Roaring 20s Culture
What type of music, characterized by improvisation and syncopated rhythms, became popular during the Roaring 20s?
Jazz
What was the main cultural shift in the 1920s that encouraged people to buy more goods and services?
Consumerism
How did the Great Depression affect African American communities?
African American communities faced higher unemployment rates, racial discrimination, and limited access to relief programs.
What was the main goal of the New Deal?
To help the country recover from the Great Depression.
Racist set of laws in the South that was established on the philosophy "separate but equal", but was never intended to actually be equal.
Jim Crow Laws
What was prohibition and what were some of the unintended consequences?
Nationwide ban on alcohol and rise of organized crime and bootlegging
What method of production, popularized by Henry Ford, made goods like cars more affordable?
Mass production/ assembly line
What challenges did immigrant communities face during the Great Depression?
Immigrants faced job competition, discrimination, and were often excluded from government relief programs.
Which New Deal program provided jobs for young men in environmental projects?
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Which event is considered the start of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
How did flappers challenge the traditional roles and expectations of women in the 1920s?
They challenged traditional roles by dressing provocatively, rejecting traditional domestic roles, voting, swearing in public, and drinking.
How did radios change advertising in the 1920s?
Radios allowed companies to reach large audiences quickly, promoting products and creating national trends.
How did the Great Depression impact working-class families?
Working-class families lost jobs, faced wage cuts, and struggled to afford basic necessities, leading to widespread poverty.
How did the Social Security Act help people?
It gave money to older people, the unemployed, and disabled people.
The process of people leaving rural areas and moving to cities.
Urbanization
How did the Harlem Renaissance influence American culture during the 1920s?
It celebrated Black culture through art, literature, and music, influencing national perceptions of race and creativity.
What type of economic behavior encouraged people to buy stocks and goods on credit, even if they didn’t have the money?
Speculation and installment buying.
What was the impact of the Great Depression on children and education?
Many children had to leave school to help support their families, and some suffered from malnutrition and poor living conditions.
How did the New Deal change the government's role?
The government became more involved in helping people and solving problems.
This case established "separate but equal" laws in the South.
Plessy V. Ferguson
What event orchestrated by Al Capone lead to 7 people being murdered?
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
How did the use of credit contribute to financial instability during the 1920s?
People borrowed money to buy goods and stocks, leading to high levels of debt and financial vulnerability when the economy slowed down.
What agricultural disaster was made worse by the Great Depression?
The Dust Bowl
What did the Wagner Act do for workers?
It protected workers' rights to join unions and improve working conditions.
What event in Ireland led to the mass emigration of Irish people to America in the industrial age?
Irish potato famine