1920s
What is consumerism?
the encouragement by the media, government or other people to buy more products.
began the great depression; day when stock prices plunged
Black Tuesday
The 3 R's of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What is a Flapper?
young girls who had short hair, wore short dresses and danced provocatively.
Name 2 causes of the Great Depression
Bank Run
Dust Bowl
Over production
Under consumption
Name 2 New Deal programs
CCC, AAA, FDIC, SSA, NIRA
Give one push and pull factor for the Great Migration.
Various answers
towns that homeless Americans in many cities built out of cardboard and tar paper
Hooverville
How were President Hoover’s and F.D.R’s policies toward the Great Depression different?
Hoover- toughen up
FDR- government will support you
Made the sale of alcohol illegal, used as a tool by traditionalists to “clean up cities”
Prohibition
Area where clouds of dust resulting from strong winds and a lack of rain were detrimental
The Dust Bowl
What is Social Security?
takes money from workers and their employers, which is later given to them during emergencies or old age.
How did the Harlem Renaissance impact America?
Spread Black culture and influenced music, art, and literature.
Promoted civil rights for African Americans
How were people impacted by the Great Depression? List 3 examples.
large numbers of people were without jobs, homeless, poor, farmers’ incomes fell
This New Deal program put millions of young men to work building parks, planting trees, and conserving natural resources during the Great Depression.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)