Herbert Hoover
What order in presidency was Herbert Hoover?
31st
This was a young woman who embraced the new ideals and styles of the 1920s
Flapper
Why was it called the "Roaring 20s"
Because the economy was booming
When did the Roaring 20's end?
The Stock Market Crash
What is a Speakeasy
A place where alcohol was sold illegally and in secret
What did Herbert Hoover believe?
Believed in “rugged individualism” every person should be able to help themselves.
True or False: Women gained the right to vote in 1920
Through radio, silent film, theater, and Jazz music
What is a share?
Ownership of a company
Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian born American immigrants who were ________; which means they opposed any form of government.
anarchists
How was Hoover going to get America out of the crash?
Get cooperation from big business, Emphasize “Rugged Individualism,” and Keep the U.S. government out of the recovery.
The advancement of arts in African American culture
What was a major effect of the automobile
Suburbs
How did the Roaring 20's help create the Great Depression?
Since everyone thought the banks would never fail they kept investing in shares and giving up more and more money.
What did bootlegging start?
NASCAR
In Hoover's policies it was later used to get out of economic debt by another president named Ronald Reagan, what was it called?
Trickle Down Economics
Ban on alcoholic beverages
True or False: More American's were living on farms than in cities during the 20s?
False
People without jobs went hungry – New York City’s ___________ fed up to 12,000 people daily – soup kitchens – Families or individuals that couldn’t pay rent lost their homes
YMCA
What are two inventions from the 20's
Traffic light, Penicillin, Toaster, Oil Rig, Polygraph, automobile research, and more.
What was the legacy of Herbert Hoover?
Most of Hoover's ideas and attempts to escape the Great Depression were unpopular and unsuccessful. Hoover was seen as a cold leader who only cared about the rich.
What is another name for the Roaring 20s
the Jazz Age
Which Amendment to the Constitution banned alcohol.
18th Amendment
What was Black Tuesday?
Finally on September 4th, 1929 investors began to realize what was going to happen and tried to get out before they lost all their investment earnings. The problem is that almost everyone had the same idea, and as more and more people tried to sell their stocks, this caused a mass hysteria sell off the lasted for two months!
The reason for prohibition was because?
They thought men would keep going home and beat their wives. That abuse would go down and people would stop going home drunk.