Politics 1920
Exiting the 1910's and WW1. What was the campaign slogan of Warren G. Harding for 1920 election.
Return to normalcy
This minority group shifted 13% of their population from the south to the north.
African Americans
What new technology came out allowing many American's to receive entertainment in their own home?
The Radio
What was the unemployment rate of depression?
25%
Who became president in 1932 and started the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
During the 1920's Americans were especially fearful of this Political group and ideology.
Communism
What was Prohibition?
Name the most famous silent film actor, he had a mustache.
Charlie Chaplin
As people lost their homes they built homeless villages. What were these called?
Shanty Towns
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Relief Recovery Reform
Who won the election of 1920 and died 5 months later
Warren G. Harding
The KKK gained popularity and membership in this period. What was the name of the propaganda silent film they made that was very popular.
The Birth of a Nation
What was the name of the newly emancipated woman who sought out entertainment?
Flapper
Name at least 3 things that caused the Great Depression
Stock Market crash
Bank Failures
Reduction in consumer spending
Dust Bowl
Name one New Deal public work outside of Oregon and one inside of Oregon.
Yes
Calvin C. Coolridge replaces Harding as president. Name at least two of his presidential policies.
Laissez faire policy
Lower Taxes
High Tariffs
Henry Ford mastered this manufacturing strategy to mass produce cars, which led to manufacturers of various items begin mass producing their various items.
Daily Double: This led to Americans spending a lot of money on items that made their lives easier. What is this called?
Assembly line production
Consumerism
Daily Double: Where could you go to find both jazz music and alcohol?
New Orleans
Speakeasies
Why did the Banks close?
Daily Double: How many states did not have a bank in 1933?
Everyone wanted their money out for fear of closure, bank loses all money and cant pay people back the money they put in.
28
Who opposed the New Deal and Why?
Conservatives because it was too much government overreach
President Warren G. Harding had many friends he appointed to political positions. Most of which ended up with felony charges and prison sentences. What was the name of this group of people?
Ohio Gang
Along with women gaining rights and the ability to vote, they began to fill in the workplace, with what jobs?
Nurses
Teachers
Librarians
Secretaries
Jazz music is the mixing of what music?
Blues, Ragtime, African American Traditional music
Accurately describe the Speculative Bubble
Paying for stocks on credit, acquiring debt with the belief that your investment will pay off that debt and make you money. Ultimately created stocks that cost more than they were worth.
What did the New Deal create to help the American people. Name 3
Yes