Technology
What invention by Henry Ford increased factory and labor productivity?
The assembly line
What was the nickname for the decade known as a time of economic prosperity, jazz music, and cultural change?
The Roaring Twenties
What event in 1929 is widely considered the beginning of the Great Depression?
The stock market crash
The Dust Bowl mainly affected what region of the United States?
The Midwest
Which president created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What new form of transportation became affordable and increased mobility in the 1920s?
The automobile (Car)
Speakeasies
What happened to many banks during the Great Depression?
They ran out of money - They closed
What farming practice contributed to the Dust Bowl?
Over farming/overproduction that stripped nutrients from the soil
What was the main goal of the New Deal?
To help the nation recover from the Great Depression
What new type of vehicle was invented that revolutionized travel?
The Airplane
Which city became the cultural center of the Harlem Renaissance?
Harlem, New York City, NY
What was one major cause of the Great Depression related to buying stocks?
Over speculation using borrowed money
What natural condition combined with poor farming practices to create the Dust Bowl?
Severe drought/dry weather
What major New Deal program provided financial support to the elderly?
Social Security
What new form of communication became widely available and helped create a national culture?
The radio
Which musical style became extremely popular during the 1920s and influenced American culture?
Jazz
What percentage of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression?
About one-fourth (25%)
What did many farming families do as a result of the Dust Bowl?
They migrated (often westward)
Name one type of New Deal program that helped reduce unemployment.
Federal work programs (CCC, WPA, AAA, etc.)
Name one major product made possible by electrification.
labor-saving devices, electric lighting, water pumps, refrigerated train cars, or entertainment like radio, etc.
Name one major cultural figure of the 1920s (artist, writer, or musician).
Georgia O’Keeffe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, etc.
What was the government's original response to the Great Depression?
Little economic assistance/intervention, rugged individualism, charity, next to nothing, etc.
How did the Dust Bowl increase rural poverty?
It caused crop failures and made farming nearly impossible
The New Deal created new protections for which group of Americans?
Unemployed, laborers, workers, etc.