Tech of the 20s
These sprouted up around major cities because of automobiles.
suburbs
This created Prohibition
18th amendment
Who painted scenes of the Great Migration?
Jacob Lawrence
25%
Bank holiday
Name two inventions that changed household chores during the 1920s.
Electric washing machine/stove
This ended Prohibition.
21st amendment
Which two composers created an American style of classical music?
Copland, Gershwin
What is the name of the shack towns created during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
TVA
Name three characteristics of a movie from the 1920s
silent, black and white, live music, etc.
What is the name of groups that gained power and influence by providing illegal alcohol and using violence?
Organized crime
Name two authors from the 1920s and one of their works for each
Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Hughes, Hurston, Cullen
Name three older industries that failed that led to the Great Depression.
Coal, oil, steel, textiles, agriculture, railroads
What agency of the New Deal provided insurance to bank deposits?
FDIC
What two inventions changed communication during the 1920s?
Radio, Telephone
What are two push and two pull factors that contributed to African Americans participating in the Great Migration?
lynching, KKK, better jobs, better schools, discrimination, etc.
Where was there a rebirth of African-American culture during the 1920s?
Harlem
Who was president when the Great Depression began?
Herbert Hoover
What agency of the New Deal created a security system for the elderly and unemployed?
Social Security
Who was the most famous movie star of the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
What is the name of illegal bars during Prohibition?
Speakeasies
Who sang the blues and was one of the highest-paid singers of the 1920s?
Bessie Smith
Name three causes of the Great Depression.
Older industries, on margin, high tariffs, stock market, Overproduction
What are the three goals of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform