ST. 5 part 1
18th Amendment-
21st Amendment-
18-made alcohol illegal (prohibiton)
21-made alcohol legal again
3 examples of Lost Generation writers
a national media helped create a national _____________
CULTURE
What triggered the Great Depression?
The stock market crashing in 1929
Which President created the New Deal and what was its purpose?
Frankin D. Roosevelt
To alleviate the Great Depression (create jobs, allocate funds, etc.)
What caused increased productivity helping the economy boom?
the assembly line (mass production)
The trial that kept evolution out of classroom teachings
modernism vs traditionalism
science vs religion
evolution vs creationism
The _______________________ limited the number of immigrants coming into the United States during the 1920s
Emergency Quota Act
the name given to the thousands of WW1 veterans that marched to D.C. to demand their early payments that were promised to them
The Bonus Army
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Relief (for people out of work)
Recovery (for businesses and the economy)
Reform (of the American economy)
examples of labor saving devices
vacuum cleaner
refrigerator
washing machines
How did American transportation change in the 1920s?
More people owned cars and less people were using trains
As more Americans gained access to electricity, there was a new market for _____________ goods
electric
A severe drought throughout the Midwest that eventually caused severe dust storms
farmers
New Deal program that ensured bank deposits up to $2,500
FDIC
which groups was not benefiting from the prosperity of the 1920s?
farmers
Buying on ___________ led to a false sense of prosperity amongst Americans
margin/credit
The point of the __________________ was to capture, arrest, and deport leftist radicals- stemming from the Red Scare
Palmer Raids
Increased tariffs on imported goods, initially was supposed to help alleviate the Great Depression but ended up making the Great Depression worse
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
the SSA
Social Security Administration
After WW1, which President wanted the United States to return to a state of "normalcy", supported low taxes and high tariffs?
The Russian Revolution made some Americans fear the spread of ______________ and it was known as the ____________________
Communism
Red Scare
important people of the Harlem Renaissance (name 5)
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
Why did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff make the Great Depression even worse?
It destroyed trade with foreign nations
New Deal program that provided jobs, shelter, clothing, and food for millions of young men working on environmental projects?
the CCC