Roaring 20s, pt. 1
How did Americans react to Prohibition? Provide two examples
many resisted or found ways around the laws
bootlegging, moonshining, organized crime, etc.
What is fundamentalism? Provide an example
believed in a return to traditional religious ways of life - rejected modern developments like flappers, jazz, etc.
ex. Prohibition, women wearing more traditional clothing, etc.
In your own words, what is the Great Depression?
Answers will vary.
Generally, mass economic downturn for the US which results in about a decade of poverty and suffering for many communities throughout the country
True or false: The New Deal ended the Great Depression
False
What did the 21st Amendment do?
Repealed Prohibition
What was the significance of Sacco & Vanzetti?
Highlighted the presence of both nativist and anti-communist hysteria in the US during the 1920s
What two policies led to Prohibiton?
Volstead Act
18th Amendment
List and explain three causes of the Great Depression
Speculation
- guessing on what will happen to the stock market, often believing that it would make you a lot of money fast
- purchasing stock on margin
Stock Market Crash
- millions of people feared the stock market would eventually decrease and sold their stocks, leading to the crash and the collapse of the banking industry
Overproduction
- Industrialists believed that if they kept producing, they would keep selling. Eventually, things start to pile up as they go unsold and factories start closing, laying off millions of workers.
Underconsumption
- farmers fail to sell their surplus of crops, tanking their prices, and leading to the foreclosure of many farms
Unequal Distribution of Wealth
- most of the US's wealth is in the hands of the top 1%, economic gains during the 20s are mostly experienced by the wealthy and not those that need it
Who created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Who were the Radium Girls? What process were they tied to?
women - mostly those working in factories - who were exposed to radiation poisoning from paints on cosmetic products and in makeup due to increased consumerism
What role did the flapper girls have on society?
Expressed new freedoms of women in the 1920s. Dressed and acted against traditional gender expectations.
What did Hoover do to get the US out of the Great Depression?
Increased government spending on public works projects and cut taxes
Explain the purpose of the fireside chats
The president's attempt to connect to the American public to regain confidence during the Great Depression by explaining his New Deal policies
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
How did radio change American society? Provide 3 examples
created a shared American identity
connected urban and rural areas
led to the rise of jazz - "Jazz Age"
created the "Golden Age of Sports"
news channels, bedtime stories for kids, etc.
Explain the significance of the Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes was found guilty, but the radio broadcasting of Darrow's questioning of Brian made people across the US question the validity of fundamentalist teaching - solidified the teaching of evolution
What was the American reaction to the government's response at the beginning of the Great Depression? Provide two examples
Hoovervilles/Hoover Flags/Hoover Blankets/etc
- Hoover becomes associated with the Depression and the negative effects it has on Americans
Bonus Army
- WWI veterans march on Washington DC to demand their bonus from participating in the war
Explain what the following stand for and did:
AAA
SSA
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
- Paid farmers to reduce production of basic crops
Social Security Act (SSA)
- aid to dependent children, unemployment insurance, pensions for retirees
How many time zones are there in the world?
24
List two effects of the rise of consumerism during the 1920s
- assembly line
- shorter work days/higher wages
- Power of unions decreased
- auto industry explodes
- advertising becomes more idealized, less factual
- cultural shifts: music, media, arts, women's rights, Prohibition, Harlem Renaissance
Choose one individual that influenced the 1920s and explain their significance
Answers will vary
Should address how they changed their industry and/or the cultural impact they had on American at this point
Why was Hoover unsuccessful in getting the US out of the Great Depression?
He saw government assistance as a last resort and instead relied on businesses to give up their profits to correct the economy
Explain what the following stand for and did:
TVA
FDIC
NIRA
Tennessee Valley Authority
- created a hydroelectric dam to bring energy to the Southeast
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- insure bank deposits
National Recovery Act (NRA)
- price controls, high wages, and codes of fair competition
What's the main ingredient in tofu?
Soybeans