Roaring 20's
What was the type of music that became popular during the 1920’s
Jazz
Who was the President at the start of the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
Who was the President during the HEIGHT of the Great Depression
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What does the term "Laissez Faire" mean in terms of the US government?
Minimal government intervention in the economy
What is a Civil Liberty?
The right to be protected NOT persecuted by the government
What was a newer type of purchasing power that was utilized by many Americans during this time?
Credit/Installment Buying
What event devastated the area of the great plains in the US during the 1930’s
The Dust Bowl
Who was the teacher associated with teaching Evolution in schools during the 1920’s?
John Scopes
What was the government's multi-phase plan that attempted to fix the issues caused by the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What was the 21st amendment?
This was the repeal of the 18th amendment ending Prohibition.
This hateful organization reached its peak membership in the 20's focusing on restricting rights and civil liberties of many who were unlike them.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What were the shacks and shantytowns called during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
The execution of these two Italian immigrants was controversial and symbolized the era's fear of radicals and immigrants
Sacco and Venzetti
What did the Butler Act establish?
A law passed only in Tennessee making the teaching of evolution illegal (This is a push back to society becoming too “modern”)
What was an underground bar and club during the 1920's?
Speakeasy
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural, artistic, and intellectual movement for African Americans during the 1920’s centered in Harlem NY. A period of creativity!
What were two causes of the Great Depression?
Consumer debt (buying on credit), stock market crashing, bank failures (no regulation), Smooth-Hawley Tariff Act, Overproduction
This famous poet was a main creative figurehead during the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
What was Prohibition AND what amendment was it?
What is Rugged Individualism and who was famous for thinking this way?
Herbert Hoover's idea of how people should help themselves during the Great Depression and not count on government assistance.
What was a flapper and how did they embody the “Roaring 20’s?”
A flapper was a young woman who wore short dresses, had bobbed hair, and embodied the roaring 20’s by embracing the freedom of societal constraints after WW1 ended
What was the “Bonus army?”
A large group of WW1 veterans who demanded their bonuses for fighting in the war were paid early due to financial hardship
What movement was Carrie Nation “Hatchet Granny” most famously associated with?
The Temperance Movement/Prohibition
What were the 3 R's when talking about the first phase of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What was the Great Migration and why did it happen?
It was a massive movement of African Americans from the rural South to urban centers in the North, Midwest, and West, primarily between 1910 and 1970 to escape issues as racism/economic hardships and get job opportunities.