Prohibition
What was the relationship between America and alcohol during the early 1920s?
America was split between wet (people who were pro-alcohol) and dry (people who were against alcohol).
Who was Huey P Long?
Huey P Long was a US Senator and Governor of Louisiana who is often seen as corrupt.
What was the Great Depression?
The Great Depression was a state of economic decline in America that lasted for 2 decades.
What two forms of entertainment led to more people in the US to become celebrities?
Radio & Cinema.
What was the invention that made it less of a chore to store food?
The refrigerator eliminated the chore of having to refill ice to keep food stored.
What were the purpose of temperance movements?
Temperance movements focused on encouraging people to stop consuming alcohol and drugs.
What did Huey P Long believe?
He believed in populism, imposing taxes on corporations in Louisiana and passing several acts that aided the less fortunate.
What caused the Great Depression?
People bought things on credit and invested in stocks on a margin. When the stock market crashed, nobody was able to repay anything.
Which athlete helped make baseball the most popular sport of the 1920's?
Babe Ruth
The toaster
What happened to immigrants who made a living off of alcohol?
Immigrants who made a living off of selling alcohol were often harassed by those in the temperance movements.
When was Huey P Long assasinated?
September 8, 1935 from a gunshot to the abdomen. Died 2 days later.
The Dust Bowl.
The Midwest, where frequent clouds of dust stormed over.
Name a famous musician from the Jazz Age
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald
How did the refrigerator impact homemakers
It made their jobs harder, as more was expected out of them.
What were speaksies? What did they do to increase crime rate?
Speaksies were shops that sold illegal alcohol, contributing to increasing crime rates.
What did Huey P Long build in Louisiana?
He built the Louisiana State Capitol and New Huey P Long bridge.
What were Hooverviles?
Hooverviles were communities of makeshift shelter. They were called Hooverviles to show how much President Hoover did to help Americans during the crisis.
How many gold medals did Jesse Owens earn in the 1936 Olympics?
He earned four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, which proved racist German ideology to be wrong.
Some people could not buy appliances, but companies still needed customers. What was the solution to this?
Companies allowed consumers to buy on credit.
What were the two major temperance movements?
The American Temperance Scoiety and the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
How did Huey P Long help the less fortunate in Louisiana?
Created the "Share our Wealth" Program, which:
Gave families a place to live, along with an "allowance" free of debt. Nobody should've had 300 times the average wealth of a family, which was around $6,000.
The yearly income of every family shall not be less than 1/3 of the average income.
Old age pension
etc
Built Dams to control floods and regulate electricity to homes.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
He used books, poetry, drama, and jazz.
Why was the economy weakening during this time?
The government at the time was making bad economic decisions, an example being placing high tariffs.