MISC
Culture of the 1920s
Economy of the 1920s
Start of the Great Depression
Effects of the Great Depression
100

What jobs did African Americans get after the great migration 

Factory jobs

100

What invention helped spread news

The Radio
100

What is Laissez-Faire

The government has a hands off approach regarding the economy. 

100

What role did the banks play to the start of the Great Depression?

Too much credit

100

What percent of Americans were out of a job during the Great Depression

25%

200

What were bars called where illegal alcohol was sold

Speakeasies

200

Name a famous athlete during this time

Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Gertrude Ederle, Red Grange 

200

Which group of people were forced back to their native country after working on farms and ranches in WWI?

Mexicans

200

What vehicle did farmers buy during the 20s to help with crops

Tractors

200

What were the start up communities called that made fun of Hoover?

Hoovervilles

300

Who flew a plane across the Atlantic 

Charles Lindbergh

300

Where is the Grand Ole Opry located?

Nashville

300

What is overproduction, name a work place that over produced

Made to much of the something, Farmers and Henry Ford

300

What is the nickname for the date October 29th, 1929?

Black Tuesday

300

What is the Bonus Army?

A group of veterans who march on Washington to receive their war bonus early. 

400

What was the name of the trial that challenged evolution

John Scopes Trial

400

What were more modern girls called

Flappers

400

Which group of workers experienced the least amount of prosperity.

Farmers

400

Why could American not trade with other country countries. 

The increase on tariffs. 

400

How did Hoboes travel during the Great Depression

Train Carts

500

What group advocated for extreme immigration quotes

The KKK

500

Who was Langston Hughes

A poet during the Harlem Renaissance


500

How did raising tariffs effect the economy

It forced Americans to buy from American businesses

500

What was the giant drought called in the Midwest

The dustbowl

500

What is Rugged Individualism ?

Hoover beliefs for Americans have to fix the economy with no government help