End of WWI
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These women of the 1920s challenged traditional gender roles with short hair, short skirts, dancing, smoking, and driving.
Flappers
Henry Ford revolutionized production of the Model-T with this invention, making cars more affordable for Americans.
Assembly Line
This is the nickname given to October 29, 1929: the day the stock market crashed.
Black Tuesday
What are the 3 R's?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Woodrow Wilson proposed an international organization designed to prevent future wars. The US ultimately didn't join.
The League of Nations
This constitutional amendment / law banned the consumption, production, and selling of alcohol.
18th Amendment / Prohibition
A popular way to purchase new consumer goods in the 1920s, allowing people to "buy now, pay later" through regular payments.
Buying on Credit
Installment Buying (+100 extra pts)
Charities and churches created [blank], providing low-cost or free meals for people struggling. They became symbols of community and hardship of the Great Depression.
Soup Kitchens
This reform insured bank deposits and restored confidence in the banks.
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
This 1920s Cultural Explosion in Harlem, New York City produced significant works of art, literature, and music - defining the Jazz Age.
The Harlem Renaissance
Overproduction
This occurs when large numbers of people withdraw money from banks at the same time.
Run on Banks
This New Deal program focused on providing immediate direct relief to the unemployed.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
This official peace treaty ended WWI in 1918.
The Treaty of Versailles
Secret, illegal bars that flourished during the Prohibition Era, often requiring a passcode for entry.
Speakeasies
This uneven distribution of wealth meant many Americans couldn't sustain consumer spending.
Income Inequality
The nickname given to shantytowns made up of shacks that popped up around major cities.
Hoovervilles
This agency created jobs through large public works projects such as roads, bridges, and buildings.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Warren G. Harding promised a "Return to [blank]" after the upheaval of WWI and the Progressive Era.
Normalcy
This 1925 court case in Tennessee highlighted the conflict between modern science and traditional religious values by prosecuting a teacher for reaching evolution.
The Scopes Monkey Trial
Buying on Margin
At its peak, this percentage of Americans were unemployed.
25%
This group benefited from long-term financial support through pensions.
Elderly