The Roaring 20's
What did supporters of Prohibition hope to achieve by banning alcohol?
They hoped to reduce drunkenness and lower crime caused by being drunk.
Did economic problems for farmers begin before or after the Great Depression?
Economic problems for farmers started before the Great Depression.
What was one impact the Indian New Deal had on American Indians?
Gave American Indian nations more control over their own affairs.
What was the goal of the New Deal?
Help Americans recover from the Great Depression.
What is a “stock”?
A share of ownership in a company that can be bought and sold.
Name two ways women’s lifestyles changed during the Jazz Age.
Examples: Women cut their hair, shortened their skirts, attended college, took office jobs, drove cars, and voted.
Name a private organization that provided help to jobless and homeless Minnesotans during the Great Depression.
The Salvation Army.
What did the Indian Reorganization Act do?
Ended the policy of allotment, allowed tribes to create independent governments.
What is the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)?
A program to bring electricity to rural areas.
What does “foreclosure” mean?
A legal process in which a lender takes over property.
Give one reason why most Americans considered Prohibition a mistake by 1933.
Drinking had not decreased, crime increased, bootleggers bribed officials, gangsters controlled liquor supply.
This person was the 2nd president during the great depression.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
What did the Johnson O’Malley Act provide for public schools?
Gave schools money to educate American Indian children.
Name one way the federal government’s role changed because of the New Deal.
The government began to regulate banks and the stock market, and started programs to help farmers and the unemployed.
What is “welfare”?
Aid in the form of money or necessities.
What is a “speakeasy”?
A secret bar where people drank illegal alcohol during Prohibition.
What did private organizations do to help people during the Great Depression?
Provided welfare, vouchers for meals/lodging to homeless people.
How did farmers try to improve their economic situation during the 1920s and '30s?
Farmers formed the Farmer’s Holiday Association to withhold products until prices rose; tried to stop foreclosures.
Name a federal agency created during the New Deal.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), Rural Electrification Administration (REA).
What does "economic boom" mean?
The economy is doing great.
Name one way crime increased because of Prohibition.
Bootleggers bribed officials and gangsters controlled the illegal liquor supply.
Name two things that happened after the stock market crash of 1929.
Businesses laid off workers, people lost jobs and could not buy goods, businesses closed.
What was the Farmer’s Holiday Association? What did it do to help farmers?
A group that kept food from the market to increase prices, and bought farms back from banks for original owners.
How did the New Deal help farmers?
Provided programs and aid to help farmers, regulated agriculture.
What does "economic crash" mean?
The economy suddenly went into a fast downward trend.