Great Depression
How long did the Great Depression last?
12 years
What was this era called?
The roaring twenties.
What was the fad where people sat on top of poles?
Flagpole sitting.
What race predominantly participated in the Great Migration?
African Americans.
19th amendment
Granted women the right to vote, this was an effect of the women's suffrage movement.
What caused the Great Depression?
The Stock Market crash of 1929
What were speakeasies?
These were places where people secretly, but freely drank alcohol, due to the restrictions of the 18th amendment.
Which fad caused strenuous resilience, and pain, in which this involved dancing?
Dance Marathons.
What was the Great Migration?
Where many African Americans migrated north to escape racism, and discrimination of the south.
What was the Dust Bowl?
A severe drought, that lasted throughout the thirties.
What date did the stock market crash occur? What was this day called?
The stock market crash occurred on October 29th, 1929. This day was called Black Tuesday.
What amendment allowed women to vote?
The 19th amendment.
Which fad involved horses?
Horse Diving.
What does migrate mean?
To move to another country, for economic purposes, or for an improved life.
What was the red scare?
Where immigrants were feared, and neglected by the U.S.
Who was the president during the GD, who soon withdrew from the position, because of his failure to improve conditions of the GD?
Herbert Hoover
What were women who embraced a new sense of fashion, and a new personality?
Which was not a fad of the 1920s?
Flagpole sitting, dance marathons, tie-dye, or horse diving.
What were the primary "push" factors that drove African Americans out of the South?
Economic difficulties, slavery, and racial violence.
What were the effects of the Dust Bowl?
Why did people wear their pockets inside out?
To show people that they had no money, and so that nobody could steal from them.
What genre of music rose to fame during this era?
Jazz, and Blues.
What object rose to fame where people could listen to music, and the news?
Radios.
About how many people migrated in the Great Migration?
About six million people
POP QUIZ: RANDOMIZED QUESTION
What amendment banned the 18th amendment, allowing citizens to freely drink alcohol, without it being limited to?
The 21st amendment.