Prohibition/Jazz
How did Al Capone make his money?
Bootlegging: Capone sold illegal liquor through a transportation network that reached to Canada.
Gambling: Capone ran gambling houses.
Murder: Capone had rival mobsters killed and murdered members of his own gang.
Before the refrigerator was invented, what did they use to keep things cool in the 1920s
What are two PULL factors pertaining to the Great Migration
Better job opportunities, less racial tension, better education opportunities
What number amendment was the women's right to vote
19th
Instead of buying new clothes, families often sewed dresses from this common household item during the Depression.
Flour Sacks
Name TWO factors that led up to Prohibition?
Social Concerns, Women wanting the right to vote, Religious revivalism, Industrialists concerns about worker's productivity
Name 5 innovations that were made during 1920s
Vacuum, refrigerator, radio, TVs, cameras, assembly lines, better cars
(40 pts each)
What are THREE major cities/states did African American's move to?
New York, California, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland
What was the popular hairstyle in the 1920s
a bob
This severe drought and dust storms in the 1930s forced many farmers to migrate west in search of work.
The Dust Bowl
What are two factors that influenced Consumer Culture
Winning WWI (having money to spend)
Assembly Line (made goods cheaper)
Better advertisement
Installment plans and credit cards
What were three challenges cities faced during the Great Migration
overcrowding of cities, racial tension, rising of the KKK, new levels of poverty, increased labor competition
Connect how WWI influenced the change in Women's fashion in 2 sentences
Men left the US to fight in WWI which allowed a lot of jobs to open up at home. As more women were allowed to work in jobs, this inspired women to fight for other freedoms like dressing how they want and having a bigger social life.
This U.S. president promised a "New Deal" to help America recover from the Great Depression.
Franklin D Roosevelt
Name FOUR important musicians, poets, artists, at this time.
Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Alain Locke, Zora Neale, Langston Hughes, etc.
What year did the stock market crash
October 1929
What year was the Tulsa Race Riot? How long did it last
Two days
1921
When is Ms. Marietti's birthday?
(Hint it is the date the 19th amendment was passed)
August 18th, 1920
Many farmers left the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl and traveled to this state in search of work (first part 100pts ) Knowing what you know about the patterns of history, immigration, and what happens when employment is hard to find, WHAT do you think started to happen when farmers arrived in this state?
California
Government began mass deportations of Mexican Americans living in California so that white Americans could have jobs