Dust Bowl/ Prohibition
Which ammendment initiated (started) Prohibition in the United States?
the 18th Ammendment
on October 29, 1929 the stock market dropped so low that millions of people lost their life savings. This is known as....
Black Tuesday
Before the Great depression, people were making a lot of money and having lots of fun. What was this time period known as?
The Roaring 20's
Who won the electon after Herbert Hoover?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
True or False:
Jazz and the Blues were new forms of popular music in the early 1920s.
True
What are 2 reasons why the Dust bowl occured?
drought and animals overgrazing
Who was the president when the stock market crashed and the Depression began?
Herbert Hoover
Flappers were best known for their:
A) Political activism
B) Traditional values
C) Embrace of new fashions and attitudes
C) Embrace of new fashions and attitudes
What was the main cause of the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929
What ammendmet gave women the right to vote?
the 19th Ammendment
What is Prohibition?
Made the manufacturing, selling, and transportation illegal.
What does it mean if you owned a share of stock?
You are part owner of that company
What technology could more people buy in the 1920's?
Automobiles
What did FDR pass to help end the Depression?
The New Deal
What does unemployment mean?
Workers without jobs
What is a "speakeasy"?
A place to drink illegal alcohol
If a company does really good, what happens to the stock?
their stock goes up
What was the benefit of having a radio?
better access to information
Many factories closed or cut back on production after the stock market crash? Why?
People had to cut back on their spending because they had no money.
What is the time period called where a large number of African Americans moved north to work in factories?
The Great Migration
What amendment ended prohibition?
The 21st Amendment
Many people bought their stock on __________, or borrowed money from their bank.
credit
Much of the economic growth of the 1920's was created by?
sales of new and improved products
When customers rushed to the banks to take out their money in a panic of the crash, they found.....
the banks didn't have enough money to give them
Where did the Dust bowl take place?
The Great Plains