1920s Culture
Millions of African Americans traveled North to big cities during this event.
The Great Migration
This concept is defined as letting things take their own course without government interference.
Laissez-Faire
This term refers to the method many Americans used to buy products in the 1920s when they didn't have cash.
Buying on Credit
This global conflict is what ultimately ended the Great Depression in America.
World War II
This was the name of FDR's plan to help Americans get out of the Great Depression.
The New Deal
This amendment made the making, selling, and transportation of alcohol illegal.
18th Amendment
These women were known for wearing short skirts, bobbing their hair, and listening to Jazz.
Flappers
During the "Red Scare," Americans were terrified of the spread of this political system.
Communism
An arrangement to make multiple smaller payments over time to pay for an item.
Installment Plan
These were shanty towns named after a president because people were unhappy with his leadership.
Hoovervilles
President Roosevelt used this form of media to deliver "Fireside Chats" to the nation.
Radio
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
This utility became common in homes, allowing for appliances like vacuums and toasters.
Electricity
This president was famous for wanting a small "laissez-faire" style of government.
Calvin Coolidge
This specific day occurred because a record number of stock shares were sold, leading to a "Great Crash."
Black Tuesday
This photographer documented the Great Depression and helped influence changes in government policy.
Dorothea Lange
The New Deal's three main goals were these "3 Rs."
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
This amendment made alcohol legal again, repealing the 18th amendment.
21st Amendment
This era saw a major increase in jobs and cultural opportunities for the African American community.
Harlem Renaissance
This president raised income taxes on the rich to try and combat the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
On this day, investors first got nervous that stock values were too high and began to sell.
Black Thursday
During the Depression, many children had to do this instead of completing their K-12 education.
Dropping out of school to get jobs
This New Deal program was designed to help the elderly and disabled (not specifically business owners).
Social Security
*NOT AN AMENDMENT*
This political system believes the government should own everything and citizens share the wealth.
Communism