Roaring 20's
What were flappers?
Independent women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and smoked in public. The flappers represented a new cultural trend for women during the Roaring 20’s.
What was the main cause of the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929
How did the role of the governemnt change under FDR's leadership?
FDR believed it was the government's responsibility to get involved and help the poor, unemployed, and the rest of America.
What were makeshift shantytowns built by homeless people across the U.S. during the Great Depression called?
Hoovervilles
Why did the 18th Amendment fail?
The 18th Amendment was unpopular, nobody respected it, and hard to enforce.
What was the vibrant explosion of the achievements and culture of African Americans through art, music, and poetry called?
The Harlem Renaissance
What caused the stock market to crash?
Americans were buying stocks on credit
What did FDR attempt to do to get programs in his New Deal approved?
FDR tried to increase the number of justices(judges) in the Supreme Court.
What was Herbert Hoover’s leadership style during the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover believed in minimal government intervention and that Americans should be patient and try to solve the problems on their own.
What new form of entertainment was being broadcast on the radio?
Sports, like baseball.
What was the purpose of Langston Hughes' poem, "One Way Ticket"?
To show the racism and segregation that African Americans were experiencing.
What were the causes of the Dust Bowl?
Drought and poor farming techniques
True or false?
FDR's proposal for changing the Supreme Court would threaten the independence of the justices.
True
What program was passed by FDR to help the people who were victims of bank failures?
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)- reduced the number of bank failures and restored confidence in banks.
Was there an increase or decrease in consumer spending in the 1920s? How did the mass production of goods affect prices?
There was an increase in consumer spending.
The mass production of goods reduced prices.
How were Americans purchasing goods in the 1920's?
They were buying goods on credit
What was the problem with the distribution of income in the 1920's?
There was an unequal distribution of income, which created a huge gap between the rich and the poor.
What was the result of FDR trying to expand his power in the Supreme Court?
Congress rejected his proposal
How did FDR's New Deal help "ordinary Americans"?
It provided immediate relief and created millions of jobs.
What was the trial that challenged the theories of traditional values and evolution?
Scopes Monkey Trial
What led to the mass production of the automobile?
Henry Fords Assembly Line
Where did the people affected by the Dust Bowl migrate?
They migrated to the West Coast of America.
Why did FDR try to expand his influence and power in the Supreme Court?
A couple of FDR's New Deal programs got ruled unconstitutional.
What did FDR do in order to try to get America out of the Great Depression?
FDR passed the New Deal to try to get America out of the Great Depression.
What policy replaced the 18th Amendment?
The 21st Amendment