Hear me Roar
The Eighteenth Amendment effectively
banned the transport, sale, and manufacturing of alcohol in America.
characterized by short skirts and bobbed hair, demonstrated the
flapper
runs on banks
caused many banks to close and created an even greater shortage of money
wife to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
TVA
construct dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley region to generate electricity as well as to prevent floods
This person was popular during the Harlem Renaissance for their contributions to literature:
Langston Hughes
New products such as refrigerators, washing machines and automobiles led to increased
consumerism
contributed to the Crash of 1929
stock market speculation
New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt's program designed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression
SSA
provide aid to retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and families with dependent children
Henry Ford's Model T automobile resulted in
widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families
Harlem Renaissance
It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country.
What was one major factor in creation of the Dust Bowl
Widespread drought
approach to the Depression differ from that of the New Deal?
Huey Long
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put young unemployed men to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees,
radio and movies had a direct impact on American society because
quickly spread news and information.
two new technologies of 1920's
motion pictures & radios
causing falling prices on goods
Overproduction and under-consumption
Roosevelt's Failed Attempt at changing Supreme Court
Court Packing
WPA
that provided the unemployed with jobs in construction, garment making, teaching the arts, and other fields.
Why were the 20's called Roaring
Because of the booming economy after the war
What did the nineteenth Amendment establish?
women's suffrage
making extremely risky business transactions
speculation
Eleanor Roosevelt
Humanitarian, News Paper Columnist, radio broadcasts, Eyes & legs of FDR
R,R,R (Three R's)
Relief, Recovery, Reform