Interwar Diplomacy from the Washington Conference to Kellogg-Briand
CLEP History of the United States II, Chapter 8 Rejection of the League did not end engagement The Senate's rejection of the Treaty of Versailles kept the United States outside the League of Nations, but American officials, bankers, observers, and diplomats remained deeply involved abroad. They negotiated arms limits, addressed war debts and reparations, promoted […]
Fordism, Consumer Credit, and Weakness beneath the Boom
CLEP History of the United States II, Chapter 8 A cheaper car represented a production system The Ford Model T's price fell from about $850 in 1908 to under $300 by the mid-1920s. The moving assembly line, introduced at Highland Park in 1913, sharply reduced the labor time needed per car. Standardized parts, specialized machinery, […]
