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Roaring 20s (American industries boomed in the 1920s, changing many…

- - - - This caused an increase in unemployment.
        
        Wages could not keep up with the rising prices, and thus families were unable to afford the goods they needed. It was also common for only one parent to work, as most of the men who returned from war lacked employment
        
        This lead to a strike consisting of 4 million people who wanted higher wages.
      - People also rushed to buy things that were not available during the war, meaning that prices rose
  - - - He hired a cabinet of experts who believed in reducing money owed by the government and limiting government involvement in the economy.
        
        Although Harding himself wasn't corrupt, his friends were. It was believed that they made corrupt deals with private oil companies. accepting large sums of money in exchange.
      - Tax cuts for wealthy Americans were pushed as they were convinced it would create incentive to invest in new business and create jobs for other Americans.
  - - - U.S manufacturing nearly doubles, and as jobs and wages increased, people we able to purchase these products.
      - All the new products that were being manufactured were the opening to new jobs
- - - - Despite this, the were still discouraged from careers in medicine, law, architecture. But by the end of the 1920s, less then 5% of of those jobs were occupied by women. These numbers continued to rise even after the 20s
  - - - These flappers cut their hair short, wore makeup and short dresses and openly challenge the traditional ideas around how women were supposed to behave