, and cars changed American ways of life.

24. TV 1925 - October 2: Scottish inventor John Baird invents the first form of a television

26. What Went On!

29. The Economy

30. The 1920's was, for 8 years and 3/4 of 1929, a very happy decade. Lots of positive things will be forever know from the 1920s!