The Great Depression
A Jackrabbit was called this.
Hoover Hog
Thomas Jefferson loved this food that would go on to be a popular depression dish
Kraft macaroni
Who Defeated Hoover in the 1932 election?
FDR
Young urban women with short hair, short dresses, make-up, and jewelry in the 1920's.
Who were Flappers?
Mass produced by Henry Ford in the 1920's this had a large influence on American culture.
What is the automobile?
Despite the poor economy, this was one thing most Americans had in their homes during the 1930's to provide entertainment.
What is a radio?
He was President during the Great Depression
Hoover/FDR
This buying method let Americans purchase products while paying a little at a time (buying things without the money to actually buy them.)
Buying on credit
Most famous sports star of the 20's
Babe Ruth
The 18th amendment stopped the sale of this.
What is alcohol?
Shantytowns built on the outskirts of cities by newly homeless people.
What are Hoovervilles?
These were the series of droughts during the 1930's.
What was the dust bowl?
This raised tariffs on foreign goods
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
An illegal drinking establishment in the 1920's.
What is a speak easy?
Who was the most famous trumpeter of the time?
This party controlled Congress when Franklin Roosevelt was President.
Who were the Democrats?
The Amendment that ended Prohibition.
What is the 21st Amendment?
This is what happened on Black Tuesday.
What is the stock market crashed?
A safe haven for Hobos, not far from the tracks very often.
Hobo Jungle
A supplier or transporter of illegal alcohol.
What is a bootlegger?
This type of gov. had a "hands off" approach to economy
Laissez-Faire
Highest rate of unemployment during the Great Depression.
What is 25%?
Hoover created the RFC to loan money to banks and large businesses. What does RFC stand for?
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The movement of thousands of black Americans to northern cities in the 1920's.
What is the Great Migration?
The Amendment that granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment.