The Great Depression
When was the Great Depression?
1929-1939
What was the most popular entertainment in the 1920s?
Movies
Who Created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition
When did the stock market fully recover?
1954
What is Black Tuesday?
A major stock market crash that began the great depression
What were movies like?
They were silent films.
What programs were introduced to help with the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
25%
What failed during the Great Depression?
Banks
Who did the Great Depression affect the most?
The Farmers
What music gained large popularity during this time?
Jazz
What type of trade decreased?
Global
Where did poor families have to live during this time?
Hoovervilles
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Drought, poor farming practices, and the Great Depression.
Who was the president?
Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A vibrant period of cultural flourishing among African Americans in Harlem, New York City.
When did sound become part of movies?
1927
What did they call cars then?
Brothel on Wheels
What was the government's policy on businesses in the 1920s?
How did farms affect the Great Depression?
Overproduction, declining farm prices
Who was the iconic silent film comedian during the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
What did the American public opinion favor in the 1930s?
Isolationism
When was prohibition repealed?
1933
What was the 1930s tariff act called?
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act