Unit 5 lesson 1
Who Invented the airplane?
The Wright Brothers
Where did people move during the Great Migration?
North and West
What did the 18th amendment ban ?
Alcohol
What caused the great depression?
The stock market crash.
who said " I have a dream....
Martin luther king
Who Created the first automobile?
Henry Ford
What were some reasons that African Americans moved out the south during the Great Migration.
Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying.
• African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South.
• African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest in search of better employment opportunities.
what were created as places for people to drink alcoholic beverages?
speakeasies
What impact did the great depression have on American citizen.
A large number of banks closed, and other businesses failed.
⁻ One-fourth of workers were without jobs.
⁻ Large numbers of people were hungry and homeless.
⁻ Farmers’ incomes fell to low levels.
Who helped slaves escape the south ?
Harriet Tubman
Who created the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
During the 1920s and 30s what brought spotlight to African Americans
Art, music, Literature
These people smuggled alcohol illegally and promoted organized crime
Bootleggers
Who Created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This person was a big advocator of African American rights? An was former slave who became free he helped get the 14 amendment ratified.
Fredrick Douglas
what were Results of improved transportation brought about by affordable automobiles?
Greater mobility
⁻ Creation of jobs
⁻ Growth of transportation-related industries (road construction, oil, steel, automobile)
⁻ Movement to suburban areas
Name a African American literature writer who wrote poems on the 1920s.
Langeston Hughes
What was one of the biggest results of Prohibition?
Organized Crime
"WPA"stands for what?
Workers progress administration
This boxer was a muslim who worked closely with Malcolm x
Muhammed Ali
what were some Communication changes of the 20th century?
Radio, Music, Telephone
Name a African American Musician of the 1920s ?
Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong
What amendment brought back alcohol?
21st Amendment
What programs and benefits did the New deal create?
Social Security
⁻ Federal work programs
⁻ Works Progress Administration [WPA], at its peak in the late 30’s, provided jobs for approximately 3 million unemployed Americans. The WPA funded the development of the “Azalea Garden Project,” which employed more than 200 African Americans in the construction of what is now the Norfolk Botanical Gardens)
⁻ Environmental improvement programs
⁻ Farm assistance programs
⁻ Increased rights for labor
Who was the first black President?
Barack Obama